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Last updated on May 12, 2025

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​B.C. crime statistics and trends

British Columbia crime statistics are available in five web publications. These web publications contain information on the type and incidence of reported crime in B.C.

Note: The data contained in these publications may vary slightly from previous releases. The most current release reflects the most accurate and up-to-date data.

Statistics

Types and occurrences of reported crime in B.C., including previous year comparisons:

Trends

Types and occurrences of reported crime in B.C. over the past 10 years:

Trends by regional district

Crime statistics by regional district in B.C. over the past 10 years. Regional District crime statistics were added in an effort to recognize the “core city” effect and provide a more complete picture of crime in B.C:

Trends by policing jurisdiction

Crime statistics separated into individual policing jurisdictions in B.C., with data for the past 10 years:

Data sources and qualifiers

For a more comprehensive version of our data qualifiers, see Overview of Crime Data Collection in British Columbia, 2023  (PDF, 365KB).

For broader national context on crime trends, please refer to the Statistics Canada publication accompanying this year’s data release:

  • Police-reported crime statistics in Canada, 2023
  • Other reporting and analysis is available on Statistics Canada Crime and Justice Statistics
  • Past articles can also be accessed through the Juristat publication archive
  • Statistics Canada. 2024. Table 35-10-0184-01 Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, police services in British Columbia. Statistics Canada database. Released July 25, 2024 (accessed July 25, 2024)
  • Statistics Canada. 2024. Table 35-10-0063-01 Crime severity index and weighted clearance rates, police services in British Columbia. Statistics Canada database. Released July 25, 2024 (accessed July 25, 2024)
  • B.C. Stats, Ministry of Citizens' Services, Province of British Columbia. Last updated July 2022

Data qualifiers

  • Total Criminal Code of Canada crime rate exclude traffic and drug offences. Crime rates are calculated on the basis of 1,000 population
  • Population estimates are provided by B.C. Stats:
    • Population estimates provided by B.C. Stats may vary from those provided by Statistics Canada
    • Population estimates provided by B.C. Stats can be retroactively adjusted to reflect updated census boundaries according to current policing jurisdiction boundaries
  • During the production of each year’s crime statistics, data from the previous year are revised to reflect any updates or changes that have been reported to Statistics Canada from individual police services

The policing jurisdictions utilized in crime statistics reports published by Policing and Security Branch reflect operational policing in B.C. and may vary from those provided by Statistics Canada.

Police use-of-force data

This section includes reports on overall police use of force in B.C. and provides additional data tables and trend analysis specific to use of firearms, intermediate weapons, conducted energy weapons and police service dogs.

In addition to public reporting to promote transparency, PSB uses the information collected from police agencies about the use of force to monitor compliance with provincial policing standards and identify priorities for further study, standards, or training. The information is also used by police agencies to inform local training and policies.

Use of force reports

The following reports present a summary of the currently available data across a range of different force options, at the provincial level. ​

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Use of force

 

Firearms

 

Intermediate weapons (including conducted energy weapons and police service dogs)

 

Police resources statistics

Police Resources in British Columbia, 2023 (PDF, 803KB) contains information about policing costs, strengths and caseloads within the province. It also provides an overview of policing functions and responsibilities, a complete list of municipal, provincial and First Nations policing jurisdictions, and statistics about police resources.

Note: The data contained in this publication may vary slightly from previous releases. The most current release reflects the most accurate and up-to-date data.