Needles disposed on public property down in 2018, city data highlights

Needles found on public property across the city took a sharp decline since the opening of four supervised consumption sites in 2018, recently released neighbourhood-specific data shows.
Two interactive maps posted on the city’s website in late January highlight the amount of needles collected and the number of 311 calls for pickup on public property broken down by neighbourhood. The data is tracked by month comparing 2018 to 2017, when the city started tracking needle data.
There were 4,2