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Total crime 59%
Violent crime 70%
Property crime 56%
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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.
IndexLions Bay/100k peopleBritish Columbia/100k peopleNational/100k people
Total crime1,713 (estimate)6,0404,223
Violent crime318 (estimate)1,1201,042
Property crime1,396 (estimate)4,9203,181

All Crime Incidents

StatisticLions BayBritish 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)

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

Weighted Clearance Rates

StatisticLions BayBritish 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.

Key findings

  • Lions Bay crime rates are 59% lower than the national average
  • Violent crimes in Lions Bay are 70% lower than the national average
  • In Lions Bay you have a 1 in 59 chance of becoming a victim of crime
  • Lions Bay is safer than 97% of the cities in Canada
  • Year over year crime in Lions Bay has n/a

Lions Bay crime map

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      Daily Crime In Lions Bay (per 100,000 people)

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      Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Lions Bay

      The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Lions Bay is 1 in 315
      The chance of being a victim of property crime in Lions Bay is 1 in 72
      The chance of being a victim of crime in Lions Bay is 1 in 59

      Year Over Year Crime In Lions Bay

      StatisticLions BayBritish 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

      CityPopulationViolent crime/100k peopleProperty crime/100k peopleTotal crime/100k people
      Belcarra, BC6953181,3961,713
      Bowen Island, BC4,2113861,6942,080
      North Vancouver, BC94,6624752,0862,561
      Burrard Inlet 3, BC2,1325962,6173,213
      Capilano 5, BC3,2436002,6353,235
      West Vancouver, BC46,2206522,8653,518
      Sunshine Coast E, BC3,7646652,9203,585
      Lions Bay, BC1,4633181,3961,713

      Cities with similar population

      CityPopulationViolent crime/100k peopleProperty crime/100k peopleTotal crime/100k people
      Saint-Honoré-de-Shenley, QC1,4638201,5992,419
      Bighorn No. 8, AB1,4646852,8683,553
      Richmond, Subd. B, NS1,4671,1422,8153,957
      Grandview, MB1,4672,1915,7577,948
      Beardy's 97 and Okemasis 96, SK1,4591,8095,8457,654
      Lions Bay, BC1,4633181,3961,713
      Source: The Lions Bay, BC data reflects 2020 and was released from Statistics Canada.