WHEREAS it is generally recognized that police work in BC is heavily urban focused; however increasing the number of general duty municipal officers should not come at the expense of a reasonable level of police service in rural communities; AND WHEREAS there has been little or no increase in the number of provincially funded general duty officers over the past several years, compromising police service levels in many rural communities throughout BC: THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Government of BC review its rural police resourcing models to ensure that adequate resources are available to properly police rural communities.
Ministry of Justice The RCMP has been conducting a Rural Policing Study looking at police service delivery models to ensure compliance with the Canada Labour Code. As resource demands vary between jurisdictions from year to year, the RCMP is constantly monitoring resources to ensure adequate and effective policing across the Province. Decisions about provincial resource allocation are based on a number of factors, such as crime rates and patterns, population size, geography and economic circumstances. Given the fluid nature of policing, the RCMP, in conjunction with the Provincial Government, consistently monitors and reviews existing resources and redeploys accordingly in order to prevent and reduce crime in BC communities.