The provincial government is investing $16 million over the next two years to expand a program aimed at reducing repeat property crime, retail theft, vandalism, and street disorder across British Columbia.

“Retail theft and street disorder undermine public safety and place added pressure on local businesses,” said Nina Krieger, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General.

“The Province is targeting chronic property offending that threatens the livelihood of small businesses, which are the backbone of our communities. We’re building on progress we’ve made, dedicating more resources and working with partners to strengthen enforcement and keep communities vibrant and safe.”

The Chronic Property Offending Intervention Initiative is being rolled out provincewide after pilot projects in Kelowna, Nanaimo, and Nelson began last November.

The program focuses on a small number of repeat offenders who police say are responsible for a disproportionate amount of property crime in many communities.

The program brings together police, probation officers, prosecutors, correctional staff, mental-health professionals, and community support workers.
Individuals identified as repeat offenders can receive intensive supervision, frequent contact with probation officers, close monitoring by police, and connections to housing, mental health, and substance-use services.

The Province says the approach is modelled after its Repeat Violent Offending Intervention Initiative, which has been credited with reducing reoffending and improving justice-system responses for high-risk offenders.

Budget 2026 funding will establish 12 new intervention and monitoring hubs across B.C., adding to the 12 hubs already operating through the Repeat Violent Offending program.

Together, the 24 regional hubs will supervise up to 865 repeat offenders, including as many as 420 people involved in chronic property crime.

The Province says the expanded network will strengthen regional co-ordination, support police operations, and ensure services are available in rural, remote, and smaller communities throughout British Columbia.

To learn more, visit Government of British Columbia.