It's one of five recommendations from a health summit of stakeholders at the end of May, as a staffing and capacity crisis at Surrey Memorial Hospital dominated headlines.

In response to a record year of murders in Surrey their dedicated task force released a list of recommendations today that will help to reduce crime in the city. Among other things the list included more police officers, foot patrols, a bike squad and increased surveillance cameras.

Surrey has had 23 homicides this year, which is a record number that has police, business owners and residents alike, worried about crime.