Pemberton

Crime data for Pemberton, British Columbia.

Pemberton Safety Score

Below Average

Police Reported Crime Data

Total Crimes (2024)

335

↑ 42.6%

Historical Trend (2010 - 2024)

Clearance Rate

25.4%

Cases solved by police

85 Solved250 Unsolved

Most Common

Other Crime

42%

Other

Property

Violent

Top 5 Reported Violations

Most frequent specific criminal code violations in 2024.

Historical Trend by Violation

No trend data available.

Safety Scores & Indices

Crime & Safety Overview

Data: 2024

Safety Score and CSI data are not available for this police service jurisdiction. Please refer to the crime breakdown below.

Crime Breakdown

2024

Other Offences

36.7%218

Violent Crime

32.8%195

Property Crime

30.5%181

Hate crime data shown for British Columbia (provincial level)

Hate Crimes

2024

692↑2.7%vs 2023

Police-reported hate crime incidents in British Columbia

Hate Crime Trend (2014–2024)

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By Motivation

Sub-categories based on national distribution

In 2024, British Columbia recorded 692 police-reported hate crimes, an increase of 2.7% from 2023. The most common motivation was Race or ethnicity (388 incidents, 56% of total), with Black being the most targeted group (143 incidents). Religion-motivated crimes totalled 125 (18%), led by Jewish (86).

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0066-01 — Police-reported hate crime

Homicide data shown for Canada (national level)

Homicides

2024

788↓1.0%vs 2023

Homicide victims in Canada

(1.91 per 100k)

Homicide Trend (1961–2024)

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By Method

788 victims(-1.0%)

🔫Shooting

28636.3%

🔪Stabbing

25031.7%

👊Beating

13116.6%

📋Other methods used

445.6%

⛓️Strangulation

313.9%

❓Methods used unknown

293.7%

🔥Fire (burns or suffocation)

172.2%

Homicide rate:1.91 per 100,000

In 2024, Canada recorded 788 homicide victims, a decrease of 1.0% from 2023. The most common method was Shooting (286 victims, 36.3% of total), followed by Stabbing (250 victims, 31.7%). The homicide rate was 1.91 per 100,000 population.

Source: Statistics Canada, Homicide Survey — Tables 35-10-0068-01, 35-10-0069-01, 35-10-0071-01

Impaired Driving

2024

49↓16.9%vs 2023

Impaired driving incidents in Pemberton

(518.5 per 100k)

Impaired Driving Trend (2010–2024)

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By Type

49 incidents(-16.9%)

🍺Impaired by alcohol

4097.6%

🏥Causing bodily harm

12.4%

💀Causing death

00%

💨Failure to provide breath sample

00%

🩸Failure to provide blood sample

00%

Total Charged

Adults Charged

Youth Charged

Impaired driving rate:518.5 per 100,000

In 2024, Pemberton recorded 49 impaired driving incidents, a decrease of 16.9% from 2023. The most common offence type was Impaired by alcohol (40 incidents, 97.6% of sub-types), followed by Causing bodily harm (1 incidents, 2.4%). The impaired driving rate was 518.5 per 100,000 population. A total of 4 persons were charged, including 4 adults and 0 youth.

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0177-01 — Incident-based crime statistics

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Adult vs Youth Charged

2024

Adults Charged

-40.5% YoY

Youth Charged

-66.7% YoY

1.4%

Youth Share

Total Charged

Adult rate: 928.0 per 100,000

Youth rate: 0.0 per 100,000

2024

Adults: 69

Youth: 1

Adults (left axis) Youth (right axis)

Dual-axis: each line has its own scale · Click to view year details

Adult Δ (2010–2024)

-74.6%

Youth Δ (2010–2024)

-92.9%

In 2024, Pemberton recorded 69 adults charged and 1 youth charged across all Criminal Code violations. Youth accounted for 1.4% of all persons charged. Since 2010, youth charges have changed by -92.9%, while adult charges changed by -74.6%.

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0177-01 — Incident-based crime statistics

🚗Motor Vehicle Theft🟢 BELOW AVG

2024

13incidents

178.8 per 100,000 population

-36%

Since 2010

Solved Rate

2010

Peak Year

—

CSI Impact

Unfounded Reports

16.7%

of all reported MVT

vs National Average▼ 23% below

This Location178.8

National Avg232.5

Rate per 100KNational AvgPeak Year (2010)

Pemberton recorded 13 motor vehicle thefts in 2024 (178.8 per 100K), down from a peak rate of 277.4 in 2010. Only 0% of cases are solved, making it one of the hardest crimes for police to clear.

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0177. Click chart to select year.

🔫

Firearms & Weapons

2024

Incidents

▼ 25.0% vs 2023

Rate per 100K

17.9

Breakdown

Unsafe storage

250%

Possession of weapons

125%

Firearms Act

125%

Discharge firearm

00%

Pointing a firearm

00%

Weapons trafficking

00%

🏠

Property Crime

2024

Incidents

181

▲ 32.1% vs 2023

Rate per 100K

2038.3

Breakdown

Mischief

7448.7%

Theft under $5K

5234.2%

Motor vehicle theft

138.6%

Break & Enter

106.6%

Theft over $5K

21.3%

Arson

10.7%

Shoplifting $5K+

00%

🔪

Violent Crime

2024

Incidents

195

▼ 15.9% vs 2023

Rate per 100K

1001.3

Breakdown

Assault Level 1

7055.6%

Sexual Assault L1

2721.4%

Assault Level 2

1915.1%

Criminal Harassment

64.8%

Uttering Threats

21.6%

Assault Level 3

10.8%

Robbery

10.8%

💰

Fraud & Identity Crime

2024

Incidents

▼ 20.0% vs 2023

Rate per 100K

303.9

Breakdown

Identity Fraud

5100%

Identity Theft

00%

🔞

Sexual Violence

2024

Content warning: This section contains data about sexual offences

Total Incidents

▼ 21.1% vs 2023

SA L1 Rate / 100K

143.0

Breakdown

Sexual Assault L1

2790%

Violations Against Children

26.7%

Voyeurism

13.3%

Sexual Assault L3

00%

Sexual Assault L2

00%

Non-consensual Images

00%

🏚️

Breaking & Entering

2024

Incidents

▼ 37.5% vs 2023

Rate per 100K

53.6

Breakdown

Standard B&E

10100%

B&E to Steal Firearm

00%

🍺

Substance-Related Crime

2024

Total Incidents

▼ 16.9% vs 2023

Drug Rate / 100K

—

Breakdown

Impaired Driving

49100%

Cannabis Possession

00%

Cannabis Trafficking

00%

Pemberton

British Columbia, Canada

Wikipedia

About Pemberton

Pemberton is a village municipality in the Squamish-Lillooet region of southwestern British Columbia. This Pemberton Valley community is on the southwest shore of the Lillooet River and northeast shore of Pemberton Creek. On BC Highway 99, the locality is by road about 153 kilometres (95 mi) north of Vancouver, 33 kilometres (21 mi) northeast of Whistler, and 100 kilometres (62 mi) southwest of Lillooet.

Livability Score

89/100 Score

Cost of Living Index

120Very High

National Baseline = 100

Climate & Weather

Annual historical averages

July High

25.8°C

Jan Low

-4.5°C

Annual Rain

960 mm

Annual Snow

219 cm

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Pemberton Safety Score

Police Reported Crime Data

335

25.4%

Other Crime

Top 5 Reported Violations

Historical Trend by Violation

Safety Scores & Indices

Crime & Safety Overview

Crime Breakdown

Hate Crimes

Homicides

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Crime Breakdown

Hate Crimes

Homicides

Impaired Driving

Adult vs Youth Charged

Firearms & Weapons

Property Crime

Violent Crime

Fraud & Identity Crime

Sexual Violence

Breaking & Entering

Substance-Related Crime