I know the VPD said it doesn't want anyone to speculate why there's an increase but bear with me on this one: *tinfoil hat on*
According to the CTV article's chart, there was a spike during September 2018. Why is this? That was the month of mayoral elections. I reasonably believe that the VPD was under pressure by the mayor to conduct a blitz to reduce the amount of noisy vehicles on the road. Notice that there is another huge spike during October 2018 which is when the new mayor Kennedy Stewart entered office.
My evidence of this is due to Ken Sim's party promise of
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Crack down on loud motorbikes and cars, which are causing an unnecessary disruption to the peace and quiet of our residents, notably in Vancouver’s West End.
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which is found under
https://npavancouver.ca/transit-plan/
While Ken Sim did not win the elections, the NPA noticed that noisy vehicles were a problem in Vancouver and maybe the noise complaints could've had an impact on the current Mayor.
Maybe we're going after the wrong goose. Instead of targeting the individual officer and his department, maybe we need to change the fundamental "guilty until proven innocent" ways of the VI system and express our concerns/complaints not only to the VPD, but Mayor Stewart as well.