The July 21, 2006 edition of the Globe and Mail reports that, despite widespread perception to the contrary, incidents of homicide, car theft, counterfeiting and overall youth crime were all down in British Columbia for 2005 (see p. S1). The article offers commentary from Richard Fowler, who says, tongue in cheek, "I wonder if the chief of police will ask the City of Vancouver for a smaller budget next year". Richard also offers the view that rather than rely on the judicial system as the primary response to crime, the better option is to implement social programs and improve infrastructure with a view to crime reduction.