Chinatown crime

Business owners in Vancouver’s Chinatown are cautiously optimistic about the future after Sunday’s Lunar New Year parade brought massive crowds to the historic neighbourhood for the first time since 2020. There were long lineups at…

Now that a delegation of Vancouver Police and business leaders is back home after a trip south of the border to examine the revitalization of San Francisco’s Chinatown, the focus has shifted to how to apply what they learned, and get…

San Francisco’s Chinatown appears safe on the surface, but like Vancouver, the northern California city saw an explosion of anti-Asian hate during the COVID-19 pandemic. But south of the border, grassroots groups fought back against a…

Through the COVID-19 pandemic, Vancouver’s Chinatown has seen an increase in violence, hate attacks and graffiti, along with street disorder from the neighbouring Downtown Eastside(DTES). San Francisco’s Chinatown has successfully…

Legacy business owners in Vancouver’s Chinatown who say street disorder is worse than ever voiced their public safety concerns at a special council meeting Thursday, as the city’s police chief called for the province to better respond…