Global News BC<p>‘Untenable’ Downtown Eastside situation needs major changes, says outgoing VPD chief<br>The low-income neighbourhood is home to approximately three per cent of Vancouver’s population but is responsible for about one-third of the city’s violent crime.<br><a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/crime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crime</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>housing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poverty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/police" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>police</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/DowntownEastside" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DowntownEastside</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Vancouver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vancouver</span></a><br><a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/11146618/adam-palmer-dtes-interveiw/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">globalnews.ca/news/11146618/ad</span><span class="invisible">am-palmer-dtes-interveiw/</span></a></p>