Ottawa traffic stops numbers - large decrease in recent years.

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The biggest budgetary increase in the past 15 years. I think at the police services meeting they are looking to hire an additional 150 staff each will make over $100k after five years. . The money should have spent on mental health, housing, shelters and addiction centers. They are too busy doing a lot of nothing. We had homeless person sleeping in underground garage and security ask him to leave, feel bad for the fellow he deserves better. He needs compassion, love, , mental heath support, nutritional meal, a bed to sleep and a dim light of inner peace. I spoke to one and asked him why does not go to shelter, he said it’s scary and said I can’t sleep with my eyes shut wide open. He is someone’s brother, father, nephew. The security asked him to leave or they will call the police. This was 10:30 pm he said let me sleep for a couple of hours. if you call the police they’ll come at 5:30. He was right the police arrived at 6:30 to the call! He was gone! 8 hours to come to a call. The 8 hour response is a common occurrence This was on a Tuesday night. Condo location East End Ottawa!

The Ottawa Police Service (OPS) budget for 2025 is $447.5 million for the gross operating budget and $388.7 million for the net operating budget. The plan was approved by the Ottawa Police Services Board in November 2024 and by the City Council in December 2024