Victoria police use-of-force data show Indigenous ‘overrepresentation’

VicPD release ‘use of force’ statistics following BC Human Rights Commissioner order

17% of incidents between 2018 and 2023 involved Indigenous individuals. The post VicPD release ‘use of force’ statistics following BC Human Rights Commissioner order appeared first on Victoria Buzz.

Victoria police use-of-force data show Indigenous ’overrepresentation’

B.C.’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner says it’s planning to release the results of an inquiry into police use of force in the province later this year, but it’s still crunching numbers in the meantime.

Victoria police use-of-force data shows Indigenous 'overrepresentation'

By Darryl Greer

Nearly a quarter of reports of sexual offences received by police last year were of offences against children. This is reflected in new statistics from the state police chief. Reports of infanticide increased by 22%. Sexual offences reported to police last year increased by 10%, compared to the previous year. There were 568 reports of offences against children, 126 of which were reported. That's a nearly 6% increase in such notifications, compar…

Victoria police use-of-force data shows Indigenous 'overrepresentation' - The Turtle Island News

By Darryl Greer (CP)-B.C.’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner says it’s planning to release the results of an inquiry into police use of force in the province later this year, but it’s still crunching numbers in the meantime. The inquiry launched last January is probing police departments for use-of-force data to determine if it shows “disproportionate impacts to racialized persons or persons with mental health issues.” The Victoria Police…

VicPD use of force incidents remain steady despite drop in calls for service

As Victoria Police (VicPD) saw a decrease in calls for service between 2018 and 2023, the number of use of force incidents remained about the same. VicPD says it received an order from the B.C. Human Rights Commissioner in November 2024 to provide use-of-force data between 2018 to 2023, focusing on race-based data. From 2018 to 2023, the total calls for service for VicPD decreased each year, with the exception of a slight increase of 56 in 2021,…