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Crime data for Creston, British Columbia.
Updated Data year 2025Source: Statistics Canada, police-reported crimeFrançais
The rural area around it is policed separately: Creston RCMP rural detachment
Police service reporting these figures: Creston, British Columbia, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, municipal
Police-reported incidents
427
−26.3% 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 | 1 |
| 2012 | 467 |
| 2013 | 579 |
| 2014 | 467 |
| 2015 | 520 |
| 2016 | 496 |
| 2017 | 562 |
| 2018 | 586 |
| 2019 | 532 |
| 2020 | 516 |
| 2021 | 516 |
| 2022 | 616 |
| 2023 | 572 |
| 2024 | 579 |
| 2025 | 427 |
| Offence | Incidents |
|---|---|
| Theft $5,000 or under | 88 |
| Disturb the peace | 58 |
| Mischief | 41 |
| Assault, level 1 | 36 |
| Fraud | 35 |
| Uttering threats | 23 |
| Indecent/Harassing communications | 23 |
| Shoplifting $5,000 or under | 15 |
| Breaking and entering | 10 |
| Criminal harassment | 9 |
Share of Criminal Code incidents, excluding traffic.
| Type | Incidents | % |
|---|---|---|
| Property crime | 210 | 51.3 |
| Violent crime | 113 | 27.6 |
| Other Criminal Code | 86 | 21 |
Police-reported incidents per year.
| Year | Theft $5,000 or under | Disturb the peace | Mischief | Assault, level 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 53 | 50 | 83 | 34 |
| 2013 | 52 | 63 | 118 | 34 |
| 2014 | 42 | 63 | 86 | 27 |
| 2015 | 45 | 105 | 88 | 31 |
| 2016 | 44 | 121 | 52 | 42 |
| 2017 | 32 | 122 | 59 | 41 |
| 2018 | 38 | 115 | 58 | 42 |
| 2019 | 34 | 28 | 83 | 39 |
| 2020 | 40 | 20 | 67 | 57 |
| 2021 | 53 | 25 | 100 | 48 |
| 2022 | 52 | 83 | 71 | 56 |
| 2023 | 90 | 35 | 83 | 32 |
| 2024 | 55 | 70 | 91 | 38 |
| 2025 | 88 | 58 | 41 | 36 |
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Creston is a town in the Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia, Canada.
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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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