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22%
Total crime NAT. AVG.
8%
Violent crime NAT. AVG.
32%
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.
IndexOkanagan-Similkameen H/100k peopleBritish Columbia/100k peopleNational/100k people
Total crime5,152 (estimate)6,0404,223
Violent crime955 (estimate)1,1201,042
Property crime4,197 (estimate)4,9203,181


All Crime Incidents

StatisticOkanagan-Similkameen HBritish 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)

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


Weighted Clearance Rates

StatisticOkanagan-Similkameen HBritish 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

    • Okanagan-Similkameen H crime rates are 22% higher than the national average
    • Violent crimes in Okanagan-Similkameen H are 8% lower than the national average
    • In Okanagan-Similkameen H you have a 1 in 20 chance of becoming a victim of crime
    • Okanagan-Similkameen H is safer than 55% of the cities in the United States
    • Year over year crime in Okanagan-Similkameen H has n/a

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    The Okanagan-Similkameen H crime map provides a detailed overview of all crimes in Okanagan-Similkameen H as reported by the local law enforcement agency. Based on the color coded legend above, the crime map outlines the areas with lower crime compared to the areas with higher crime. The Okanagan-Similkameen H crime heat map offers insight into the total crimes on a block group level.

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        Daily Crime In Okanagan-Similkameen H (per 100,000 people)

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        Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Okanagan-Similkameen H

        The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Okanagan-Similkameen H is 1 in 105
        The chance of being a victim of property crime in Okanagan-Similkameen H is 1 in 24
        The chance of being a victim of crime in Okanagan-Similkameen H is 1 in 20

        Year Over Year Crime In Okanagan-Similkameen H

        StatisticOkanagan-Similkameen HBritish 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
        Princeton, BC2,9241,3125,7607,071
        Okanagan-Similkameen H, BC2,2929554,1975,152

        Cities with similar population

        City Population Violent crime/100k people Property crime/100k people Total crime/100k people
        Riverdale, MB2,2921,7484,5946,341
        Baker Lake, NU2,29310,35819,27729,635
        Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove, NL2,2895091,2941,803
        Brigham, QC2,2956691,3041,973
        Sainte-Geneviève-de-Berthier, QC2,2886361,2401,875
        Okanagan-Similkameen H, BC2,2929554,1975,152
        Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2020 and was released from Statistics Canada.