City of Surrey 2020-2024 Financial Plan

RCMP

• Launched the Family and Youth Resource Support Team (FYRST) as part of the Surrey Anti-Gang Family Empowerment (SAFE) program. The Team, comprised of a police officer paired with a counsellor, works with youth aged 9-13 and their families to support early interventions aimed at strengthening connections to school, community and family. The FYRST program accepts internal and external referrals for youth exhibiting risk factors for negative decision making (including signs of criminal and gang involvement) and also manages many of the calls that come into the Surrey RCMP Parent Helpline. FYRST began taking referrals in July and supported 59 files during 2019. FYRST members also participated in weekly CHART meetings as part of the City’s broader SAFE program; • Introduced the Police Mental Health Outreach Team (PMHOT), an amalgamation of existing resources Outreach Team that was focused on addressing homelessness and related issues in the City Centre area. PMHOT worked collaboratively with Bylaws, Fraser Health and other community partners across the City to support vulnerable residents facing challenges with homelessness, addiction and mental health. The Team provided emergency response to police calls but also worked proactively to connect clients in need of support with available services, be that emergency shelter to short-term housing or other health and social welfare support. In 2019, PMHOT conducted over 777 displacement checks, made more than from the Police Mental Health Intervention Unit and the Surrey

754 referrals to partner agencies and provided assistance to other agencies on more than 495 occasions; • The Mobile Street Enforcement Team (MSET) continued to target foot and bike patrols and enforcement to hot spot and high crime areas across the City, including transit corridors, business centres and other identified problem locations. By focusing on presence, the Team’s intelligence- driven efforts have contributed to the declining property crime rate. During 2019, MSET members initiated contact with over 9,572 individuals and made 667 arrests (including over 270 warrants); and • Continued to conduct enforcement and awareness campaigns targeting traffic safety hotspots and high collision areas, as well as dangerous behaviors such as speeding and distracted driving. As an active participant in Vision Zero Surrey, the Detachment implemented a number of new road cardboard cut-outs of a police officer and vehicle were deployed as an overt presence at known trouble areas to encourage safe driving behavior. The detachment also piloted a new restorative justice approach, rolling out Safe Driver Dialogue circles as a means to hold youth and young adults accountable for first time distracted driving infractions (in lieu of a violation ticket). nuisance crime, social chronic offenders and increased police safety initiatives this year. With Operation Double Take, realistic

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