By the numbers: Stats from B.C. prosecution report on Stanley Cup riot
Posted January 18, 2016 4:00 pm.
Last Updated January 18, 2016 4:40 pm.
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VICTORIA – Here are some numbers from a report released Monday by the British Columbia government’s criminal justice branch about the Stanley Cup riot in Vancouver in 2011:
55,000 — People who gathered in the public viewing areas on the streets of Vancouver’s downtown core to watch Vancouver lose Game 7 of the Stanley Cup final to the Boston Bruins.
928 — Police officers who brought the melee under control after rioters smashed windows, set fires and looted.
107 — Members of the Vancouver Fire and Rescue Service, and B.C. Ambulance Service who helped put out the fires or attend to 92 calls for ambulance service.
$3.7 million — Total estimated financial loss including $2.7 million to businesses, $540,000 to civilians and $525,000 for cost to the city, ambulance service and St. Paul’s Hospital.
$4.97 million — Additional funding given to the branch for extraordinary costs of the prosecution.
2,200 — Statements taken from victims, witnesses, property owners and employees.
912 — Charges laid against 300 alleged rioters.
284 — Accused who pleaded guilty.
10 — People who chose to face charges at trial.
9 — Accused who were convicted after deciding to fight riot charges at trial.
17 per cent — Rioters charged who had criminal records.
