正在編輯枯洲（章節）

== 警力 ==
[[File:Bikecops.jpg|thumb|250px|温哥華自行車及摩托車騎警]]
[[File:Vancouver BC crime.png|thumb|right|250px|溫哥華1984年－2005年間的罪案率<ref name=crimestats>Police Services Division, Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General, Province of British Columbia (2006) [http://www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/police_services/publications/ Police and Crime: Summary Statistics: 1984–2005] {{Wayback|url=http://www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/police_services/publications/ |date=20070813140937 }}, pages 101, 106–110, 151, 154. ISSN 1198-9971</ref>]]

[[低陸平原]]内大部分城鎮的警務工作主要由[[加拿大皇家騎警]]E分隊負責，但是溫哥華市和[[新西敏市|二埠]]、[[西溫哥華]]、[[三角洲 (卑詩省)|三角洲]]和[[滿地寶]]一樣，擁有自己的警隊－溫哥華警察局（{{lang|en|Vancouver Police Department}}）。現任溫哥華警察局長是Adam Palmer。

溫哥華警察局現有1,174名警員，營運預算差不多高達1億5千萬[[加元]]（2005年數據）<ref>{{cite web| title = About "E" Division| publisher = Royal Canadian Mounted Police| url = http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/bc/about_ediv/index_e.htm| accessdate = 2006-11-14| archive-date = 2006-11-13| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061113090213/http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/bc/about_ediv/index_e.htm| dead-url = yes}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title = Beyond the Call| work = Annual Report 2005| publisher = Vancouver Police Department| date = 2005| url = http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/police/Planning/Reports/2005AnnualReport.pdf| format = [[PDF]]| accessdate = 2006-11-23| deadurl = yes| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20061108070145/http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/police/Planning/Reports/2005AnnualReport.pdf| archivedate = 2006-11-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title = Vancouver Police Department Operating Results| publisher = Vancouver Police Board| date = April 2005| url = http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/police/policeboard/financial/OperatingResults0405.pdf| format = [[PDF]]| accessdate = | deadurl = yes| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070808103136/http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/police/policeboard/financial/OperatingResults0405.pdf| archivedate = 2007-08-08}}</ref>。 在2005年市政府預算案中，超過16%用於警部<ref>{{cite web|title = 2005 Annual Report|publisher = City of Vancouver|date = 2005|url = http://vancouver.ca/publications/pdf/COVannualreport2005.pdf|format = [[PDF]]|accessdate = |archive-date = 2012-04-19|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120419062930/http://vancouver.ca/publications/pdf/COVannualreport2005.pdf|dead-url = no}}</ref>。

溫哥華警察局分為數個行動小組，包括單車警察、[[水警]]和警犬隊。另外亦設一支騎警隊，主要於[[史丹利公園]]巡邏，有時也會在[[溫哥華市中心東端|市中心東端]]和[[西端區 (溫哥華)|西端]]（West End）執勤，偶然亦會於大型場合中參與人群控制工作<ref>{{cite web| title = Mounted Squad: Patrol District One| publisher = Vancouver Police Department| url = http://vancouver.ca/police/operations/mounted/index.htm| accessdate = 2007-01-17| archive-date = 2005-02-21| archive-url = http://web.archive.bibalex.org/web/20050221232742/http://vancouver.ca/police/operations/mounted/index.htm| dead-url = no}}</ref>。 溫哥華警察也和平民及義工合作，設立管理社區警察中心<ref>{{cite web| title = Police Operations| publisher = City of Vancouver| url = http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/police/operations/index.htm| accessdate = 2007-01-17| deadurl = yes| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20060901090342/http://city.vancouver.bc.ca/police/operations/index.htm| archivedate = 2006-09-01}}</ref>。 

在2006年，溫哥華警察局成立自己的[[反恐|反恐小組]]，令外界猜疑該局與負責國家安全的[[加拿大皇家騎警]]發生嫌隙<ref>{{cite web | year = June 2006 | url = http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/police/policeboard/meetingminutes/20060614.pdf | title = Vancouver Police Board minutes of June 14, 2006 | format = PDF | work =  | publisher = City of Vancouver | accessdate = 2006-11-23 | deadurl = yes | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20061108070129/http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/police/policeboard/meetingminutes/20060614.pdf | archivedate = 2006年11月8日 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| last = Howell| first = Mike| year = June 16, 2006| url = http://www.vancourier.com/issues06/063206/news/063206nn5.html| title = VPD's war on terror 'requires a lot of legwork'| publisher = Vancouver Courier| accessdate = 2006-11-23| deadurl = yes| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20061018224340/http://www.vancourier.com/issues06/063206/news/063206nn5.html| archivedate = 2006年10月18日}}</ref>。 

2005年，新的公共運輸警察──大溫地區公共運輸警察（現已更名為{{tsl|en|South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Police Service|卑詩省南岸公共運輸警察}}）──成立，負責於[[運輸聯線]]旗下的公共交通工具上執勤，並擁有所有警方的權力。

雖然擁有[[大麻]]正式屬不合法行為，但是温哥華警察不會拘捕一些藏有小量大麻的人<ref>{{cite web| url = http://vancouver.ca/police/DrugPolicy/doc/20060926DrugPolicy.pdf| title = Vancouver Police Department Drug Policy| format = PDF| publisher = Vancouver Police Department| accessdate = 2006-11-23| archive-date = 2007-06-05| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070605111404/http://vancouver.ca/police/DrugPolicy/doc/20060926DrugPolicy.pdf| dead-url = no}}</ref>。 2000年溫哥華警察局成立一個反毒小組「Growbusters」，嚴厲打擊市內估計4000個位於民居的水栽大麻場<ref>{{cite news | title = Growbusters | publisher = CBC | date = 26 July 2000 | url = http://www.cbc.ca/news/story/2000/07/26/bc_growbusters000725.html | accessdate = 2007-01-17 | archive-date = 2007-05-27 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070527023833/http://www.cbc.ca/news/story/2000/07/26/bc_growbusters000725.html | dead-url = no }}</ref>。 和其他掃蕩大麻種植行動一樣，此舉受外界猛烈批評<ref>{{cite news| last = Burrows| first = Mathew| title = Who You Gonna Call?| publisher = The Republic| date = 21 February 2002| url = http://www.republic-news.org/archive/32-repub/repub_32_grow.html| accessdate = | deadurl = yes| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080509030322/http://www.republic-news.org/archive/32-repub/repub_32_grow.html| archivedate = 2008年5月9日}}</ref>。

在2005年加拿大調查的27個城市中，溫哥華的犯罪率為第四高<ref name="STCD">{{cite web| title = Vancouver crime statistics| publisher = Statistics Canada| url = http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/060720/d060720b.htm| accessdate = 2007-01-17| archive-date = 2007-10-16| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071016043052/http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/060720/d060720b.htm| dead-url = no}}</ref>。 不過，和其他加拿大城市一樣，整體犯罪率大幅下跌<ref name="#1">{{cite web| title = Beyond the Call| work = Annual Report 2005| publisher = Vancouver Police Department| date = 2005| url = http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/police/Planning/Reports/2005AnnualReport.pdf| format = [[PDF]]| accessdate = | deadurl = yes| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20061108070145/http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/police/Planning/Reports/2005AnnualReport.pdf| archivedate = 2006-11-08}}</ref><ref name="STCD" />。 溫哥華的財產罪行犯罪率特別高，於北美主要城市中居首<ref>{{cite news|author=CBC News|url=http://www.cbc.ca/bc/story/bc_crime20060112.html|date=2006-01-12|title=Vancouver property crime down in 2005|accessdate=2006-09-01|archive-date=2006-01-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060114044718/http://www.cbc.ca/bc/story/bc_crime20060112.html|dead-url=no}}</ref>。 可是根據溫哥華警方數字，於2004年到2005年間，連財物罪案數目也下跌10.5%<ref name="#1"/>。

溫哥華曾主持許多國際盛事，其中包括[[亞太經合組織]]會議、[[比尔·克林顿|克林頓]]──[[葉利欽]]高峯會和國際煙花展，這些場合都需要大量警力維持秩序。{{tsl|en|1994 Stanley Cup riot|1994年士丹利盃騷亂}}令警力不勝負荷，造成超過200人受傷。