Public safety and emergency services

18 commitments from 5 parties, grouped by who published them.

Enforce by-laws to address public disorder and ensure parks are accessible and family-friendly and streets are safe.↗↗
Work with police and the province to prioritize crime prevention, protect residents and businesses from petty crime and vandalism, and enforce laws against public drug use.↗
Improve disaster and emergency resilience by helping neighbourhoods prepare locally and building a disaster-proof emergency command centre.↗
Respond immediately when and where wildlife threatens or attacks residents.↗
Implement a city-wide program to reduce the rat population.↗
Provide additional mental health support for emergency responders.↗
Support recruiting and cultural awareness training for police and other first responders.↗
Review the adequacy of police, fire, and other emergency services to meet current and future needs from increasing density and population, with new resources added as required.↗
Implement district policing and increase support for community policing initiatives such as Block Watch, school coordination, youth-at-risk programs, and anti-gang supports.↗↗
Improve safety and sanitation through more public washrooms and frequent collection of syringes from streets and playgrounds.↗
Improve cleaning of public spaces and address repeat petty crime.↗

Ban Bitcoin ATMs, gradually eliminate currency exchanges that provide unchecked transactions, and replace payday loan shops with institutions such as Pigeon Park Savings.↗
Support proper staffing, long-term funding, and transparent deployment planning for Vancouver firefighters.↗

Support peer-assisted care teams (PACTs) as non-police first responders to mental health crises.↗

Introduce stronger civilian public safety services, including Peer Assisted Care Teams (PACTs), and integrate them into the 911 dispatch system.↗