B-
9%
Total crime NAT. AVG.
32%
Violent crime NAT. AVG.
2%
Property crime NAT. AVG.
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Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2020 and was released from Statistics Canada.
Crime data for this area is not available from Statistics Canada, so estimates are used based on demographic data including, but not limited to: home prices, income per capita and population density.
IndexCowichan Valley B/100k peopleBritish Columbia/100k peopleNational/100k people
Total crime3,841 (estimate)6,0404,223
Violent crime712 (estimate)1,1201,042
Property crime3,129 (estimate)4,9203,181


All Crime Incidents

StatisticCowichan Valley BBritish ColumbiaNational
Total incidentsn/a439,2052,225,600
Incidents per 100kn/a8,5325,856
Change in 100k raten/a-10.9%-9.8%
All crime incidents includes all violent and property crime as well as criminal code violations (child pornography, disturbing the peace, justice violations), traffic violations (impaired driving), federal statute violations and drug violations.


Persons Charged By Age Group (per 100k)

StatisticCowichan Valley BBritish ColumbiaNational
All (12+ years)n/a1,2791,709
Youths (12-17)n/a6721,108
Adults (18+)n/a1,3221,757


Weighted Clearance Rates

StatisticCowichan Valley BBritish ColumbiaNational
Clearance raten/a2537
Clearance rate changen/a-2.2%0.2%
Clearance rate violentn/a4458
Clearance rate propertyn/a1927
More severe crimes such as robberies, assault and homicides are given more weight to the overall clearance rates. Less severe crimes such as vehicle theft, fraud and mischief are given less weight to the overall clearance rates.

Cowichan Valley B, BC Crime Quiz

     

    Crime Quick Facts

    • Cowichan Valley B crime rates are 9% lower than the national average
    • Violent crimes in Cowichan Valley B are 32% lower than the national average
    • In Cowichan Valley B you have a 1 in 27 chance of becoming a victim of crime
    • Cowichan Valley B is safer than 70% of the cities in the United States
    • Year over year crime in Cowichan Valley B has n/a

    Cowichan Valley B crime map

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        Daily Crime In Cowichan Valley B (per 100,000 people)

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        Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Cowichan Valley B

        The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Cowichan Valley B is 1 in 141
        The chance of being a victim of property crime in Cowichan Valley B is 1 in 32
        The chance of being a victim of crime in Cowichan Valley B is 1 in 27

        Year Over Year Crime In Cowichan Valley B

        StatisticCowichan Valley BBritish ColumbiaNational
        Totaln/a-8.3%-7.9%
        Violentn/a-2.6%-3.6%
        Propertyn/a-10.0%-9.8%

        Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

        City Population Violent crime/100k people Property crime/100k people Total crime/100k people
        Central Saanich, BC18,5723731,6372,010
        North Saanich, BC11,5874251,8652,290
        Highlands, BC2,3985742,5223,096
        Kil-pah-las 3, BC56182,7143,332
        Cowichan Valley D, BC3,5696752,9633,638
        Sidney, BC12,3867463,2784,025
        Saltspring Island, BC11,0017603,3394,099
        Cowichan Valley B, BC9,2937123,1293,841

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        City Population Violent crime/100k people Property crime/100k people Total crime/100k people
        Corman Park No. 344, SK9,2884521,4601,911
        Ladysmith, BC9,3548703,8224,693
        Amherst, NS9,3603,0927,62510,717
        Laurentian Valley, ON9,3626081,7622,371
        West Perth, ON9,2235561,6112,167
        Cowichan Valley B, BC9,2937123,1293,841
        Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2020 and was released from Statistics Canada.