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Crime data for Delta, British Columbia.
Updated Data year 2025Source: Statistics Canada, police-reported crimeFrançais
Police service reporting these figures: Delta, British Columbia, municipal
Police-reported incidents
5,528
+4.3% 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 | 7,234 |
| 2011 | 6,799 |
| 2012 | 6,411 |
| 2013 | 5,803 |
| 2014 | 6,197 |
| 2015 | 5,558 |
| 2016 | 5,573 |
| 2017 | 5,536 |
| 2018 | 5,362 |
| 2019 | 6,430 |
| 2020 | 5,746 |
| 2021 | 5,391 |
| 2022 | 5,603 |
| 2023 | 5,731 |
| 2024 | 5,302 |
| 2025 | 5,528 |
| Offence | Incidents |
|---|---|
| Shoplifting $5,000 or under | 830 |
| Mischief | 482 |
| Fraud | 458 |
| Assault, level 1 | 315 |
| Theft $5,000 or under | 300 |
| Theft $5,000 or under from a motor vehicle | 258 |
| Operation while impaired (alcohol) | 253 |
| Breaking and entering | 232 |
| Uttering threats | 198 |
| Assault, level 2, weapon or bodily harm | 184 |
Share of Criminal Code incidents, excluding traffic.
| Type | Incidents | % |
|---|---|---|
| Property crime | 3,040 | 65.3 |
| Violent crime | 1,175 | 25.2 |
| Other Criminal Code | 441 | 9.5 |
Police-reported incidents per year.
| Year | Shoplifting $5,000 or under | Mischief | Fraud | Assault, level 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 299 | 1,019 | 236 | 315 |
| 2011 | 370 | 970 | 223 | 292 |
| 2012 | 445 | 962 | 231 | 263 |
| 2013 | 246 | 670 | 241 | 202 |
| 2014 | 248 | 738 | 207 | 197 |
| 2015 | 255 | 593 | 200 | 203 |
| 2016 | 333 | 630 | 256 | 202 |
| 2017 | 393 | 643 | 281 | 188 |
| 2018 | 523 | 479 | 336 | 225 |
| 2019 | 596 | 546 | 431 | 330 |
| 2020 | 484 | 501 | 360 | 274 |
| 2021 | 405 | 533 | 384 | 195 |
| 2022 | 510 | 579 | 411 | 232 |
| 2023 | 572 | 530 | 520 | 310 |
| 2024 | 666 | 440 | 488 | 245 |
| 2025 | 830 | 482 | 458 | 315 |
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Delta is a city in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada, and part of Greater Vancouver. Located on the Fraser Lowland south of Fraser River's south arm, it is bordered by the city of Richmond on Lulu Island to the north, New Westminster to the northeast, Surrey to the east, the Boundary Bay and the American pene-exclave Point Roberts to the south, and the Strait of Georgia to the west.
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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