Vancouver's homicides rise in 2017, while Surrey reports decrease

Vancouver recorded more homicides in 2017 than recent years, while Surrey reported fewer than its 10-year average.
As of Friday, the City of Vancouver had registered 19 homicides in 2017, said Vancouver Police Department spokesman Sgt. Jason Robillard.
That tally is about 40 per cent higher than Vancouver’s 10-year average of 13.4 homicides per year, according to VPD crime statistics. The last time Vancouver recorded 19 homicides in a single year was 2009. There were 20 homicides in 2