Can community safety groups replace (some) policing?
Policing costs Canadians $16.5 billion each year or roughly $45 million per day
Why It Matters
Overpoliced communities are turning to grassroots organizations, often run by volunteers or underpaid workers, to keep the peace. Making space — and funding — for alternative public safety models could save lives.
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