LANGFORD -- Construction is everywhere within the West Shore, and with that construction comes people. Unfortunately, having more people in a community usually leads to more crime, putting a higher demand on police services. “Our municipality has been growing by about 1,000 to 2,000 people per year,” said Langford Mayor Stew Young. Calls for service to the West Shore RCMP have also risen with population growth. “Usually, we see anywhere from a 15 to 17 per cent call volume increase per year,” said Const. Nancy Saggar with West Shore RCMP. That’s exactly what that detachment saw in 2019. “It’s nothing out of the ordinary that we’re experiencing here, but we are a larger community that is just getting larger,” said Saggar.