Stranger Attack News Today

Vancouver police say the number of stranger assaults in the city have fallen from about 4.5 per day in early 2021 to about 1.1 per day in the first half of 2023.

Best Prince, 22, was arrested on September 14 and charged with assault with a weapon and two counts of uttering threats following an alleged violent spree in Vancouver.

Police say the victim fought back against her alleged attacker and was joined by multiple bystanders, one of whom followed the suspect before he was arrested.

Police say the victim fought back against her alleged attacker and was joined by multiple bystanders, one of whom followed the suspect before he was arrested.

The victim was standing near an East Vancouver bus stop when the stranger began yelling and acting “erratically,” according to Vancouver police.

The victim was standing near an East Vancouver bus stop when the stranger began yelling and acting "erratically," according to Vancouver police.

The victim was standing near an East Vancouver bus stop when the stranger began yelling and acting “erratically,” according to Vancouver police.

Vancouver police say a man remains at large after allegedly stabbing a tourist from New Zealand in an unprovoked attack downtown Wednesday evening.

Vancouver police say a man remains at large after allegedly stabbing a tourist from New Zealand in an unprovoked attack downtown Wednesday evening.

Police say they are looking for witnesses after a man walking two dogs let them run toward an 85-year-old man, then approached the victim himself and punched him in the face.