By Bob Mackin, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Prince George Citizen
In Prince George last year, 57 per cent of concluded criminal case files resulted in guilty findings.
That is according to the BC Prosecution Service (BCPS) 2024-2025 annual report, published Oct. 6.
Annual statistics show 2,051 files concluded in the fiscal year in Prince George, with 1,161 being a finding of guilt and 754 files in which charges were stayed.
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Only 15 files were in the "not guilty" column. Seventy were for peace bonds and 51 in the category of "other", which includes referral to an alternative measures program. The median days to conclusion rate was 129.
Prince George prosecutors received 2,630 reports, of which 2,080 went to court.
Province-wide, the 42 Crown offices received 52,353 reports and made 53,782 charge assessments, of which 40,276 were referred to court. On 10,159 occasions no charge was approved. On 2,166 occasions, files were referred back to agencies.
The number of accused across the province was 54,708, which would fill B.C. Place Stadium. There were 11,963 held in custody.
In total, 22,845 of 40,605 files resulted in guilty findings.
Crimes against the person reports to Crown counsel were 4.4 per cent lower than the five-year average of 17,505 and property crimes were 0.5 per cent higher than the five-year average of 10,053.
BCPS, which has 540 prosecutors, 524 professional staff and 57 managers, spent almost $230.7 million during the fiscal year.
Prince George is the headquarters of the BCPS northern region and counts the equivalent of 118 full-time positions in 35 courts and 10 offices.
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