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Crime statistics and police areas for Campbell River, British Columbia.
Updated Data year 2025Source: Statistics Canada, police-reported crimeFrançais
The rural area around it is policed separately: Campbell River RCMP rural detachment
Police service reporting these figures: Campbell River, British Columbia, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, municipal
Police-reported incidents
4,981
−22.5% vs previous year
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0184-01, 2025
How to read thisCrime Severity Index, Canada
75.0
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0026-01, 2025
How to read thisAll violations: Criminal Code, traffic and other federal laws.
| Year | Incidents |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 4,366 |
| 2011 | 3,957 |
| 2012 | 3,787 |
| 2013 | 3,639 |
| 2014 | 3,593 |
| 2015 | 3,572 |
| 2016 | 3,749 |
| 2017 | 3,299 |
| 2018 | 3,362 |
| 2019 | 5,537 |
| 2020 | 5,261 |
| 2021 | 5,375 |
| 2022 | 6,133 |
| 2023 | 6,664 |
| 2024 | 6,428 |
| 2025 | 4,981 |
| Offence | Incidents |
|---|---|
| Mischief | 1,228 |
| Disturb the peace | 690 |
| Assault, level 1 | 385 |
| Theft $5,000 or under | 241 |
| Uttering threats | 226 |
| Fraud | 179 |
| Breaking and entering | 169 |
| Fail to comply with order | 161 |
| Operation while impaired (alcohol) | 133 |
| Theft $5,000 or under from a motor vehicle | 130 |
Share of Criminal Code incidents, excluding traffic.
| Type | Incidents | % |
|---|---|---|
| Property crime | 2,231 | 50.5 |
| Other Criminal Code | 1,169 | 26.5 |
| Violent crime | 1,015 | 23 |
Police-reported incidents per year.
| Year | Mischief | Disturb the peace | Assault, level 1 | Theft $5,000 or under |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 596 | 906 | 273 | 354 |
| 2011 | 560 | 797 | 328 | 298 |
| 2012 | 523 | 732 | 251 | 274 |
| 2013 | 597 | 703 | 241 | 283 |
| 2014 | 473 | 752 | 223 | 261 |
| 2015 | 463 | 593 | 229 | 269 |
| 2016 | 565 | 681 | 259 | 258 |
| 2017 | 425 | 591 | 183 | 264 |
| 2018 | 567 | 484 | 180 | 242 |
| 2019 | 832 | 750 | 395 | 407 |
| 2020 | 998 | 770 | 398 | 309 |
| 2021 | 1,222 | 798 | 367 | 301 |
| 2022 | 1,743 | 788 | 383 | 334 |
| 2023 | 1,936 | 747 | 455 | 331 |
| 2024 | 1,884 | 886 | 419 | 303 |
| 2025 | 1,228 | 690 | 385 | 241 |
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Campbell River is a city in the Sayward Land District of British Columbia, Canada, on the east coast of Vancouver Island at the south end of Discovery Passage, which lies along the 50th parallel north along the important Inside Passage shipping route. Campbell River has a population of 35,138 and has long been touted as the "salmon capital of the world." Campbell River and Region are near the communities of Quadra and the Discovery Islands, Sayward, Oyster River, Gold River, Tahsis and Zeballos.
Annual historical averages
Crime data sourced from the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Survey via Statistics Canada. Last updated for the most recent available reference year.
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