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Crime, police, and police resource statistics

Last updated on June 23, 2026

This page provides crime statistics, police use-of-force data and police resource statistics for British Columbia (B.C.).

These publications support public reporting and provide information on crime trends, policing activities, police use of force and police resources across the province.

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Data in the crime statistics and trends publications may vary slightly from previous releases. The latest release reflects the most accurate available data.

Crime statistics

Types and frequency of reported crime in B.C., including comparisons with the previous year:

Crime trends

Types and frequency 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 to account for the “core city” effect and provide a more complete picture of crime in B.C.

Trends by policing jurisdiction

Crime statistics by individual policing jurisdiction in B.C., with data for the past 10 years:

For broader national context on crime trends, refer to Statistics Canada's Police-reported crime statistics in Canada, 2023, which accompanies the 2023 data release. For other reporting and analysis, see Statistics Canada's Crime and Justice Statistics. Past articles are available through the Juristat publication archive.

Data qualifiers and sources

The following data qualifiers and sources apply to crime statistics and trends:

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Qualifiers

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Crime rates

  • Total Criminal Code of Canada crime rates exclude traffic and drug offences. Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 population

Population estimates

  • Population estimates provided by B.C. Stats may:
    • Vary from those provided by Statistics Canada
    • Be retroactively adjusted to reflect updated census boundaries according to current policing jurisdiction boundaries

Data revisions

  • 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

Policing jurisdictions

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

Sources

Crime data

Population data

  • B.C. Stats, Ministry of Citizens' Services, Province of British Columbia. Last updated July 2022

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 resource statistics

Police Resources in British Columbia, 2024 (PDF, 948KB) 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.