Safe Cities profile series: Key indicators by census metropolitan area
Vancouver, British Columbia
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Satisfaction with safety
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Vancouver 83%, British Columbia 86%, Canada 88%
proportion of people who reported being satisfied with their personal safety from crime in 2014
* significantly different from Vancouver (p < 0.05)
Police-reported violent crime rate in 2018
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Vancouver 972, British Columbia 1,164, Canada 1,143
rate per 100,000 population
Ten-year change in police-reported crime rate (2008 to 2018)
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Vancouver -22%, British Columbia -23%, Canada, -17%
Population and demographics
Vancouver, British Columbia
Vancouver was home to 2,650,005 people in 2018, and it had a high density population of 919 residents per square kilometre. Over one in four (27%) residents were aged 24 and younger, similar to the distribution in British Columbia (26%) and across Canada (28%).
About 2.5% of Vancouver residents were part of the Indigenous population (First Nations, Métis and Inuit) in 2016, notably lower than British Columbia (5.9%) and Canada (4.9%). Immigrants represented two in five (41%) residents, higher than British Columbia (28%) and Canada (22%). One in seven (14%) immigrants in Vancouver were recent immigrants (since 2011), on par with British Columbia (14%) but slightly lower than Canada (16%). There was a notably larger proportion of people who identified as a visible minority in Vancouver (49%) than British Columbia (30%) and Canada overall (22%).
Education, employment and income
In 2016, two in three (67.7%) Vancouver residents aged 25 to 64 had completed some form of postsecondary education, about one in four (24.4%) had completed high school (or equivalent) as their highest level of education, and less than one in ten (8.0%) had completed neither.
In 2018, the unemployment rate in Vancouver (4.4%) was slightly lower than in British Columbia (4.7%) and lower than Canada’s provinces (5.8%). Households in Vancouver earned a median after-tax annual income of $52,000 in 2017, on par with British Columbia ($52,120) and Canada ($52,090). The percentage of families considered low-income in Vancouver (20%) was slightly higher than British Columbia (18%) and Canada (17%).
Housing and families
On average, there were 2.5 persons per household in Vancouver in 2016, similar to British Columbia (2.4) and Canada (2.4). The majority (64%) of households in Vancouver owned their homes, lower than in British Columbia (68%) and Canada (68%). When a household spends 30% or more of its income on shelter costs, it is considered to live in unaffordable housing: this was the case for one-third (32%) of Vancouver households, more than in British Columbia (28%) and Canada (24%). A small proportion (5.7%) of occupied private dwellings in Vancouver were in need of major repairs, lower than British Columbia (6.3%) and Canada (6.5%). About one-sixth (15%) of Vancouver families were lone-parent families, similar to British Columbia (15%) and Canada (16%). In 2018, there were an estimated 2,181 homeless individuals living in Vancouver.
Community safety and sense of belonging
- In 2014, almost one-third (31%) of Vancouver residents aged 15 and older were very satisfied with their personal safety from crime, significantly lower than British Columbia residents (37%) and Canadians living in the provinces overall (38%).
- Less than half (43%) of Vancouver residents felt very safe when walking alone after dark, significantly lower than in British Columbia (50%) and Canada’s provinces (52%).
- Women who lived in Vancouver were significantly less likely than men to feel very safe when walking alone after dark (30% versus 54%), similar to British Columbia and Canada’s provinces.
- Just over one in four (27%) Vancouver residents thought social disorder was a big or moderate problem in their neighbourhood, significantly higher than in British Columbia (24%) and Canada’s provinces (22%).
- One in five (19%) Vancouver residents said they had a very strong sense of belonging to their community, significantly lower than in British Columbia (24%) and Canada’s provinces (25%).
- Over a six-year period (2009 to 2014), 14% of Vancouver residents experienced discrimination, similar to British Columbia (14%) and Canada’s provinces (13%).
- About 16% of Vancouver residents said they knew most people in their neighbourhood in 2014, significantly lower than in British Columbia (20%) and Canada’s provinces (21%).
- Most (67%) of Vancouver residents thought crime levels in their neighbourhood were lower than the rest of Canada, significantly lower than in British Columbia (72%) and Canada’s provinces (74%).
- The vast majority (90%) of Vancouver residents reported having confidence in police in 2014, which was similar to the proportion in British Columbia (90%) and Canada’s provinces (91%).
Self-reported experiences of victimization
- Among Vancouver residents aged 15 and older, there were 140,000 incidents of self-reported violent victimization in 2014—a rate of 65 per 1,000 population—which was not significantly different than the rate in British Columbia (71) and Canada’s provinces (76).
- In 2018, 4.4% of Vancouver residents were victims of a self-reported physical or sexual assault, close to British Columbia (4.6%) and Canada’s provinces (4.4%).
- More than one in four (27%) Vancouver residents experienced unwanted sexual behaviour in public, which was not significantly different than British Columbia (26%) but was significantly higher than Canada’s provinces (23%).
- In Vancouver, women were significantly more likely to experience unwanted sexual behaviour in public than men (39% versus 15%).
- Of those who experienced unwanted sexual behaviour in public, one-quarter (24%) of Vancouver residents said the most serious incident took place on public transit, significantly higher than British Columbia (15%) and Canada’s provinces (11%).
- For reference, in 2016, the use of public transit as a main mode of commuting was notably higher in Vancouver (20%) than in British Columbia (13%) and Canada overall (12%).
- Of those who experienced unwanted sexual behaviour in public in 2018, over half (57%) of Vancouver residents changed their behaviour while in public as a result, which was significantly higher than those in British Columbia (53%) and those in Canada’s provinces (50%).
Police-reported crime
- In 2018, Vancouver police reported an overall crime rate of 6,750 incidents per 100,000 population, 9% lower than in British Columbia (7,400) but 23% higher than in Canada (5,488).
- Over the past decade (2008 to 2018), police-reported crime declined by 22% in Vancouver, similar to British Columbia (-23%), while a smaller decline was seen in Canada (-17%).
- The severity of crime in Vancouver declined by 3% between 2017 and 2018, mostly due to a decrease in breaking and entering, and theft of motor vehicle. Over the past decade (2008 to 2018), the severity of crime in Vancouver declined by 30%, compared with a 28% decline in British Columbia and a 17% decline in Canada.
Property crime
- Police-reported: There were 4,612 property crimes per 100,000 population reported by police in Vancouver in 2018, similar to British Columbia (4,771) but 38% higher than Canada (3,339).
- Self-reported: There were 191 property crimes per 1,000 Vancouver households reported in 2014 (includes breaking and entering, theft of motor vehicle or parts, theft of household property and vandalism), which was significantly higher than British Columbia (167) and Canada’s provinces (143).
Violent crime
- In 2018, there were 972 incidents of violent crime per 100,000 population reported by police in Vancouver, 17% lower than British Columbia (1,164) and 15% lower than Canada overall (1,143).
- Around half of victims of violent crime in Vancouver (48%), British Columbia (50%) and Canada (53%) were female.
- Between 2008 and 2018:
- The violent crime rate in Vancouver declined by 33%, similar to the decline seen in British Columbia (-31%) but more than double the decline in Canada (-14%).
- The severity of violent crime in Vancouver declined by 46%, which was greater than the decline in British Columbia (-37%) and Canada (-13%).
- Violent crime against girls and women declined to a smaller extent in Vancouver than violent crime against boys and men between 2009 and 2018 (-37% versus -42%).
Hate crime
- The police-reported hate crime rate—which depends on police services' level of expertise in identifying crimes motivated by hate—was higher in Vancouver (7.1 incidents per 100,000 population) than in British Columbia (5.0) and Canada (4.9) in 2018.
- Between 2014 and 2018, the rate of police-reported hate crime in Vancouver increased by 50%, a larger increase than in British Columbia (+37%) and Canada (+33%).
Intimate partner violence
- There were 195 victims of intimate partner violence per 100,000 population aged 15 and older reported by police in Vancouver in 2018, 30% lower than British Columbia (277) and 40% lower than Canada (323).
- The large majority (81%) of victims of police-reported intimate partner violence in Vancouver were female, similar to British Columbia (78%) and Canada (79%).
- Same-sex partners accounted for 2.7% of police-reported intimate partner violence in Vancouver between 2009 and 2018, similar to British Columbia (2.5%) but lower than Canada (3.4%).
Homicide
- In 2018, Vancouver had 44 homicides—a rate of 1.66 per 100,000 population—slightly lower than British Columbia (1.78) and Canada (1.76).
- Of the 44 homicide victims in Vancouver, 8 were female (18%). This was a similar proportion to British Columbia (19%) but lower than Canada (25%).
- The number of homicides in Vancouver decreased from 55 victims in 2008 to 44 victims in 2018.
Charts and tables
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Data table for Chart 1
Year | Violent Crime Severity Index | Non-violent Crime Severity Index | ||||
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Vancouver | British Columbia | Canada | Vancouver | British Columbia | Canada | |
index | ||||||
1998 | 156 | 132 | 98 | 194 | 180 | 127 |
1999 | 155 | 133 | 99 | 177 | 164 | 116 |
2000 | 141 | 122 | 98 | 166 | 153 | 110 |
2001 | 131 | 117 | 97 | 170 | 158 | 108 |
2002 | 134 | 121 | 96 | 164 | 158 | 107 |
2003 | 127 | 117 | 98 | 175 | 169 | 110 |
2004 | 128 | 120 | 96 | 170 | 166 | 107 |
2005 | 129 | 120 | 99 | 154 | 157 | 102 |
2006 | 130 | 121 | 100 | 142 | 147 | 100 |
2007 | 132 | 118 | 98 | 132 | 138 | 94 |
2008 | 126 | 116 | 95 | 118 | 124 | 89 |
2009 | 122 | 113 | 94 | 108 | 112 | 85 |
2010 | 111 | 104 | 89 | 100 | 104 | 81 |
2011 | 98 | 96 | 86 | 95 | 97 | 75 |
2012 | 94 | 91 | 82 | 94 | 96 | 73 |
2013 | 82 | 80 | 74 | 92 | 90 | 67 |
2014 | 78 | 76 | 71 | 100 | 95 | 65 |
2015 | 84 | 82 | 75 | 98 | 97 | 68 |
2016 | 71 | 74 | 77 | 100 | 98 | 70 |
2017 | 70 | 75 | 81 | 93 | 92 | 71 |
2018 | 68 | 73 | 82 | 90 | 93 | 72 |
Note: Crime Severity Indexes are based on Criminal Code incidents, including traffic offences, as well as other federal statute violations. The base index was set at 100 for 2006 for Canada. Data on the Crime Severity Indexes are available as of 1998. Populations are based on July 1 estimates from Statistics Canada, Centre for Demography. Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, Aggregate Database. |
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Chart 2 start
Data table for Chart 2
Year | Female victims | Male victims | ||||
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Vancouver | British Columbia | Canada | Vancouver | British Columbia | Canada | |
rate per 100,000 population | ||||||
2009 | 1,209 | 1,474 | 1,206 | 1,460 | 1,578 | 1,202 |
2010 | 1,157 | 1,406 | 1,209 | 1,372 | 1,474 | 1,162 |
2011 | 1,027 | 1,215 | 1,124 | 1,246 | 1,300 | 1,087 |
2012 | 914 | 1,090 | 1,079 | 1,127 | 1,213 | 1,048 |
2013 | 814 | 977 | 1,004 | 979 | 1,056 | 947 |
2014 | 763 | 907 | 952 | 901 | 965 | 898 |
2015 | 773 | 913 | 970 | 912 | 991 | 914 |
2016 | 719 | 862 | 978 | 840 | 913 | 910 |
2017 | 735 | 866 | 1,019 | 839 | 883 | 926 |
2018 | 764 | 915 | 1,048 | 846 | 923 | 936 |
Note: Crime rates are based on Criminal Code incidents, excluding traffic offences. Counts are based on the most serious violation in the incident. One incident may involve multiple offences. Rates are calculated on the basis of 100,000 population. Populations are based on July 1 estimates from Statistics Canada, Centre for Demography. Excludes victims where the sex was reported as unknown. Victims refer to those aged 89 and younger. Victims aged 90 and older are excluded due to possible instances of miscoding of unknown age within this age category. For a list of offences included in violent crime see Table 2. Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, Trend Database. |
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Chart 3 start
Data table for Chart 3
Year | Vancouver | British Columbia | Canada |
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rate per 100,000 population | |||
2009 | 5,337 | 5,593 | 4,122 |
2010 | 4,956 | 5,192 | 3,838 |
2011 | 4,665 | 4,774 | 3,536 |
2012 | 4,765 | 4,766 | 3,438 |
2013 | 4,607 | 4,514 | 3,154 |
2014 | 5,158 | 4,807 | 3,100 |
2015 | 4,977 | 4,871 | 3,231 |
2016 | 5,031 | 4,892 | 3,239 |
2017 | 4,780 | 4,719 | 3,266 |
2018 | 4,612 | 4,771 | 3,339 |
Note: Crime rates are based on Criminal Code incidents, excluding traffic offences. Counts are based on the most serious violation in the incident. One incident may involve multiple offences. Rates are calculated on the basis of 100,000 population. Populations are based on July 1 estimates from Statistics Canada, Centre for Demography. For a list of offences included in property crime see Table 3. Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, Aggregate Database. |
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Table 1 start
Type of offence | Vancouver | British Columbia | Canada | Percent difference between Vancouver and British Columbia | Percent difference between Vancouver and Canada |
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rate | |||||
Total crime (excluding traffic) | 6,750 | 7,400 | 5,488 | -9 | 23 |
Total violent crime | 972 | 1,164 | 1,143 | -17 | -15 |
Violations causing death and attempted murder | 4 | 4 | 4 | -3 | -16 |
Sexual assault and sexual violations against childrenTable 1 Note 1 | 69 | 85 | 101 | -20 | -32 |
AssaultsTable 1 Note 2 | 508 | 629 | 649 | -19 | -22 |
Other violent offences | 392 | 446 | 389 | -12 | 0.6 |
Total property crime | 4,612 | 4,771 | 3,339 | -3 | 38 |
Breaking and entering | 526 | 524 | 431 | 0.3 | 22 |
TheftTable 1 Note 3 | 2,877 | 2,767 | 1,720 | 4 | 67 |
Fraud | 486 | 477 | 402 | 2 | 21 |
MischiefTable 1 Note 4 | 647 | 905 | 699 | -28 | -7 |
Other property crime offences | 75 | 97 | 86 | -22 | -13 |
Total other Criminal Code offences | 1,167 | 1,465 | 1,006 | -20 | 16 |
Total Criminal Code traffic offences | 265 | 325 | 339 | -19 | -22 |
Total alcohol-impaired drivingTable 1 Note 5 | 162 | 226 | 178 | -28 | -9 |
Total drug-impaired drivingTable 1 Note 6 | 8 | 13 | 12 | -38 | -31 |
Alcohol and drug-impaired drivingTable 1 Note 7 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.7 | -69 | -50 |
Impaired driving (not specified)Table 1 Note 7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -25 | -41 |
Other Criminal Code traffic offences | 94 | 85 | 148 | 11 | -37 |
Total drug offences | 329 | 366 | 225 | -10 | 46 |
Total other federal statute offences | 82 | 119 | 70 | -31 | 17 |
Total all offences | 7,426 | 8,210 | 6,123 | -10 | 21 |
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, Aggregate Database. |
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Table 2 start
Type of offence | Vancouver | British Columbia | Canada | |||
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Female victims | Male victims | Female victims | Male victims | Female victims | Male victims | |
rate | ||||||
Total violent crime | 764 | 846 | 915 | 923 | 1,048 | 936 |
Violations causing death and attempted murder | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
Homicide | 0.6 | 3 | 0.7 | 3 | 0.9 | 3 |
Other violations causing deathTable 2 Note 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
Attempted murder | 0.8 | 3 | 0.7 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
Sexual offences | 119 | 15 | 149 | 18 | 170 | 23 |
Sexual assault | 94 | 9 | 115 | 11 | 134 | 16 |
Sexual assault – level 3 – aggravated | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.1 |
Sexual assault – level 2 – weapon or bodily harm | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.4 |
Sexual assault – level 1 | 93 | 9 | 113 | 11 | 131 | 16 |
Sexual violations against childrenTable 2 Note 2 | 25 | 6 | 34 | 7 | 36 | 7 |
Assaults | 419 | 597 | 558 | 700 | 613 | 644 |
Physical assault | 409 | 557 | 545 | 649 | 599 | 590 |
Assault – level 3 – aggravated | 3 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 13 |
Assault – level 2 – weapon or bodily harm | 85 | 191 | 95 | 196 | 111 | 173 |
Assault – level 1 | 322 | 359 | 446 | 444 | 483 | 404 |
Assault against a peace officer | 8 | 38 | 9 | 47 | 10 | 48 |
Other assaults | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Other violent offences | 224 | 228 | 206 | 199 | 263 | 262 |
Firearms – use of, discharge, pointing | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
Robbery | 32 | 72 | 26 | 56 | 31 | 75 |
Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 9 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 15 | 3 |
Trafficking in personsTable 2 Note 3 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | 0 | 1 | 0sNote: value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded. A “0” represents a true zero value. |
Extortion | 7 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 9 |
Criminal harassment | 26 | 8 | 24 | 7 | 53 | 17 |
Uttering threats | 77 | 102 | 80 | 100 | 114 | 134 |
Indecent or harassing communications | 59 | 22 | 47 | 16 | 22 | 9 |
Non-consensual distribution of intimate images | 4 | 0.7 | 5 | 0.8 | 7 | 1 |
Commodification of sexual activityTable 2 Note 4 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
Other violent offences | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 8 |
Total traffic offences | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 21 |
Traffic violations causing death | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
Traffic violations causing bodily harm | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
Traffic violations – injury unspecified or unknownTable 2 Note 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 |
0s value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded. A “0” represents a true zero value.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, Trend Database. |
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Table 3 start
Type of offence | Vancouver | British Columbia | Canada | |||
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number | rate | number | rate | number | rate | |
Total non-violent crime | 171,104 | 6,455 | 351,728 | 7,046 | 1,845,269 | 4,979 |
Total property crime | 122,261 | 4,612 | 238,141 | 4,771 | 1,237,324 | 3,339 |
Breaking and entering | 13,940 | 526 | 26,161 | 524 | 159,812 | 431 |
Possess stolen propertyTable 3 Note 1 | 1,299 | 49 | 3,484 | 70 | 23,898 | 64 |
Theft of motor vehicle | 6,256 | 236 | 12,570 | 252 | 86,132 | 232 |
Theft over $5,000 (non-motor vehicle) | 2,654 | 100 | 4,580 | 92 | 20,113 | 54 |
Theft of $5,000 or under (non-motor vehicle) | 67,361 | 2,541 | 120,967 | 2,423 | 531,312 | 1,434 |
Fraud | 10,861 | 410 | 20,160 | 404 | 129,409 | 349 |
Identity theft | 272 | 10 | 465 | 9 | 3,745 | 10 |
Identity fraud | 1,762 | 66 | 3,203 | 64 | 15,839 | 43 |
MischiefTable 3 Note 2 | 17,162 | 647 | 45,199 | 905 | 259,064 | 699 |
Arson | 694 | 26 | 1,352 | 27 | 8,000 | 22 |
Total other offences | 30,922 | 1,167 | 73,147 | 1,465 | 372,834 | 1,006 |
Weapons violations | 1,522 | 57 | 3,198 | 64 | 16,610 | 45 |
Child pornographyTable 3 Note 3 | 1,076 | 41 | 1,755 | 35 | 5,843 | 16 |
ProstitutionTable 3 Note 4 | 19 | 0.7 | 26 | 0.5 | 110 | 0.3 |
Terrorism | 2 | 0.1 | 6 | 0.1 | 102 | 0.3 |
Disturb the peace | 18,674 | 704 | 41,848 | 838 | 94,378 | 255 |
Administration of justice offences | 6,653 | 251 | 19,504 | 391 | 226,864 | 612 |
Other offences | 2,976 | 112 | 6,810 | 136 | 28,927 | 78 |
Total Criminal Code traffic offences | 7,019 | 265 | 16,234 | 325 | 125,544 | 339 |
Total alcohol-impaired drivingTable 3 Note 5 | 4,298 | 162 | 11,281 | 226 | 65,820 | 178 |
Total drug-impaired drivingTable 3 Note 6 | 219 | 8 | 666 | 13 | 4,429 | 12 |
Alcohol and drug-impaired drivingTable 3 Note 7 | 9 | 0.3 | 55 | 1 | 250 | 0.7 |
Impaired driving (not specified)Table 3 Note 7 | 4 | 0.2 | 10 | 0.2 | 94 | 0.3 |
Other Criminal Code traffic offences | 2,489 | 94 | 4,222 | 85 | 54,951 | 148 |
Total drug offences | 8,717 | 329 | 18,247 | 366 | 83,483 | 225 |
Total other federal statute offences | 2,185 | 82 | 5,959 | 119 | 26,084 | 70 |
Human traffickingTable 3 Note 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0sNote: value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded. A “0” represents a true zero value. | 112 | 0.3 |
Youth Criminal Justice Act | 100 | 4 | 689 | 14 | 4,823 | 13 |
Other federal statute offences | 2,085 | 79 | 5,269 | 106 | 21,149 | 57 |
0s value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded. A “0” represents a true zero value.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, Aggregate Database. |
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Table 4 start
Year | Violent crime | Property crime | Total crime | ||||||
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number | rate | percent change in rate from previous year | number | rate | percent change in rate from previous year | number | rate | percent change in rate from previous year | |
2008 | 32,800 | 1,455 | -4 | 130,322 | 5,779 | -10 | 194,423 | 8,622 | -7 |
2009 | 32,857 | 1,427 | -2 | 122,872 | 5,337 | -8 | 186,993 | 8,123 | -6 |
2010 | 31,344 | 1,337 | -6 | 116,212 | 4,956 | -7 | 179,264 | 7,645 | -6 |
2011 | 29,106 | 1,225 | -8 | 110,816 | 4,665 | -6 | 172,407 | 7,258 | -5 |
2012 | 27,717 | 1,145 | -7 | 115,304 | 4,765 | 2 | 173,342 | 7,163 | -1 |
2013 | 24,759 | 1,006 | -12 | 113,348 | 4,607 | -3 | 168,130 | 6,833 | -5 |
2014 | 23,722 | 946 | -6 | 129,400 | 5,158 | 12 | 182,463 | 7,274 | 6 |
2015 | 26,062 | 1,024 | 8 | 126,693 | 4,977 | -4 | 184,870 | 7,263 | -0.2 |
2016 | 24,455 | 947 | -8 | 129,935 | 5,031 | 1 | 185,763 | 7,192 | -1 |
2017 | 24,299 | 930 | -2 | 124,819 | 4,780 | -5 | 178,606 | 6,839 | -5 |
2018 | 25,756 | 972 | 4 | 122,261 | 4,612 | -4 | 178,939 | 6,750 | -1 |
Percent change from 2008 to 2018 | -21 | -33 | Note ...: not applicable | -6 | -20 | Note ...: not applicable | -8 | -22 | Note ...: not applicable |
... not applicable Note: Crime rates are based on Criminal Code incidents, excluding traffic offences. Counts are based on the most serious violation in the incident. One incident may involve multiple offences. Rates are calculated on the basis of 100,000 population. Populations are based on July 1 estimates from Statistics Canada, Centre for Demography. Percent changes are based on unrounded rates. For a list of offences included in violent crime see Table 2 and for a list of offences included in property crime see Table 3. Total crime includes violent, property and other types of crimes. Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, Aggregate Database. |
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Note: This fact sheet contains data that come from multiple sources across multiple reference years. Some figures may be presented differently than in other Statistics Canada publications due to rounding. For detailed information on data definitions and sources, please refer to the Safe Cities profile series: Definitions and data sources document.
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