Does spending more money on police impact crime rates?

Does spending more money on police impact crime rates?

December 2, 2025 6:51 pm PST.

A longtime Downtown Vancouver bookseller shares his experience with crime as new research questions whether increased police spending actually reduces crime rates. Joe Sadowski reports.

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