Langley City recently released its Annual Report for 2017. This report contains information on our municipality’s priorities, operations, financial position, and statistics. There are three groups of statistics that I wanted to highlight from the annual report.
| Crime Type | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Property Offences | 2,666 | 2,825 | 2,140 | 2,269 | 2,428 |
| All Persons Offences | 455 | 428 | 365 | 353 | 365 |
Langley City’s largest category of reported crime is property-related crime. In 2016, a full 90% of property-related crime was either shoplifting, theft from a motor vehicle, or theft not from a motor vehicle; all under $5,000. Reported crime stats are influenced by the number of people that actually report crime to the RCMP. Over the last few years, we have been encouraging people to report all crime. In 2017, reported property-related crime trended down.
An effective way to address property crime under $5,000 is by getting more people out in our community doing positive activities, and creating connections between people who live in the same neighbourhood. Over the last few years, Langley City has been increasing funding to support more events in our community.
| | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Events - City Free | 37 | 24 |
| Events - City Paid | 7 | 7 |
| Events - Outside Organizations | 40 | 35 |
| Tournaments | 12 | 8 |
| Seasonal Programming | 88 | 37 |
The Timms Community Centre provides an opportunity for younger people to take part in positive activities. This reduces the likelihood of younger people taking part in negative activities. Youth drop-ins at Timms Community Centre increase 38% from 12,630 in 2016 to 17,377 in 2017.
On a different topic, many people believe that most Langley City residents must cross the Fraser River to get to work. This is not the case. 2017 stats show that a full two-thirds of Langley City residents never have to cross the Fraser River to get to work.
| Location | Residents | Precentage |
|---|---|---|
| Surrey | 2,945 | 22.3% |
| Langley Township | 2,775 | 21.0% |
| Langley City | 2,540 | 19.2% |
| No Fixed Workplace | 2,080 | 15.7% |
| Other Location | 585 | 4.4% |
| Vancouver | 495 | 3.7% |
| Abbotsford | 455 | 3.4% |
| Delta | 445 | 3.4% |
| Burnaby | 415 | 3.1% |
| Richmond | 350 | 2.6% |
| Coquitlam | 140 | 1.1% |
| Total | 13,225 |
A full copy of the 2017 Langley City Annual Report can be download from the City’s website.
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