Fort St. John, BC Crime Rates: Stats & Map

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128%

Total crime NAT. AVG.

71%

Violent crime NAT. AVG.

146%

Property crime NAT. AVG.

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Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2020 and was released from Statistics Canada.

Total crime includes all violent and property crime. Violent crimes include: homicide, murder, assault, robbery, kidnapping, extortion, harassment, threats and all other violent violations. Property crimes include: breaking and entering, theft, motor vehicle theft, fraud, mischief and all other property crime violations. Crimes not reflected in this table include: criminal code violations, traffic violations, federal statute violations and drug violations. This crime data is estimated based on Statistics Canada data.
Index	Fort St. John_{/100k people}	British Columbia_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	9,625	6,040	4,223
Violent crime	1,785	1,120	1,042
Property crime	7,840	4,920	3,181

All Crime Incidents

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.
Statistic	Fort St. John	British Columbia	National
Total incidents	3,039	439,205	2,225,600
Incidents per 100k	13,597	8,532	5,856
Change in 100k rate	-13.3%	-10.9%	-9.8%

Persons Charged By Age Group (per 100k)

Statistic	Fort St. John	British Columbia	National
All (12+ years)	3,365	1,279	1,709
Youths (12-17)	3,682	672	1,108
Adults (18+)	3,336	1,322	1,757

Weighted Clearance Rates

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.
Statistic	Fort St. John	British Columbia	National
Clearance rate	33	25	37
Clearance rate change	0.9%	-2.2%	0.2%
Clearance rate violent	52	44	58
Clearance rate property	25	19	27

Fort St. John, BC Crime Quiz

Crime Quick Facts

Fort St. John crime rates are 128% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in Fort St. John are 71% higher than the national average
In Fort St. John you have a 1 in 11 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Fort St. John is safer than 24% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Fort St. John has decreased by 19%

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Fort St. John

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Fort St. John is 1 in 57

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Fort St. John is 1 in 13

The chance of being a victim of crime in Fort St. John is 1 in 11

Year Over Year Crime In Fort St. John

Statistic	Fort St. John	British Columbia	National
Total	-19.4%	-8.3%	-7.9%
Violent	-10.2%	-2.6%	-3.6%
Property	-22.8%	-10.0%	-9.8%

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Peace River C, BC	6,779	516	2,267	2,783
Taylor, BC	1,553	812	3,566	4,378
Fort St. John, BC	21,858	1,785	7,840	9,625

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Kings, Subd. A, NS	21,831	1,055	2,601	3,657
Red Deer County, AB	21,767	770	3,223	3,992
Squamish, BC	21,730	1,123	4,934	6,057
Essex, ON	22,025	730	2,115	2,845
Huntsville, ON	22,073	1,089	3,151	4,240
Fort St. John, BC	21,858	1,785	7,840	9,625

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2020 and was released from Statistics Canada.