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Over half of North Shore residents are concerned about the reported rise in stranger attacks in the Lower Mainland, according to a recent poll.
Almost 60 per cent of readers who responded to an online poll said it's a worrying trend, and the government needs to do something to keep violent people off the streets.
About 28 per cent of respondents said they're "somewhat concerned," but feel only a small number of people are responsible for the assaults that garner attention.
Around 12 per cent of those responding said they aren't worried, and feel the issue has been blown out of proportion.
Those responses come after a report earlier this week about a 92-year-old man who was allegedly punched in the face by a stranger while riding his mobility scooter near John Lawson Park in West Vancouver.
It also comes after a Vancouver man was handed a term of probation for his violent assault on a stranger on the West Vancouver Seawalk last year that left the victim with permanent injuries. The attacker was mentally ill, off his medication and suffering from a psychotic episode at the time.
The province announced earlier this month it has launched an investigation into what to do about both chronic criminal offenders and random violent attacks.
The North Shore News polled 1,731 North Shore News readers and asked the question: Are you concerned about a reported rise in stranger attacks in the Lower Mainland?
The poll ran from May 11 to May 27, 2022. Of the 1,731 votes, we can determine that 645 are from within the community. The full results are as follows:
Results are based on an online study of adult North Shore News readers who are located in North Shore. The margin of error - which measures sample variability - is +/- 2.34%, 19 times out of 20.
North Shore News uses a variety of techniques to capture data, detect and prevent fraudulent votes, detect and prevent robots, and filter out non-local and duplicate votes.
