What is the crime rate in Fernie?

In 2025, police reported 386 incidents in Fernie. Source: Statistics Canada police-reported data.

What crimes are most common in Fernie?

Property crimes make up 36% of reported incidents and violent crimes 33% (Canada: 26% violent). The most reported offences were Mischief (14%), Fail to appear (10%), Disturb the peace (10%).

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Fernie crime statistics

Name: Fernie Crime Statistics 2025
Creator: Statistics Canada
License: https://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada

Crime data for Fernie, British Columbia.

Updated October 26, 2026Data year 2025Source: Statistics Canada, police-reported crimeFrançais

The rural area around it is policed separately: Fernie RCMP rural detachment

Is Fernie safe?

Crime in Fernie is lower than the Canadian average.

By police-reported crime, Fernie's crime rate is lower than the Canadian average. In 2025, police reported 4,980 Criminal Code incidents per 100,000 people, −10.8% compared with Canada (5,585) and −28.3% compared with British Columbia (6,943).

With fewer than 1,000 incidents a year, this police service is not ranked: rates of small places can swing a lot from one year to the next.

Since 2020: +42.4% reported incidents

A city-wide rate is not a safety rating. It counts crimes reported to police, mostly theft and mischief, divided by residents, and risk depends far more on the neighbourhood and the situation.

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What crimes are most common in Fernie?: Property crimes make up 36% of reported incidents and violent crimes 33% (Canada: 26% violent). The most reported offences were Mischief (14%), Fail to appear (10%), Disturb the peace (10%).

Police service reporting these figures: Fernie, British Columbia, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, municipal

Police-reported incidents

386

+20.2% vs previous year

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0184-01, 2025

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Incidents cleared

36.3%

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0184-01, 2025

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Crime Severity Index, Canada

75.0

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0026-01, 2025

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Police-reported incidents in Fernie, 2017 to 2025

All violations: Criminal Code, traffic and other federal laws.

Fernie

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0184-01

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Police-reported incidents in Fernie, 2017 to 2025
Year	Incidents
2017	268
2018	373
2019	318
2020	271
2021	303
2022	290
2023	333
2024	321
2025	386

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Most reported offences in Fernie, 2025

Mischief52
Fail to appear37
Disturb the peace36
Assault, level 132
Fraud27
Indecent/Harassing communications26
Uttering threats23
Operation while impaired (alcohol)21
Theft $5,000 or under19
Fail to comply with order15

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0184-01, 2025

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Most reported offences in Fernie, 2025
Offence	Incidents
Mischief	52
Fail to appear	37
Disturb the peace	36
Assault, level 1	32
Fraud	27
Indecent/Harassing communications	26
Uttering threats	23
Operation while impaired (alcohol)	21
Theft $5,000 or under	19
Fail to comply with order	15

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Types of crime in Fernie, 2025

Share of Criminal Code incidents, excluding traffic.

Property crime35.7 %
Violent crime32.9 %
Other Criminal Code31.4 %

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0184-01, 2025

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Types of crime in Fernie, 2025
Type	Incidents	%
Property crime	126	35.7
Violent crime	116	32.9
Other Criminal Code	111	31.4

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The most reported offences in Fernie, 2017 to 2025

Police-reported incidents per year.

Mischief
Fail to appear
Disturb the peace
Assault, level 1

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0177-01

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The most reported offences in Fernie, 2017 to 2025
Year	Mischief	Fail to appear	Disturb the peace	Assault, level 1
2017	40	0	41	12
2018	65	0	51	17
2019	50	0	33	18
2020	47	0	39	9
2021	42	0	34	16
2022	34	0	32	21
2023	44	8	43	12
2024	28	35	32	27
2025	52	37	36	32

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Historical Trend by Violation

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Police and justice

Crimes solved and people charged

Crimes solved by police

Share of reported incidents cleared by a charge or otherwise, 2025.

36%
of all incidents solved: 24.3%
of reports unfounded

Solved, by type of crime

Violent crime34%40 / 116
Property crime22%28 / 126
Other offences50%55 / 111

Police found 124 of 510 reports to be unfounded: no crime happened or was attempted.

Source: Statistics Canada, Tables 35-10-0026-01 and 35-10-0184-01, 2025

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Crimes solved by police
Type	Incidents	Solved	Solved (%)
All	386	140	36.3
Violent	116	40	34.5
Property	126	28	22.2
Other	111	55	49.5

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People charged

Adults and youth (12 to 17) charged, 2017 to 2025.

47
adults charged, 2025: 4
youth charged: 50%
of youth dealt with without a charge

Charges against youth rose 100% since 2018. Youth not charged were dealt with by warnings, cautions or referrals to programs.

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0184-01

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People charged
Year	Adults charged	Youth charged
2025	47	4
2024	27	1
2023	46	1
2022	47	5
2021	57	0
2020	39	3
2019	39	3
2018	47	2
2017	32	0

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Violent crime

Assaults, sexual offences, homicide, hate crimes

Violent crime

Rate per 100,000 people, 2017 to 2025.

116
incidents, 2025: 1,636
per 100,000: ↑ 30.4%
vs 2024

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Canada

Share of incidents, 2025

Assault, level 13228%
Uttering threats2320%
Assault, level 254%
Criminal harassment54%
Sexual assault, level 143%
Other violent offences4741%

The rate in Fernie is 13% above Canada (1,443); British Columbia: 1,531.

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0184-01, 2025

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Violent crime
Year	Incidents	Rate per 100,000	Canada rate
2025	116	1,636.3	1,443.3
2024	87	1,255.2	1,447.8
2023	56	806.7	1,441.8
2022	81	1,182.5	1,376.9
2021	61	895.9	1,331.1
2020	57	861.8	1,265.0
2019	77	1,197.0	1,278.5
2018	48	795.2	1,151.4
2017	35	599.9	1,112.7

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Property crime

Theft, break-ins, vehicles, mischief

Property crime

Rate per 100,000 people, 2017 to 2025.

126
incidents, 2025: 1,777
per 100,000: ↑ 23.2%
vs 2024

Fernie
Canada

Share of incidents, 2025

Mischief5241%
Theft under $5,0002923%
Break and enter108%
Motor vehicle theft54%
Fraud and other2923%

The rate in Fernie is 43% below Canada (3,141); British Columbia: 3,839.

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0184-01, 2025

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Property crime
Year	Incidents	Rate per 100,000	Canada rate
2025	126	1,777.4	3,140.6
2024	100	1,442.8	3,264.6
2023	142	2,045.5	3,409.6
2022	108	1,576.6	3,325.0
2021	142	2,085.5	3,052.5
2020	138	2,086.5	3,084.8
2019	159	2,471.6	3,509.4
2018	210	3,479.1	3,347.7
2017	127	2,176.9	3,265.3

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Break and enter

Rate per 100,000 people, 2017 to 2025.

10
incidents, 2025: 141
per 100,000

Fernie
Canada

The rate in Fernie is 46% below Canada (264); British Columbia: 281.

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0184-01, 2025

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Break and enter
Year	Incidents	Rate per 100,000	Canada rate
2025	10	141.1	263.5
2024	2	28.9	294.6
2023	11	158.5	327.8
2022	6	87.6	342.4
2021	12	176.2	329.3
2020	8	121.0	363.1
2019	11	171.0	429.4
2018	6	99.4	432.5
2017	6	102.9	436.8

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Fraud and cybercrime

Fraud and identity crime

Rate per 100,000 people, 2017 to 2025.

29
incidents, 2025: 409
per 100,000

Fernie
Canada

Share of incidents, 2025

Fraud2793%
Identity theft13%
Identity fraud13%

The rate in Fernie is 17% below Canada (492); British Columbia: 505.

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0184-01, 2025

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Fraud and identity crime
Year	Incidents	Rate per 100,000	Canada rate
2025	29	409.1	492.4
2024	34	490.5	511.0
2023	36	518.6	505.6
2022	29	423.4	462.4
2021	36	528.7	442.8
2020	24	362.9	442.8
2019	19	295.3	443.2
2018	30	497.0	403.7
2017	18	308.5	357.9

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Drugs, weapons and driving

Impaired driving

Rate per 100,000 people, 2017 to 2025.

25
incidents, 2025: 353
per 100,000

Fernie
Canada

Share of incidents, 2025

Impaired by alcohol2184%
Drugs and other416%

The rate in Fernie is 2.2 times the Canada rate (162); British Columbia: 212.

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0184-01, 2025

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Impaired driving
Year	Incidents	Rate per 100,000	Canada rate
2025	25	352.7	161.8
2024	37	533.8	165.9
2023	25	360.1	179.1
2022	32	467.2	181.6
2021	28	411.2	187.8
2020	12	181.4	204.7
2019	25	388.6	228.1
2018	35	579.9	191.1
2017	29	497.1	189.1

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Community profile

2021 Census of Population, Fernie, City (CY).

6,320
population
17.1%
growth 2016–2021
38
median age
$107,000
median household income
9.4%
unemployment
6.1%
low income
$1,284
avg. monthly rent

Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2021

Data

Community profile
Census figure	Value
Median Age	38
Population Change (2016–2021)	17.1%
Low Income Prevalence (LIM-AT)	6.1%
Median Household Income	$107,000
Employment Rate	65.2%
Unemployment Rate	9.4%
Avg. Monthly Rent	$1,284
Median Dwelling Value	$645,000

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Offences with few reports in Fernie

Fewer than 10 incidents in the year: too few for a reliable trend or rate.

Offence	2025	2024
Sexual offences	9	13
Motor vehicle theft	5	4
Drug offences	6	2
Weapons offences	1	1

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0184-01

Fernie

British Columbia, Canada

Population

6,320

Established

1904

Wikipedia

About Fernie

Fernie is a city in the Elk Valley area of the East Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia, Canada, located on BC Highway 3 on the western approaches to the Crowsnest Pass through the Rocky Mountains. Founded in 1898 and incorporated as the City of Fernie in July 1904, the municipality has a population of over 5,000 with an additional 2,000 outside city limits in communities under the jurisdiction of the Regional District of East Kootenay. A substantial seasonal population swells the city during the winter months.

Climate & Weather

Annual historical averages

July High

26.4°C

Jan Low

-5.7°C

Annual Rain

250 mm

Annual Snow

230 cm

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