Victoria police use-of-force data show Indigenous ‘overrepresentation’
- VicPD data shows that Indigenous people were involved in 17 percent of use-of-force incidents, despite making up six percent of Victoria's population from 2018 to 2023.
- The B.C. Human Rights Commissioner ordered the report due to concerns about police use of force and systemic racism in policing.
- Adam Olsen stated that police reform is a decade-long task, with the province two years behind on necessary changes.
- VicPD reported that 74 percent of use-of-force incidents involved Caucasian individuals, while 26 percent involved BIPOC individuals or unknown racial identity.
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