I’ve seen this in Vancouver, Portland, and SF. Not saying it isn’t worse in Victoria, just that all these cities have a similar political leaning and policies, and have induced the same criminal behaviors.
Did the policies really induce the criminal behaviors?
Do sidewalks induce people to walk to the store?
Maybe induce is the wrong word? I’m not sure. What’s your perspective?
Yes. In Portland, the surrounding counties have much lower rates of issues.
every population center on the pacific coast is like this from Vancouver to San Diego
I've seen people smoking heroin on the subway, in the park, and various other public places in Oslo and yet public drug use isn't decriminalised here. Once you hit a certain low, you just stop caring, I suppose.
You see it occasionally in London, the usual deal is to pop into one of the old red telephone boxes for a toot.