Summary
The present report was designed to provide the Chief Constable of the Vancouver Police Department
and the Vancouver Police Board with an objective review of the issues and challenges confronting police
services in the GVR. More specifically, the objectives of the project were 1) to identify the key issues
and challenges that surround the current arrangements for police services in the GVR; 2) to consider the
experiences of other jurisdictions with regional police services; and, 3) to identify implementation and
integration considerations that would surround any change in the existing arrangements for police
service delivery in the GVR.
The report considers the experiences of other jurisdictions with regional police services and identifies
the challenges surrounding governance of a regional police service so as to ensure local accountability
and input while also achieving economies of scale and a high standard of police service delivery. The
issues surrounding policing in the GVR include service disparities, accountability, service gaps and
economic disparities.