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British Columbia Regional District Crime

Trends, 2009 - 2018 _______________________________________________________________________

Table of Contents British Columbia Regional Districts and Policing Jurisdictions ................................. 1 Number of Criminal Code Offences .......................................................................... 6 Crime Rates – Total Criminal Code Offences........................................................... 7 Number of Violent Offences ...................................................................................... 8 Number of Property Offences ................................................................................... 9 Number of Other Criminal Code Offences .............................................................. 10 Number of Homicide Offences ................................................................................ 11 Number of Motor Vehicle Theft Offences ............................................................... 12 Number of Administration of Justice Offences........................................................ 13 Number of Drug Offences (CDSA and Cannabis Act) ............................................ 14 Populations ............................................................................................................. 15 Endnotes ................................................................................................................. 16 Definitions and Data Qualifiers ............................................................................... 17 Sources ................................................................................................................... 19

Date Prepared: September 2019

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British Columbia Regional District Crime Trends, 2009 - 2018

British Columbia Regional Districts and Policing Jurisdictions In an effort to recognize the “core city” effect and provide a more complete picture of crime in British Columbia, this publication aggregates the offences reported for policing jurisdictions in British Columbia into their Regional Districts.

The “core city” effect can be seen in municipalities that serve as core centres for visitors from surrounding areas, who travel into and out of the municipal boundaries for work, entertainment, shopping, or other reasons. These regular visitors are not included in the population figures used to calculate crime rates. As a result, municipalities that are “core cities” often have higher crime rates compared to surrounding areas and may also have higher crime rates compared to municipalities that are not “core cities”.

For crime statistics separated into individual policing jurisdictions in British Columbia, please see BC Police Jurisdiction Crime Trends 2009-2018.

REGION POLICING JURISDICTION TYPE OF POLICING Alberni Clayoquot Port Alberni Mun RCMP Municipal Alberni Clayoquot Port Alberni Prov RCMP Provincial Alberni Clayoquot Tofino Prov RCMP Provincial Alberni Clayoquot Ucluelet Prov RCMP Provincial Bulkley Nechako Burns Lake Prov RCMP Provincial Bulkley Nechako Fort St James Prov RCMP Provincial Bulkley Nechako Fraser Lake Prov RCMP Provincial Bulkley Nechako Houston/Granisle Prov1 RCMP Provincial Bulkley Nechako Smithers Mun RCMP Municipal Bulkley Nechako Smithers Prov RCMP Provincial Bulkley Nechako Takla Landing Prov RCMP Provincial Bulkley Nechako Vanderhoof Prov RCMP Provincial Capital Central Saanich Mun Independent Municipal Capital Colwood Mun RCMP Municipal Capital Langford Mun RCMP Municipal Capital North Saanich Mun RCMP Municipal Capital Oak Bay Mun Independent Municipal Capital Outer Gulf Islands Prov RCMP Provincial Capital Saanich Mun Independent Municipal Capital Saltspring Island Prov RCMP Provincial Capital Sidney Mun RCMP Municipal Capital Sidney Prov RCMP Provincial Capital Sooke Mun RCMP Municipal Capital Sooke Prov RCMP Provincial Capital Victoria Mun2 Independent Municipal Capital View Royal Mun RCMP Municipal Capital West Shore Prov RCMP Provincial Cariboo Alexis Creek Prov RCMP Provincial Cariboo Anahim Lake Prov RCMP Provincial Cariboo One Hundred Mile House Prov RCMP Provincial Cariboo Quesnel Mun RCMP Municipal Cariboo Quesnel Prov RCMP Provincial

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REGION POLICING JURISDICTION TYPE OF POLICING Cariboo Wells Prov RCMP Provincial Cariboo Williams Lake Mun RCMP Municipal Cariboo Williams Lake Prov RCMP Provincial Central Coast Bella Bella Prov RCMP Provincial Central Coast Bella Coola Prov RCMP Provincial Central Kootenay Castlegar Mun RCMP Municipal Central Kootenay Castlegar Prov3 RCMP Provincial Central Kootenay Creston Mun RCMP Municipal Central Kootenay Creston Prov RCMP Provincial Central Kootenay Kaslo Prov3 RCMP Provincial Central Kootenay Nakusp Prov3 RCMP Provincial Central Kootenay Nelson Mun Independent Municipal Central Kootenay Nelson Prov3 RCMP Provincial Central Kootenay Salmo Prov3 RCMP Provincial Central Kootenay Slocan Lake Prov3 RCMP Provincial Central Okanagan Kelowna Mun RCMP Municipal Central Okanagan Kelowna Prov RCMP Provincial Central Okanagan Lake Country Mun RCMP Municipal Central Okanagan Peachland Mun RCMP Municipal Central Okanagan West Kelowna Mun RCMP Municipal Columbia Shuswap Falkland Prov RCMP Provincial Columbia Shuswap Golden Prov RCMP Provincial Columbia Shuswap Revelstoke Mun RCMP Municipal Columbia Shuswap Revelstoke Prov RCMP Provincial Columbia Shuswap Salmon Arm Mun RCMP Municipal Columbia Shuswap Salmon Arm Prov RCMP Provincial Columbia Shuswap Sicamous Prov RCMP Provincial Comox Valley Comox Mun RCMP Municipal Comox Valley Comox Valley Prov RCMP Provincial Comox Valley Courtenay Mun RCMP Municipal Cowichan Valley Duncan Prov RCMP Provincial Cowichan Valley Ladysmith Mun RCMP Municipal Cowichan Valley Ladysmith Prov RCMP Provincial Cowichan Valley Lake Cowichan Prov RCMP Provincial Cowichan Valley North Cowichan Mun RCMP Municipal Cowichan Valley Shawnigan Lake Prov RCMP Provincial East Kootenay Columbia Valley Prov RCMP Provincial East Kootenay Cranbrook Mun RCMP Municipal East Kootenay Cranbrook Prov RCMP Provincial East Kootenay Elk Valley Prov4 RCMP Provincial East Kootenay Fernie Mun RCMP Municipal East Kootenay Kimberley Mun RCMP Municipal East Kootenay Kimberley Prov RCMP Provincial



REGION POLICING JURISDICTION TYPE OF POLICING Fraser Fort George Mackenzie Prov RCMP Provincial Fraser Fort George McBride Prov RCMP Provincial Fraser Fort George Prince George Mun RCMP Municipal Fraser Fort George Prince George Prov RCMP Provincial Fraser Fort George Tsay Keh Dene Prov RCMP Provincial Fraser Fort George Valemount Prov RCMP Provincial Fraser Valley Abbotsford Mun Independent Municipal Fraser Valley Agassiz Prov RCMP Provincial Fraser Valley Boston Bar Prov RCMP Provincial Fraser Valley Chilliwack Mun RCMP Municipal Fraser Valley Chilliwack Prov RCMP Provincial Fraser Valley Hope Mun RCMP Municipal Fraser Valley Hope Prov RCMP Provincial Fraser Valley Kent Mun RCMP Municipal Fraser Valley Mission Mun RCMP Municipal Fraser Valley Mission Prov RCMP Provincial Kitimat Stikine Atlin Prov RCMP Provincial Kitimat Stikine Dease Lake Prov RCMP Provincial Kitimat Stikine Kitimat Mun RCMP Municipal Kitimat Stikine Kitimat Prov RCMP Provincial Kitimat Stikine Lisims/Nass Valley Prov RCMP Provincial Kitimat Stikine New Hazelton Prov RCMP Provincial Kitimat Stikine Stewart Prov RCMP Provincial Kitimat Stikine Terrace Mun RCMP Municipal Kitimat Stikine Terrace Prov RCMP Provincial Kootenay Boundary Grand Forks Prov3 RCMP Provincial Kootenay Boundary Midway Prov3 RCMP Provincial Kootenay Boundary Trail And Greater District Prov3,5 RCMP Provincial Kootenay Boundary Trail Mun RCMP Municipal Metro Vancouver Bowen Island Prov RCMP Provincial Metro Vancouver Burnaby Mun RCMP Municipal Metro Vancouver Coquitlam Mun RCMP Municipal Metro Vancouver Coquitlam Prov RCMP Provincial Metro Vancouver Delta Mun Independent Municipal Metro Vancouver Langley City Mun RCMP Municipal Metro Vancouver Langley Township Mun RCMP Municipal Metro Vancouver Maple Ridge Mun RCMP Municipal Metro Vancouver New Westminster Mun Independent Municipal Metro Vancouver North Vancouver City Mun RCMP Municipal Metro Vancouver North Vancouver District Mun RCMP Municipal Metro Vancouver North Vancouver Prov RCMP Provincial Metro Vancouver Pitt Meadows Mun RCMP Municipal Metro Vancouver Port Coquitlam Mun RCMP Municipal



REGION POLICING JURISDICTION TYPE OF POLICING Metro Vancouver Port Moody Mun Independent Municipal Metro Vancouver Richmond Mun RCMP Municipal Metro Vancouver Ridge Meadows Prov RCMP Provincial Metro Vancouver Surrey Mun6 RCMP Municipal Metro Vancouver University Prov RCMP Provincial Metro Vancouver Vancouver Mun Independent Municipal Metro Vancouver West Vancouver Mun Independent Municipal Metro Vancouver White Rock Mun RCMP Municipal Mount Waddington Alert Bay Prov RCMP Provincial Mount Waddington Port Alice Prov RCMP Provincial Mount Waddington Port Hardy Prov RCMP Provincial Mount Waddington Port McNeill Prov RCMP Provincial Nanaimo Gabriola Island Prov RCMP Provincial Nanaimo Nanaimo Mun RCMP Municipal Nanaimo Nanaimo Prov RCMP Provincial Nanaimo Oceanside Prov RCMP Provincial Nanaimo Parksville Mun RCMP Municipal Nanaimo Qualicum Beach Mun RCMP Municipal North Coast7 Masset Prov RCMP Provincial North Coast7 Prince Rupert Mun RCMP Municipal North Coast7 Prince Rupert Prov RCMP Provincial North Coast7 Queen Charlotte Prov RCMP Provincial North Okanagan Armstrong Mun RCMP Municipal North Okanagan Armstrong Prov RCMP Provincial North Okanagan Coldstream Mun RCMP Municipal North Okanagan Enderby Prov RCMP Provincial North Okanagan Lumby Prov RCMP Provincial North Okanagan Spallumcheen Mun RCMP Municipal North Okanagan Vernon Mun RCMP Municipal North Okanagan Vernon Prov RCMP Provincial Northern Rockies Northern Rockies Mun RCMP Municipal Northern Rockies Northern Rockies Prov RCMP Provincial Okanagan Similkameen Keremeos Prov RCMP Provincial Okanagan Similkameen Oliver Prov RCMP Provincial Okanagan Similkameen Osoyoos Mun RCMP Municipal Okanagan Similkameen Osoyoos Prov RCMP Provincial Okanagan Similkameen Penticton Mun RCMP Municipal Okanagan Similkameen Penticton Prov RCMP Provincial Okanagan Similkameen Princeton Prov RCMP Provincial Okanagan Similkameen Summerland Mun RCMP Municipal Peace River Chetwynd Prov RCMP Provincial Peace River Dawson Creek Mun RCMP Municipal Peace River Dawson Creek Prov RCMP Provincial



REGION POLICING JURISDICTION TYPE OF POLICING Peace River Fort St John Mun RCMP Municipal Peace River Fort St John Prov RCMP Provincial Peace River Hudson's Hope Prov RCMP Provincial Peace River Tumbler Ridge Prov RCMP Provincial qathet8 Powell River Mun RCMP Municipal qathet8 Powell River Prov RCMP Provincial qathet8 Texada Island Prov RCMP Provincial Squamish Lillooet Lillooet Prov RCMP Provincial Squamish Lillooet Pemberton Prov RCMP Provincial Squamish Lillooet Squamish Mun RCMP Municipal Squamish Lillooet Squamish Prov RCMP Provincial Squamish Lillooet Stl'atl'imx FNAPS9 First Nations Aboriginal Police Service Squamish Lillooet Whistler Mun RCMP Municipal Squamish Lillooet Whistler Prov RCMP Provincial Strathcona Campbell River Mun RCMP Municipal Strathcona Campbell River Prov RCMP Provincial Strathcona Nootka Sound Prov RCMP Provincial Strathcona Quadra Island Prov RCMP Provincial Strathcona Sayward Prov RCMP Provincial Sunshine Coast Sechelt Mun RCMP Municipal Sunshine Coast Sunshine Coast Prov10 RCMP Provincial Thompson Nicola Ashcroft Prov RCMP Provincial Thompson Nicola Barriere Prov RCMP Provincial Thompson Nicola Chase Prov RCMP Provincial Thompson Nicola Clearwater Prov RCMP Provincial Thompson Nicola Clinton Prov RCMP Provincial Thompson Nicola Kamloops Mun RCMP Municipal Thompson Nicola Logan Lake Prov RCMP Provincial Thompson Nicola Lytton Prov RCMP Provincial Thompson Nicola Merritt Mun RCMP Municipal Thompson Nicola Merritt Prov RCMP Provincial Thompson Nicola T'Kumlups Prov RCMP Provincial



Number of Criminal Code Offencesa

REGION 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Alberni Clayoquot 4,188 3,740 3,689 3,399 3,348 2,723 3,135 3,247 3,143 3,723 Bulkley Nechako 6,308 5,756 5,514 5,634 5,406 4,884 4,650 4,524 3,906 3,901 Capital 28,892 27,945 23,785 22,264 19,829 20,484 22,565 21,640 21,355 23,544 Cariboo 7,901 7,171 6,936 7,608 7,337 7,019 6,911 6,672 6,346 6,841 Central Coast 779 842 779 787 493 498 331 345 361 344 Central Kootenay 4,106 4,050 3,853 3,878 3,841 3,305 3,617 3,504 3,597 3,536 Central Okanagan 18,757 17,141 15,283 16,329 13,785 14,087 16,033 16,627 16,395 18,370 Columbia Shuswap 4,192 4,186 3,474 3,316 2,889 2,366 2,772 2,619 2,470 2,520 Comox Valley 5,118 4,619 4,196 3,713 3,667 3,801 4,220 3,918 4,617 4,307 Cowichan Valley 6,917 6,815 6,849 6,211 5,979 5,763 6,717 6,737 6,513 6,813 East Kootenay 5,137 5,100 4,666 4,344 3,859 3,318 3,426 3,214 3,462 3,465 Fraser Fort George 13,440 14,358 13,587 13,454 11,717 11,637 12,115 12,329 13,322 13,043 Fraser Valley 25,341 23,814 22,935 22,042 21,824 23,388 26,998 27,719 26,806 28,792 Kitimat Stikine 6,650 5,825 5,671 5,930 5,625 5,262 5,474 5,212 4,945 5,120 Kootenay Boundary 2,418 2,432 2,212 2,160 1,704 1,699 1,640 1,579 1,950 2,082 Metro Vancouver 188,100 180,528 173,565 174,366 169,430 182,324 184,772 185,699 178,535 178,855 Mount Waddington 1,756 1,467 1,460 1,385 1,308 1,273 1,344 1,236 1,064 1,130 Nanaimo 14,923 13,591 11,826 11,770 11,215 11,413 11,663 12,447 11,606 14,771 North Coast7 3,950 4,012 4,363 4,205 3,381 3,048 3,206 2,801 2,471 2,798 North Okanagan 7,070 6,380 5,899 6,330 6,258 6,419 6,452 7,083 6,632 6,646 Northern Rockies 1,104 1,180 1,252 1,242 1,135 1,014 915 647 600 692 Okanagan Similkameen 8,111 7,344 7,203 6,984 5,856 6,687 7,581 7,662 8,322 9,169 Peace River 7,460 7,002 6,544 6,759 6,153 6,571 6,593 5,463 5,136 5,068 qathet8 1,594 1,323 1,361 1,441 1,257 1,216 1,120 1,149 1,058 1,283 Squamish Lillooet 5,070 4,975 4,640 4,926 4,457 3,891 3,930 3,799 3,842 3,331 Strathcona 4,867 4,695 4,270 4,101 3,767 3,919 4,162 4,376 3,816 3,967 Sunshine Coast 2,233 2,251 2,067 1,725 1,430 1,318 1,532 1,262 1,199 1,297 Thompson Nicola 14,206 14,078 13,259 12,533 12,943 12,074 12,429 14,153 14,269 13,875 BRITISH COLUMBIA11 400,889 382,857 361,359 359,076 340,101 351,649 366,479 367,843 357,812 369,397

a Total Criminal Code offences exclude traffic offences.



Crime Rates – Total Criminal Code Offencesb

REGION 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Alberni Clayoquot 133.7 119.5 116.7 108.1 106.4 85.2 98.3 100.5 96.2 112.0 Bulkley Nechako 159.4 144.3 135.9 139.9 134.0 119.9 115.2 112.5 96.6 95.8 Capital 79.5 76.3 64.7 59.7 52.4 53.2 57.1 53.7 52.3 57.0 Cariboo 124.9 113.8 109.6 120.9 116.5 110.8 108.0 103.4 97.9 104.9 Central Coast 224.6 238.9 218.1 218.3 136.5 136.1 89.1 91.6 95.1 90.3 Central Kootenay 69.2 68.1 64.3 64.7 63.8 53.9 58.6 56.0 57.3 55.8 Central Okanagan 103.8 94.9 83.6 88.0 73.5 73.3 81.4 82.9 80.4 88.4 Columbia Shuswap 85.9 86.9 71.9 69.0 59.7 47.7 55.7 51.8 48.2 48.2 Comox Valley 80.6 72.3 65.1 57.0 55.6 56.8 62.0 56.4 65.5 60.2 Cowichan Valley 86.0 84.1 84.0 75.8 72.1 68.1 78.1 77.0 73.3 75.4 East Kootenay 88.5 88.5 80.8 74.7 65.2 54.9 55.4 51.2 54.8 54.1 Fraser Fort George 143.0 152.7 143.8 140.6 120.0 117.6 122.8 124.2 133.1 129.2 Fraser Valley 90.9 84.3 81.1 76.6 74.6 78.9 89.4 90.0 85.7 90.7 Kitimat Stikine 174.7 153.9 150.1 157.1 146.8 135.5 140.8 134.2 127.2 131.3 Kootenay Boundary 79.1 80.5 73.2 71.2 56.3 55.3 52.4 50.2 61.7 65.5 Metro Vancouver 81.7 76.8 73.1 72.1 69.0 73.1 73.1 72.0 68.3 67.4 Mount Waddington 143.4 120.6 120.9 115.3 108.2 105.0 112.0 104.3 89.7 94.6 Nanaimo 101.7 91.9 79.2 78.2 73.5 73.4 73.6 76.3 70.3 88.1 North Coast7 205.9 209.8 227.6 219.7 176.9 159.6 170.0 147.6 130.9 148.6 North Okanagan 83.9 76.0 70.4 75.7 74.3 74.6 73.5 79.5 73.5 72.8 Northern Rockies 190.7 199.6 206.3 208.4 193.5 174.7 159.4 114.7 107.7 125.0 Okanagan Similkameen 97.9 89.8 87.9 84.4 70.1 79.1 88.5 88.5 94.6 103.2 Peace River 124.6 116.3 106.8 107.5 94.6 98.7 100.1 83.9 78.9 77.6 qathet8 80.9 66.8 68.8 72.2 62.6 59.9 54.8 55.8 50.9 61.2 Squamish Lillooet 127.6 123.1 109.4 112.9 100.7 86.2 85.6 80.7 80.4 68.5 Strathcona 113.2 109.3 98.0 94.2 85.2 87.4 90.9 94.6 81.3 83.1 Sunshine Coast 78.3 78.7 71.4 58.8 47.8 43.1 49.4 40.3 37.9 40.6 Thompson Nicola 106.3 105.8 99.2 93.5 95.7 87.8 89.2 100.0 99.7 95.5 BRITISH COLUMBIA11 90.9 85.7 80.3 78.6 73.5 74.7 76.7 75.7 72.7 74.0

b Crime Rate is the number of Criminal Code offences (excluding traffic) reported for every 1,000 persons



Number of Violent Offencesc

REGION 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Alberni Clayoquot 848 712 790 706 691 557 631 607 630 668 Bulkley Nechako 1,525 1,370 1,384 1,363 1,216 1,046 1,004 1,053 1,005 1,112 Capital 5,226 5,489 4,608 4,172 3,852 4,034 4,501 4,379 4,586 4,926 Cariboo 1,843 1,667 1,706 1,757 1,567 1,413 1,357 1,197 1,022 1,126 Central Coast 263 267 212 232 167 142 99 130 130 122 Central Kootenay 726 877 893 904 829 668 736 753 744 776 Central Okanagan 3,334 3,089 2,864 2,813 2,103 1,968 2,116 1,858 1,749 2,015 Columbia Shuswap 779 622 735 642 588 434 515 455 423 392 Comox Valley 894 830 862 842 670 706 765 670 679 746 Cowichan Valley 1,308 1,149 1,223 1,094 1,138 1,047 1,202 1,188 979 1,250 East Kootenay 1,141 1,189 1,120 1,048 963 743 860 857 881 878 Fraser Fort George 2,450 2,658 2,591 2,619 2,167 1,898 1,809 1,798 1,896 2,046 Fraser Valley 4,579 4,212 3,950 3,754 3,480 3,618 4,012 3,924 3,578 4,390 Kitimat Stikine 1,582 1,437 1,470 1,338 1,222 1,075 1,103 956 996 1,038 Kootenay Boundary 497 529 518 481 378 305 330 311 382 338 Metro Vancouver 33,020 31,576 29,302 27,873 24,958 23,702 26,058 24,447 24,292 25,742 Mount Waddington 364 334 327 310 281 282 252 242 212 293 Nanaimo 2,171 2,164 1,877 1,839 1,827 1,507 1,535 1,554 1,624 1,850 North Coast7 966 897 922 837 636 607 652 596 630 756 North Okanagan 1,487 1,310 1,208 1,262 1,242 953 991 1,114 1,019 998 Northern Rockies 269 223 254 251 290 255 256 165 155 208 Okanagan Similkameen 1,604 1,374 1,424 1,130 869 868 897 901 829 1,020 Peace River 1,623 1,556 1,497 1,523 1,297 1,313 1,384 1,034 992 972 qathet8 398 275 300 277 281 230 231 239 247 264 Squamish Lillooet 1,014 974 877 1,051 946 818 824 725 774 829 Strathcona 913 901 797 761 660 594 635 674 581 627 Sunshine Coast 509 355 357 336 261 228 275 269 232 281 Thompson Nicola 3,144 3,093 2,842 2,681 2,639 2,188 1,883 2,140 2,269 2,438 BRITISH COLUMBIA11 74,496 71,139 66,927 63,904 57,231 53,209 56,923 54,246 53,540 58,109

cViolent Crimes include the offences of homicide, attempted murder, sexual and non-sexual assault, sexual offences against children, abduction, forcible confinement or kidnapping, robbery, criminal harassment, extortion, uttering threats, threatening or harassing communications, and other violent offences.



Number of Property Offencesd

REGION 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Alberni Clayoquot 2,140 1,770 1,708 1,589 1,548 1,236 1,530 1,574 1,597 2,041 Bulkley Nechako 2,881 2,611 2,382 2,152 2,084 2,051 1,925 1,765 1,465 1,378 Capital 19,689 17,817 15,421 15,223 13,044 13,320 14,467 13,927 13,730 15,431 Cariboo 3,681 3,094 2,951 3,276 3,064 2,936 2,921 3,249 3,347 3,712 Central Coast 240 228 279 382 222 234 122 115 112 109 Central Kootenay 2,396 2,281 2,104 2,096 2,181 1,868 2,022 1,847 1,880 1,875 Central Okanagan 11,544 10,329 9,030 10,371 8,877 9,105 10,483 11,258 11,363 12,704 Columbia Shuswap 2,623 2,709 1,959 1,812 1,582 1,356 1,607 1,589 1,470 1,560 Comox Valley 2,876 2,715 2,362 1,901 2,080 2,142 2,341 2,133 2,750 2,384 Cowichan Valley 4,329 4,125 3,633 3,166 3,093 3,390 3,931 4,100 4,170 4,273 East Kootenay 2,991 2,890 2,597 2,298 2,121 1,847 1,877 1,679 1,827 1,846 Fraser Fort George 7,517 7,639 6,757 5,799 5,090 5,398 5,859 6,252 7,248 7,286 Fraser Valley 16,213 15,632 14,366 13,875 13,961 14,757 17,513 18,262 17,401 18,520 Kitimat Stikine 2,540 2,203 2,133 2,406 2,419 2,183 1,995 2,013 1,732 1,739 Kootenay Boundary 1,400 1,347 1,126 1,128 861 964 938 888 1,085 1,324 Metro Vancouver 123,597 117,053 111,545 116,002 114,163 129,308 126,622 129,893 124,766 122,201 Mount Waddington 764 695 668 615 598 540 612 512 453 462 Nanaimo 9,253 8,062 7,096 7,017 6,830 7,655 7,736 8,341 7,694 10,300 North Coast7 1,640 1,707 1,422 1,374 1,204 1,198 1,307 1,010 1,002 1,098 North Okanagan 4,424 3,938 3,642 3,784 3,638 4,136 4,150 4,606 4,407 4,413 Northern Rockies 494 493 505 527 493 461 436 294 250 274 Okanagan Similkameen 4,655 4,318 4,085 4,116 3,642 4,472 5,322 5,094 5,501 6,043 Peace River 3,466 3,088 2,896 3,175 2,968 3,225 3,455 2,907 2,956 3,187 qathet8 889 826 768 827 704 731 617 628 536 657 Squamish Lillooet 2,698 2,689 2,507 2,587 2,367 1,949 1,917 1,885 1,925 1,589 Strathcona 2,379 2,183 1,959 1,926 1,745 1,843 2,117 2,206 1,973 2,286 Sunshine Coast 1,204 1,312 1,191 862 792 785 863 700 681 728 Thompson Nicola 7,938 7,923 7,631 7,164 7,439 6,934 7,824 8,840 8,875 8,620 BRITISH COLUMBIA11 246,692 231,877 214,914 217,674 208,997 226,254 232,664 237,724 232,264 238,141

d Property Crimes include the offences of breaking and entering, theft, motor vehicle theft, possession of stolen property, trafficking in stolen goods, fraud, mischief, identity theft, identity fraud, arson, and altering/removing/destroying a vehicle identification number.



Number of Other Criminal Code Offencese

REGION 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Alberni Clayoquot 1,200 1,258 1,191 1,104 1,109 930 974 1,066 916 1,014 Bulkley Nechako 1,902 1,775 1,748 2,119 2,106 1,787 1,721 1,706 1,436 1,411 Capital 3,977 4,639 3,756 2,869 2,933 3,130 3,597 3,334 3,039 3,187 Cariboo 2,377 2,410 2,279 2,575 2,706 2,670 2,633 2,226 1,977 2,003 Central Coast 276 347 288 173 104 122 110 100 119 113 Central Kootenay 984 892 856 878 831 769 859 904 973 885 Central Okanagan 3,879 3,723 3,389 3,145 2,805 3,014 3,434 3,511 3,283 3,651 Columbia Shuswap 790 855 780 862 719 576 650 575 577 568 Comox Valley 1,348 1,074 972 970 917 953 1,114 1,115 1,188 1,177 Cowichan Valley 1,280 1,541 1,993 1,951 1,748 1,326 1,584 1,449 1,364 1,290 East Kootenay 1,005 1,021 949 998 775 728 689 678 754 741 Fraser Fort George 3,473 4,061 4,239 5,036 4,460 4,341 4,447 4,279 4,178 3,711 Fraser Valley 4,549 3,970 4,619 4,413 4,383 5,013 5,473 5,533 5,827 5,882 Kitimat Stikine 2,528 2,185 2,068 2,186 1,984 2,004 2,376 2,243 2,217 2,343 Kootenay Boundary 521 556 568 551 465 430 372 380 483 420 Metro Vancouver 31,483 31,899 32,718 30,491 30,309 29,314 32,092 31,359 29,477 30,912 Mount Waddington 628 438 465 460 429 451 480 482 399 375 Nanaimo 3,499 3,365 2,853 2,914 2,558 2,251 2,392 2,552 2,288 2,621 North Coast7 1,344 1,408 2,019 1,994 1,541 1,243 1,247 1,195 839 944 North Okanagan 1,159 1,132 1,049 1,284 1,378 1,330 1,311 1,363 1,206 1,235 Northern Rockies 341 464 493 464 352 298 223 188 195 210 Okanagan Similkameen 1,852 1,652 1,694 1,738 1,345 1,347 1,362 1,667 1,992 2,106 Peace River 2,371 2,358 2,151 2,061 1,888 2,033 1,754 1,522 1,188 909 qathet8 307 222 293 337 272 255 272 282 275 362 Squamish Lillooet 1,358 1,312 1,256 1,288 1,144 1,124 1,189 1,189 1,143 913 Strathcona 1,575 1,611 1,514 1,414 1,362 1,482 1,410 1,496 1,262 1,054 Sunshine Coast 520 584 519 527 377 305 394 293 286 288 Thompson Nicola 3,124 3,062 2,786 2,688 2,865 2,952 2,722 3,173 3,125 2,817 BRITISH COLUMBIA11 79,701 79,841 79,518 77,498 73,873 72,186 76,892 75,873 72,008 73,147

e Other crimes include Criminal Code offences not classified as either violent or property crimes, e.g., gaming and betting, offensive weapons, offences related to currency, offences against the administration of justice, offences against public order, the possession and/or distribution of child pornography, etc.



Number of Homicide Offencesf

REGION 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Alberni Clayoquot 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 2 1 3 Bulkley Nechako 2 2 1 3 4 1 3 1 1 2 Capital 3 5 6 4 1 4 9 1 7 2 Cariboo 4 1 0 0 0 5 1 3 4 7 Central Coast 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Central Kootenay 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 Central Okanagan 3 3 2 3 3 3 4 6 6 2 Columbia Shuswap 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Comox Valley 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 Cowichan Valley 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 East Kootenay 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 Fraser Fort George 3 9 2 3 1 3 4 4 4 1 Fraser Valley 14 10 3 6 4 9 9 12 15 11 Kitimat Stikine 3 0 2 1 2 1 2 1 0 1 Kootenay Boundary 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 Metro Vancouver 65 37 43 38 43 46 47 43 53 45 Mount Waddington 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Nanaimo 1 3 3 0 3 2 0 0 3 1 North Coast7 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 North Okanagan 1 1 1 0 3 1 1 1 3 1 Northern Rockies 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Okanagan Similkameen 2 0 4 0 3 0 2 0 4 2 Peace River 1 2 1 3 2 2 2 1 3 1 qathet8 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 Squamish Lillooet 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 Strathcona 0 4 4 0 1 3 2 1 1 1 Sunshine Coast 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Thompson Nicola 5 1 4 5 2 4 1 6 2 2 BRITISH COLUMBIA11 118 83 87 71 76 89 97 88 119 89

f Homicide data are extracted from the Homicide Survey database. Homicides are counted according to the year in which police file the report.



Number of Motor Vehicle Theft Offencesg

REGION 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Alberni Clayoquot 120 106 76 64 46 23 55 53 54 66 Bulkley Nechako 113 88 97 86 90 53 70 65 66 71 Capital 911 675 418 424 313 401 400 405 482 459 Cariboo 343 229 150 246 290 218 220 267 292 267 Central Coast 12 4 4 3 8 2 5 5 7 5 Central Kootenay 114 80 84 84 88 71 92 91 82 101 Central Okanagan 1,173 885 808 795 489 604 687 626 718 814 Columbia Shuswap 204 216 196 148 171 123 155 115 112 173 Comox Valley 121 104 111 73 44 75 86 100 168 65 Cowichan Valley 220 195 131 139 116 147 160 127 140 156 East Kootenay 132 126 146 142 114 69 86 82 56 80 Fraser Fort George 504 474 467 265 292 353 345 339 446 435 Fraser Valley 1,733 1,526 1,295 985 1,113 1,186 1,569 1,717 1,576 1,434 Kitimat Stikine 103 63 47 60 91 75 48 36 45 49 Kootenay Boundary 101 57 42 32 40 34 73 33 62 75 Metro Vancouver 10,827 8,925 7,164 7,275 6,615 9,548 8,378 7,917 8,106 6,255 Mount Waddington 19 20 18 13 15 9 8 7 10 8 Nanaimo 526 383 357 320 277 406 474 381 363 412 North Coast7 29 31 18 21 26 25 24 13 11 22 North Okanagan 557 409 314 247 249 315 260 294 213 264 Northern Rockies 64 43 56 46 28 19 28 19 6 22 Okanagan Similkameen 413 310 271 277 184 378 563 429 497 445 Peace River 379 277 238 295 286 277 321 265 405 380 qathet8 27 34 26 20 23 12 10 10 12 22 Squamish Lillooet 145 89 102 75 69 60 83 86 83 56 Strathcona 77 73 105 66 37 77 66 92 83 59 Sunshine Coast 54 45 34 28 24 25 13 16 20 10 Thompson Nicola 525 493 390 331 404 419 438 374 364 355 BRITISH COLUMBIA11 19,551 15,966 13,171 12,565 11,544 15,009 14,720 13,968 14,484 12,570

g Motor vehicle theft includes motor vehicle theft automobile, motor vehicle theft truck, motor vehicle theft motorcycle, motor vehicle theft other (e.g., snowmobiles, all terrain vehicles, motorized farming and industrial vehicles). In 2011, a new UCR violation code for motor vehicle theft was created, replacing the previous UCR violations of motor vehicle theft over $5000 and motor vehicle theft $5000 and under.



Number of Administration of Justice Offencesh

REGION 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Alberni Clayoquot 446 465 393 437 531 473 450 454 404 408 Bulkley Nechako 611 768 652 546 578 466 675 730 593 611 Capital 1,182 1,367 1,059 1,097 1,128 1,238 1,499 1,421 1,476 1,560 Cariboo 495 463 525 585 591 491 492 546 487 619 Central Coast 102 145 119 87 37 33 29 31 37 26 Central Kootenay 237 271 305 295 265 221 202 243 298 293 Central Okanagan 519 575 571 574 688 776 1,122 1,318 1,017 832 Columbia Shuswap 174 216 136 173 144 108 116 114 167 144 Comox Valley 250 205 230 299 264 243 302 296 298 284 Cowichan Valley 326 320 343 379 418 345 464 455 474 517 East Kootenay 264 263 204 249 224 190 193 210 248 248 Fraser Fort George 620 1,089 1,138 1,199 1,204 1,194 1,355 1,375 1,402 1,243 Fraser Valley 738 775 840 811 861 941 1,119 1,191 1,111 1,180 Kitimat Stikine 843 778 790 657 581 711 593 636 722 805 Kootenay Boundary 140 146 188 210 168 149 120 142 206 143 Metro Vancouver 5,172 5,399 5,686 5,431 4,979 5,397 6,447 7,115 6,774 6,650 Mount Waddington 158 201 266 243 202 240 251 211 207 159 Nanaimo 551 617 562 567 541 552 616 688 581 554 North Coast7 315 317 283 353 223 260 278 244 291 303 North Okanagan 279 297 292 335 368 438 423 338 391 344 Northern Rockies 79 109 140 109 76 98 67 64 76 87 Okanagan Similkameen 282 313 298 363 301 266 304 568 693 674 Peace River 520 530 488 483 450 474 545 527 443 381 qathet8 70 42 47 51 76 41 73 69 64 91 Squamish Lillooet 173 217 175 191 181 144 158 169 173 116 Strathcona 356 373 426 416 419 509 564 552 451 348 Sunshine Coast 103 90 94 104 108 99 109 104 85 96 Thompson Nicola 613 721 737 617 675 631 627 771 780 788 BRITISH COLUMBIA11 15,631 17,075 16,993 16,862 16,284 16,732 19,194 20,584 19,949 19,504

h Administration of justice offences includes the following crimes: fail to comply with order, escape or helps to escape from lawful custody, prisoner unlawfully at large, fail to appear, breach of probation, and other violations against the administration of law and justice.



Number of Drug Offences (CDSA and Cannabis Act)i

REGION 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Alberni Clayoquot 211 269 296 196 179 181 119 149 177 136 Bulkley Nechako 424 348 348 303 282 176 191 193 171 211 Capital 1,500 1,677 1,737 1,641 1,523 1,486 1,333 935 891 686 Cariboo 605 696 599 622 664 599 480 494 429 511 Central Coast 34 46 23 23 20 20 16 10 10 15 Central Kootenay 541 775 869 737 713 490 517 526 330 282 Central Okanagan 870 983 1,128 1,151 1,544 1,579 1,368 1,366 1,441 1,322 Columbia Shuswap 518 637 702 563 637 528 362 283 176 183 Comox Valley 322 274 366 371 351 253 220 201 219 174 Cowichan Valley 643 659 694 597 574 509 525 518 528 507 East Kootenay 362 476 353 384 316 327 281 247 194 150 Fraser Fort George 705 827 869 681 735 878 905 859 865 882 Fraser Valley 1,251 1,526 1,555 1,646 1,510 1,127 995 1,027 971 852 Kitimat Stikine 229 270 253 338 365 337 239 239 196 164 Kootenay Boundary 217 282 272 195 205 204 185 262 141 107 Metro Vancouver 11,044 11,964 11,847 10,684 11,413 10,703 10,241 9,709 9,109 8,728 Mount Waddington 82 89 133 87 110 117 77 54 29 35 Nanaimo 906 961 920 960 838 839 724 732 685 551 North Coast7 186 205 218 164 235 186 203 138 107 145 North Okanagan 399 421 464 500 438 479 346 409 331 353 Northern Rockies 77 84 126 107 68 50 69 46 41 36 Okanagan Similkameen 473 512 528 576 531 556 398 484 408 379 Peace River 368 456 473 357 417 358 300 311 305 201 qathet8 170 144 131 114 135 122 82 108 98 103 Squamish Lillooet 444 578 471 473 529 527 545 547 450 338 Strathcona 301 365 372 364 443 262 193 231 218 191 Sunshine Coast 221 196 183 126 137 110 90 102 108 72 Thompson Nicola 829 1,196 1,235 1,489 1,433 1,311 1,117 1,564 1,305 923 BRITISH COLUMBIA11 23,948 26,928 27,178 25,455 26,354 24,321 22,132 21,759 19,933 18,247

i Drug offences are crimes prohibited under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) and the Cannabis Act. CDSA drug offences include possession, trafficking, production, and distribution of cannabis (prior to October 17, 2018), cocaine, heroin, non-heroin opioids (including fentanyl), and methamphetamines (crystal meth), and other drug offences. Drug offences are not included in the Total Criminal Code offences.



Populations

REGION 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Alberni Clayoquot 31,313 31,303 31,602 31,429 31,459 31,962 31,887 32,305 32,665 33,240 Bulkley Nechako 39,578 39,884 40,566 40,283 40,356 40,727 40,379 40,226 40,455 40,715 Capital 363,571 366,427 367,874 373,160 378,373 385,122 394,892 403,007 408,233 413,407 Cariboo 63,279 63,036 63,267 62,921 62,990 63,362 63,989 64,499 64,843 65,219 Central Coast 3,468 3,525 3,572 3,605 3,612 3,658 3,716 3,767 3,798 3,809 Central Kootenay 59,358 59,495 59,936 59,956 60,207 61,320 61,747 62,589 62,755 63,320 Central Okanagan 180,703 180,641 182,891 185,582 187,646 192,198 196,908 200,531 203,945 207,901 Columbia Shuswap 48,787 48,145 48,293 48,067 48,423 49,589 49,757 50,530 51,230 52,244 Comox Valley 63,526 63,845 64,459 65,173 65,980 66,915 68,074 69,484 70,474 71,535 Cowichan Valley 80,394 81,031 81,519 81,956 82,976 84,602 86,058 87,529 88,845 90,358 East Kootenay 58,037 57,603 57,718 58,135 59,154 60,444 61,823 62,779 63,173 64,004 Fraser Fort George 93,956 94,043 94,499 95,719 97,658 98,942 98,662 99,303 100,068 100,946 Fraser Valley 278,632 282,561 282,635 287,606 292,695 296,326 301,888 307,988 312,829 317,398 Kitimat Stikine 38,069 37,853 37,781 37,752 38,309 38,820 38,865 38,825 38,891 38,999 Kootenay Boundary 30,581 30,203 30,236 30,347 30,279 30,713 31,285 31,457 31,619 31,770 Metro Vancouver 2,301,816 2,350,488 2,373,260 2,417,642 2,453,875 2,494,400 2,529,363 2,577,444 2,613,386 2,652,831 Mount Waddington 12,243 12,160 12,077 12,016 12,086 12,122 11,999 11,853 11,864 11,942 Nanaimo 146,788 147,896 149,281 150,426 152,572 155,538 158,572 163,055 165,143 167,610 North Coast7 19,184 19,121 19,167 19,138 19,116 19,099 18,862 18,979 18,875 18,835 North Okanagan 84,263 83,925 83,747 83,665 84,182 86,001 87,801 89,048 90,204 91,282 Northern Rockies 5,789 5,913 6,068 5,961 5,866 5,803 5,740 5,643 5,572 5,535 Okanagan Similkameen 82,814 81,771 81,990 82,774 83,519 84,531 85,686 86,580 87,948 88,867 Peace River 59,882 60,221 61,251 62,889 65,021 66,556 65,879 65,130 65,110 65,304 qathet8 19,704 19,803 19,773 19,953 20,084 20,310 20,446 20,595 20,766 20,977 Squamish Lillooet 39,733 40,415 42,427 43,644 44,263 45,153 45,938 47,079 47,789 48,603 Strathcona 42,988 42,954 43,556 43,518 44,199 44,859 45,795 46,256 46,945 47,726 Sunshine Coast 28,528 28,590 28,937 29,344 29,900 30,547 31,022 31,300 31,630 31,977 Thompson Nicola 133,695 133,072 133,722 134,108 135,277 137,484 139,355 141,469 143,097 145,333 BRITISH COLUMBIA11 4,410,679 4,465,924 4,502,104 4,566,769 4,630,077 4,707,103 4,776,388 4,859,250 4,922,152 4,991,687



Endnotes

1. In 2014, Houston Prov and Granisle Prov were formally amalgamated. Prior to this amalgamation, Houston/Granisle operated in an informally amalgamated manner from two Detachment offices; the main office in the District of Houston and the second in the Village of Granisle. The Granisle office remains and functions as a Community Policing Office.

2. The Victoria Police Department polices the City of Victoria and the Town of Esquimalt.

3. Castlegar Prov, Grand Forks Prov, Kaslo Prov, Midway Prov, Nakusp Prov, Nelson Prov, Salmo Prov, Slocan Lake Prov, and Trail and Greater District Prov are policed as a regional integrated detachment.

4. Elk Valley is an integrated detachment which includes three provincial policing jurisdictions: Elkford Prov, Fernie Prov, and Sparwood Prov.

5. Trail and Greater District is an integrated detachment which includes two provincial policing jurisdictions: Fruitvale Prov and Rossland Prov.

6. Surrey Mun includes the area policed as Surrey Prov.

7. On September 19, 2016, the Skeena-Queen Charlotte Regional District formally changed its name to the North Coast Regional District.

8. On July 5, 2018, the Powell River Regional District formally changed its name to the qathet Regional District.

9. Stl’atl’imx Tribal Police Service is an autonomous and independent police service.

10. Sunshine Coast Prov includes the area policed as Gibsons Landing Prov.

11. The BC total includes additional reporting from the following specialized units: Canadian National Railway Police, Canadian Pacific Railway Police, RCMP Offshore/West Coast Marine Police, and South Coast BC Transit Authority Police.



Definitions and Data Qualifiers

• Population figures are estimates prepared annually by BC Stats, based on the results of the Canada Census which is conducted every five years. Note: In the 2016 Census, Statistics Canada adjusted the census boundary geographies and, as a result, the population estimates provided by BC Stats have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the updated census boundaries according to current police jurisdiction boundaries. Ten-year population estimates included in this document may significantly differ from estimates included in the Policing and Security Branch’s publications from prior years. This change affects crime rates.

Population figures reflect only the permanent or resident population of a jurisdiction. Where a jurisdiction serves as a business and/or entertainment centre, it may have substantial “part-time” populations, e.g., tourists, cabin owners, commuters, students, and seasonal staff. These temporary populations, whose permanent residence is within another jurisdiction, are excluded from a jurisdiction’s population figures.

• Number of offences represent only those crimes reported to, or discovered by the police which, upon preliminary investigation, have been deemed to have occurred or been attempted; these data do not represent nor imply a count of the number of charges laid, prosecutions conducted, information sworn or convictions obtained. The crime data contained in these reports have been recorded by the police utilizing the Uniform Crime Reporting 2 (UCR2) Survey scoring rules and guidelines. If a single criminal incident contains a number of violations of the law, then only the most serious violation is recorded for UCR2 purposes.

• Total Criminal Code offences (excluding traffic) include property, violent, and other crimes.

• Crime rate is the number of Criminal Code offences or crimes (excluding drugs and traffic) reported for every 1,000 persons. It is a better measure of trends in crime than the actual number of offences because it allows for population differences. Crime rates for the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) and the Cannabis Act are calculated per 1,000 population basis. Since the number of homicides and attempted murders reported is small, rates are calculated on a per 100,000 population basis. Crime rates for Criminal Code traffic offences are also calculated per 100,000 population basis.

A high crime rate may indicate that a municipality is a “core city”, i.e., a business and/or entertainment centre for many people who reside outside, as well as inside, the municipality. As a result, “core cities” may have large part-time or temporary populations which are excluded from both their population bases, and their crime rate calculations.

• Violent crimes include the offences of homicide, attempted murder, sexual and non-sexual assault, sexual offences against children, abduction, forcible confinement or kidnapping, firearms, robbery, criminal harassment, extortion, uttering threats, indecent or harassing communications, and other violent offences.

• Property crimes include the offences of breaking and entering, theft, motor vehicle theft, possession of stolen property, trafficking in stolen goods, fraud, mischief, identity theft, identity fraud, arson, and altering/removing/destroying a vehicle identification number.

• Other crimes include Criminal Code offences not classified as either violent or property crimes, e.g., gaming and betting, offensive weapons, offences related to currency, offences against the administration of justice, offences against public order, the possession and/or distribution of child pornography, etc.

• Homicide data are extracted from the Homicide Survey database. Homicides are counted according to the year in which police file the report.

• Motor Vehicle Theft includes motor vehicle theft automobile, motor vehicle theft truck, motor vehicle theft motorcycle, and motor vehicle theft other (e.g., snowmobiles, all terrain vehicles, motorized farming and industrial vehicles). In 2011, a new UCR violation code for motor vehicle theft was created, replacing the previous UCR violations of motor vehicle theft over $5000 and motor vehicle theft $5000 and under.

• Administration of Justice includes the following offences: fail to comply with order, escape or helps to escape from lawful custody, prisoner unlawfully at large, fail to appear, breach of probation, and other violations against the administration of law and justice.



• Drug offences are crimes committed under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) and the Cannabis Act. CDSA drug offences include possession,

trafficking, production, and distribution of cannabis (prior to October 17, 2018), cocaine, heroin, non-heroin opioids (including fentanyl), and methamphetamines (crystal meth), and other drug offences. When the Cannabis Act came into force on October 17, 2018, all prior cannabis-related legislation under the CDSA was replaced with the Cannabis Act, and cannabis possession became legal, except under certain circumstances. Drug offences are not included in the Total Criminal Code offences.

• Due to the differences in the organizational structure of each type of force, comparisons between independent municipal police departments and RCMP forces should be made with caution. For example, the RCMP municipal forces may have a relatively lower authorized strength because of the administrative support provided by “E” Division Headquarters.

• Crime data from the previous years are revised to reflect any updates or changes that have been received from the police services. Therefore, crime statistics may vary slightly from year to year publications.

• Generally, year-over-year comparisons should be made with caution as many non-criminally-related factors can affect data from one year to another (e.g., openings, closures, or reorganizations of police departments, redistribution of municipalities serviced among different police departments, significant population increases, etc.).

• The data contained in this report may vary when compared with previous reports produced by Policing and Security Branch. Where variances occur, the report produced at the latest date will reflect the most current data available.

• The policing jurisdictions utilized in this report reflect operational policing in BC and may vary from those provided by Statistics Canada.

• The population estimates reported in this document and used to calculate crime rates are provided by BC Stats and may vary from those provided by Statistics Canada.



Sources Crime Data Statistics Canada. 2019. Table 35-10-0184-01 Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, police services in British Columbia. Statistics Canada database. Released July 22, 2019. https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=3510018401 (accessed July 22, 2019). Statistics Canada. 2019. Table 35-10-0063-01 Crime severity index and weighted clearance rates, police services in British Columbia. Statistics Canada database. Released July 22, 2019. https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=3510006301 (accessed July 22, 2019). Population Data BC Stats, Ministry of Jobs, Trade & Technology, Province of British Columbia. Last updated April 2019.

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