C+
1%
Total crime NAT. AVG.
24%
Violent crime NAT. AVG.
9%
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.
IndexNanaimo A/100k peopleBritish Columbia/100k peopleNational/100k people
Total crime4,250 (estimate)6,0404,223
Violent crime788 (estimate)1,1201,042
Property crime3,462 (estimate)4,9203,181


All Crime Incidents

StatisticNanaimo ABritish 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)

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


Weighted Clearance Rates

StatisticNanaimo ABritish 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.

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    Crime Quick Facts

    • Nanaimo A crime rates are 1% higher than the national average
    • Violent crimes in Nanaimo A are 24% lower than the national average
    • In Nanaimo A you have a 1 in 24 chance of becoming a victim of crime
    • Nanaimo A is safer than 64% of the cities in the United States
    • Year over year crime in Nanaimo A has n/a

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        Daily Crime In Nanaimo A (per 100,000 people)

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        Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Nanaimo A

        The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Nanaimo A is 1 in 127
        The chance of being a victim of property crime in Nanaimo A is 1 in 29
        The chance of being a victim of crime in Nanaimo A is 1 in 24

        Year Over Year Crime In Nanaimo A

        StatisticNanaimo ABritish 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
        Lantzville, BC3,8995832,5613,144
        Nanaimo C, BC2,8687253,1843,909
        Cowichan Valley H, BC2,6697863,4534,239
        Nanoose, BC2677903,4704,260
        Cowichan Valley G, BC2,5418093,5554,364
        Nanaimo B, BC4,3478503,7344,585
        Ladysmith, BC9,3548703,8224,693
        Nanaimo A, BC8,0487883,4624,250

        Cities with similar population

        City Population Violent crime/100k people Property crime/100k people Total crime/100k people
        Happy Valley-Goose Bay, NL8,0516,70517,04023,745
        Kings, Subd. C, NS8,0529502,3413,291
        Innisfail, AB8,0401,4686,1487,616
        Lac-Beauport, QC8,037274535809
        The Blue Mountains, ON8,0294081,1821,590
        Nanaimo A, BC8,0487883,4624,250
        Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2020 and was released from Statistics Canada.