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  Mr. Young has asked our class why drug crime rates are increasing in British Columbia. I think that there isn't one main reason, as it will be different for different parts of the province. I feel like the reason drug crimes are increasing so much in bigger cities such as Vancouver and areas surrounding is because there is a lot of money in big cities and it is easy to get a hold of drugs like cocaine. People have money to buy expensive drugs and in bigger cities there is more dealers, as the population is high. Also, since it is such an addictive drug the drug business keeps going. Also in bigger cities, while there is a lot more police force, it is very crowded and can be easier to not get caught when there is so many other things going on. Along with the hard drugs going around, it would also be very easy to obtain marijuana as well because where there is hard drugs there is usually other drugs close around.Then there are the smaller cities. I think that in small towns, the rate of drugs like cocaine would be a lot less than drugs like marijuana. Kids get bored easily in small towns with nothing better to do and it is easy to get in a situation where you are trying drugs like marijuana. It can easily become a pass time.
  Another reason drug crime rates could be so high is that the amount of youth with drug charges has been increasing and charges get dropped more often from minors for drug offences. Getting caught and no trouble coming of it could easily lead to them to continue to commit these crimes throughout their lives. Then once they get caught as an adult the charges don't get dropped, and are counted in statistics. This could be a reason behind drug crime rates increasing.