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By the numbers: Stats from B.C. prosecution report on Stanley Cup riot

VICTORIA – Here are some numbers from a report released Monday by the British Columbia government’s criminal justice branch about the Stanley Cup riot in Vancouver in 2011:

55,000 — People who gathered in the public viewing areas on the streets of Vancouver’s downtown core to watch Vancouver lose Game 7 of the Stanley Cup final to the Boston Bruins.

928 — Police officers who brought the melee under control after rioters smashed windows, set fires and looted.

107 — Members of the Vancouver Fire and Rescue Service, and B.C. Ambulance Service who helped put out the fires or attend to 92 calls for ambulance service.

$3.7 million — Total estimated financial loss including $2.7 million to businesses, $540,000 to civilians and $525,000 for cost to the city, ambulance service and St. Paul’s Hospital.

$4.97 million — Additional funding given to the branch for extraordinary costs of the prosecution.

2,200 — Statements taken from victims, witnesses, property owners and employees.

912 — Charges laid against 300 alleged rioters.

284 — Accused who pleaded guilty.

10 — People who chose to face charges at trial.

9 — Accused who were convicted after deciding to fight riot charges at trial.

17 per cent — Rioters charged who had criminal records.

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