DATA - Traffic Fine Revenue Grants 2019 to 2021
British Columbia's Traffic Fine Revenue Sharing program transfers the net revenue from traffic tickets back to local governments as a source of additional funds to support community safety and address local policing priorities. Transfer grant amounts are based on an area’s policing costs relative to the total policing costs paid.
The following table lists grants made to municipalities over the past three years:
Municipality |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
Abbotsford |
2,087,112 |
2,487,370 |
2,440,740 |
Armstrong |
17,024 |
18,118 |
23,896 |
Burnaby |
2,324,397 |
2,827,726 |
2,711,808 |
Campbell River |
367,922 |
433,608 |
473,066 |
Castlegar |
72,646 |
72,112 |
95,539 |
Central Saanich |
200,877 |
238,721 |
246,826 |
Chilliwack |
1,073,453 |
1,162,622 |
1,258,161 |
Coldstream |
31,988 |
48,026 |
42,545 |
Colwood |
123,646 |
158,008 |
174,050 |
Comox |
56,575 |
87,714 |
80,174 |
Coquitlam |
1,358,011 |
1,580,176 |
1,516,136 |
Courtenay |
244,424 |
277,349 |
278,854 |
Cranbrook |
235,586 |
268,284 |
264,894 |
Creston |
44,530 |
54,678 |
45,073 |
Dawson Creek |
172,779 |
208,451 |
198,422 |
Delta |
1,541,736 |
1,836,323 |
1,799,187 |
Esquimalt |
324,530 |
378,678 |
372,055 |
Fernie |
25,716 |
42,271 |
35,725 |
Fort St John |
350,640 |
374,371 |
327,002 |
Hope |
98,242 |
102,745 |
107,480 |
Kamloops |
1,070,618 |
1,265,885 |
1,270,989 |
Kelowna |
1,513,274 |
1,815,787 |
1,854,558 |
Kent |
46,862 |
53,101 |
47,785 |
Kimberley |
40,286 |
50,473 |
51,406 |
Kitimat |
110,748 |
129,960 |
127,004 |
Ladysmith |
55,613 |
60,081 |
37,933 |
Lake Country |
78,533 |
81,364 |
99,795 |
Langford |
323,550 |
342,192 |
385,564 |
Langley City |
475,823 |
600,619 |
534,333 |
Langley District |
1,251,369 |
1,514,468 |
1,527,199 |
Maple Ridge |
931,959 |
1,108,221 |
1,124,372 |
Merritt |
100,286 |
102,892 |
100,316 |
Mission |
465,655 |
550,380 |
498,868 |
Nanaimo |
1,170,957 |
1,332,568 |
1,325,884 |
Nelson |
152,698 |
179,543 |
175,950 |
New Westminster |
1,120,154 |
1,269,122 |
1,261,405 |
North Cowichan |
254,242 |
294,973 |
299,702 |
North Saanich |
65,245 |
85,634 |
78,376 |
North Vancouver C |
571,856 |
659,812 |
676,461 |
North Vancouver D |
771,062 |
843,520 |
854,095 |
Oak Bay |
202,568 |
223,660 |
233,172 |
Osoyoos |
28,476 |
31,466 |
45,970 |
Parksville |
97,643 |
114,895 |
113,754 |
Peachland |
28,797 |
32,032 |
31,714 |
Penticton |
385,097 |
419,542 |
425,601 |
Pitt Meadows |
193,368 |
226,092 |
238,719 |
Port Alberni |
312,700 |
321,744 |
342,501 |
Port Coquitlam |
644,448 |
678,772 |
676,610 |
Port Moody |
457,867 |
516,656 |
565,974 |
Powell River |
117,874 |
124,701 |
130,772 |
Prince George |
1,188,428 |
1,326,527 |
1,297,673 |
Prince Rupert |
220,051 |
285,218 |
246,330 |
Qualicum Beach |
53,128 |
54,864 |
43,974 |
Quesnel |
162,996 |
171,009 |
192,242 |
Revelstoke |
72,395 |
86,777 |
96,433 |
Richmond |
1,926,382 |
2,508,088 |
2,606,401 |
Saanich |
1,424,014 |
1,598,481 |
1,463,987 |
Salmon Arm |
150,798 |
167,891 |
168,750 |
Sechelt |
96,847 |
85,191 |
105,991 |
Sidney |
92,813 |
112,620 |
106,769 |
Smithers |
70,626 |
79,365 |
79,229 |
Sooke |
77,333 |
95,078 |
90,808 |
Spallumcheen |
18,920 |
27,147 |
27,003 |
Squamish |
213,749 |
235,251 |
248,346 |
Summerland |
66,825 |
74,549 |
71,287 |
Surrey |
6,620,637 |
7,661,939 |
7,527,701 |
Terrace |
145,708 |
183,593 |
189,211 |
Trail |
84,718 |
95,099 |
110,725 |
Vancouver |
12,485,953 |
14,642,650 |
14,461,182 |
Vernon |
475,490 |
499,281 |
545,038 |
Victoria |
1,883,160 |
2,197,363 |
2,205,321 |
View Royal |
72,012 |
68,919 |
74,021 |
West Kelowna |
192,680 |
271,978 |
269,956 |
West Vancouver |
711,409 |
830,260 |
829,405 |
Whistler |
254,477 |
312,679 |
306,746 |
White Rock |
228,971 |
262,962 |
240,086 |
Williams Lake |
193,097 |
212,593 |
226,914 |
TOTAL |
$52,975,079 |
$61,834,878 |
$61,459,944 |
Comments
Stolen Money
Why is our government and voters ok with a system that steals based on interpretation of risk factors, giving to local governments - a system that is ineffective (this is proven with the numbers) and clearly corrupted.
First, stolen money goes directly to solving the problems that are inherent to people driving cars;
Speeding is typically people trying to solve a problem. So help solve the problem (congested roads, slow traffic channels, overly cautious speed limits, etc). If punishment is used, the least policy makers could do is make sure that money goes towards addressing the actual problem.
Alcohol consumption is ubiquitous throughout human state societies, when it’s cost prohibitive to drink with friends and get home - that is a state problem. Punishment just isn’t effective, so find a better way.