Rural police detachment · British Columbia
Merritt RCMP rural detachment crime statistics
Updated Data year 2025Source: Statistics Canada, police-reported crimeFrançais
Area policed
The Merritt RCMP rural detachment polices the rural area around Merritt, outside the towns with their own police. Statistics Canada reports its figures as one area and does not split them by municipality.
Merritt RCMP rural detachment crime statistics, 2025
Police service reporting these figures: Merritt, British Columbia, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, rural
Police-reported incidents
276
0.0% 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 thisPolice-reported incidents in Merritt RCMP rural detachment, 2010 to 2025
All violations: Criminal Code, traffic and other federal laws.
- Merritt RCMP rural detachment
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| Year | Incidents |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 387 |
| 2011 | 448 |
| 2012 | 471 |
| 2013 | 364 |
| 2014 | 371 |
| 2015 | 384 |
| 2016 | 356 |
| 2017 | 279 |
| 2018 | 307 |
| 2019 | 261 |
| 2020 | 349 |
| 2021 | 289 |
| 2022 | 294 |
| 2023 | 322 |
| 2024 | 276 |
| 2025 | 276 |
Most reported offences in Merritt RCMP rural detachment, 2025
- Mischief51
- Assault, level 134
- Theft $5,000 or under19
- Uttering threats14
- Indecent/Harassing communications13
- Disturb the peace10
- Operation while impaired (alcohol)10
- Assault, level 2, weapon or bodily harm9
- Criminal harassment9
- Sexual assault, level 18
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| Offence | Incidents |
|---|---|
| Mischief | 51 |
| Assault, level 1 | 34 |
| Theft $5,000 or under | 19 |
| Uttering threats | 14 |
| Indecent/Harassing communications | 13 |
| Disturb the peace | 10 |
| Operation while impaired (alcohol) | 10 |
| Assault, level 2, weapon or bodily harm | 9 |
| Criminal harassment | 9 |
| Sexual assault, level 1 | 8 |
Types of crime in Merritt RCMP rural detachment, 2025
Share of Criminal Code incidents, excluding traffic.
- Property crime50.0 %
- Violent crime39.3 %
- Other Criminal Code10.7 %
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| Type | Incidents | % |
|---|---|---|
| Property crime | 121 | 50 |
| Violent crime | 95 | 39.3 |
| Other Criminal Code | 26 | 10.7 |
Every reported offence
The most reported offences in Merritt RCMP rural detachment, 2010 to 2025
Police-reported incidents per year.
- Mischief
- Assault, level 1
- Theft $5,000 or under
- Uttering threats
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| Year | Mischief | Assault, level 1 | Theft $5,000 or under | Uttering threats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 60 | 33 | 29 | 9 |
| 2011 | 68 | 40 | 27 | 11 |
| 2012 | 61 | 31 | 23 | 12 |
| 2013 | 65 | 31 | 22 | 11 |
| 2014 | 64 | 38 | 18 | 9 |
| 2015 | 69 | 31 | 22 | 14 |
| 2016 | 53 | 31 | 17 | 11 |
| 2017 | 70 | 29 | 14 | 9 |
| 2018 | 59 | 30 | 24 | 6 |
| 2019 | 37 | 23 | 18 | 13 |
| 2020 | 60 | 23 | 19 | 22 |
| 2021 | 67 | 24 | 17 | 19 |
| 2022 | 80 | 33 | 18 | 21 |
| 2023 | 51 | 36 | 17 | 19 |
| 2024 | 45 | 27 | 25 | 13 |
| 2025 | 51 | 34 | 19 | 14 |