On October 16, we were pleased to take part in the second edition of Synergy, Dialogue on Urban Violence, organized by the City of Laval in partnership with the Pôle lavallois d’enseignement supérieur (PLAN).  

Alexis St-Maurice, analyst and project officer, and Michelle Côté, scientific advisor at the ICPC, presented to an audience of more than 150 people recent trends in delinquency in Laval based on observations drawn from fieldwork conducted with 20 key stakeholders, mainly professionals in direct contact with participants aged between 12 and 35.  

The event provided an opportunity to discuss suitable means of prevention, as well as the challenges associated with delinquency in the Laval region. We also discussed the next steps to be taken as part of the 2024-2034 Action Plan for Community Safety and Well-Being, financed by the governments of Canada and Quebec through the Government of Canada’s Building Safer Communities Fund (BSCF) to combat the increase in crime and the use of firearms in Laval.  

Thank you for the invitation!