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Patrol District Four

District Four is the largest of the patrol districts, encompassing the 13 communities of Kitsilano, Mt. Pleasant, Marpole, Shaughnessy, Kerrisdale, Riley Park, Dunbar, Oakridge, Arbutus Ridge, South Cambie, West Point Grey, Fairview and Musqueam.

This area comprises 47% of the geographic area of Vancouver and has approximately 226,303 residents living in the area, which is 36% of Vancouver’s population.

There are 129 police officers assigned to patrol duties in the District, working rotating shifts, and under the command of Inspector 1153 Ed Eviston.

The biggest crime issue in District Four is property crime; the District has the most reported property crime in Vancouver, with over 9100 reported property crimes in 2010.

There were over 46,000 calls for service in District Four in 2010, with the top five calls for service being:

• theft
• disturbances
• abandoned 9-1-1 calls
• assist general public calls
• suspicious persons calls

District Four has two Community Policing Centres (CPCs):

• Kerrisdale / Oakridge / Marpole
• Fairview / Kitsilano

The CPCs have dozens of volunteers and they run various crime prevention and community education programs.

The Musqueam Indian Reserve is located in the southwest corner of District Four. It is semi-self governed with an agreement between itself and the City of Vancouver to provide services which includes policing. The current population of the village is estimated to be approximately 1200.One neighborhood police officer is responsible for this area and works closely with the band administration.

District Four has some of the more popular destination beaches and parks in the Lower Mainland. These parks attract people from all over the region, with notable destination such as the Spanish Banks, Kitsilano, Jericho, and Locarno beaches, Queen Elizabeth Park and the Van Dusen Gardens.

Future developments that will impact policing in District Four will be the University Town, Oakridge Mall expansion and southeast False Creek. These developments will continue to put pressure on our ability to provide the level of policing that our citizens deserve.