B.C. residents blame addiction and mental health for public safety decline, says survey

A new survey suggests individuals throughout the province believe addiction and mental health are the root cause of B.C.’s public safety decline, and they are urging governments to take more stringent approaches to deal with crime. 

The online survey released by Save Our Streets (SOS) on Tuesday portrayed the opinions of B.C. residents on crime, public safety, addiction and the approaches that should be taken to solve them. 

For crime, 55 per cent of those surveyed said they believe criminal activity has increased in the last four years, and nearly three-quarters (74 per cent) of participants said this is impacting their quality of life. 

Alarmingly, a significant number of respondents

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