Greater Vancouver A, BC Crime Rates

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12%
Total crime NAT. AVG.
34%
Violent crime NAT. AVG.
4%
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.
IndexGreater Vancouver A/100k peopleBritish Columbia/100k peopleNational/100k people
Total crime3,736 (estimate)6,0404,223
Violent crime693 (estimate)1,1201,042
Property crime3,043 (estimate)4,9203,181


All Crime Incidents

StatisticGreater Vancouver 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)

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


Weighted Clearance Rates

StatisticGreater Vancouver 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.

Greater Vancouver A, BC Crime Quiz

     

    Crime Quick Facts

    • Greater Vancouver A crime rates are 12% lower than the national average
    • Violent crimes in Greater Vancouver A are 34% lower than the national average
    • In Greater Vancouver A you have a 1 in 27 chance of becoming a victim of crime
    • Greater Vancouver A is safer than 71% of the cities in the United States
    • Year over year crime in Greater Vancouver A has n/a

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        Daily Crime In Greater Vancouver A (per 100,000 people)

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        Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Greater Vancouver A

        The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Greater Vancouver A is 1 in 145
        The chance of being a victim of property crime in Greater Vancouver A is 1 in 33
        The chance of being a victim of crime in Greater Vancouver A is 1 in 27

        Year Over Year Crime In Greater Vancouver A

        StatisticGreater Vancouver ABritish ColumbiaNational
        Totaln/a-8.3%-7.9%
        Violentn/a-2.6%-3.6%
        Propertyn/a-10.0%-9.8%

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        Anmore, BC2,5692891,2701,559
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        Bowen Island, BC4,2113861,6942,080
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        City Population Violent crime/100k people Property crime/100k people Total crime/100k people
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        Greater Vancouver A, BC18,9246933,0433,736
        Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2020 and was released from Statistics Canada.
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