What is the crime rate in Port Hardy?

In 2025, police reported 1,302 incidents in Port Hardy. Source: Statistics Canada police-reported data.

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Port Hardy crime statistics

Name: Port Hardy Crime Statistics 2025
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Crime data for Port Hardy, British Columbia.

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

These figures are for the Port Hardy RCMP detachment, which polices Port Hardy and the rural area around it.

Police service reporting these figures: Port Hardy, British Columbia, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, rural

Police-reported incidents

1,302

−14.4% vs previous year

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

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Incidents cleared

39.4%

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 Port Hardy, 2010 to 2025

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

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

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Police-reported incidents in Port Hardy, 2010 to 2025
Year	Incidents
2010	859
2011	953
2012	898
2013	895
2014	904
2015	948
2016	905
2017	840
2018	809
2019	1,544
2020	1,316
2021	1,352
2022	1,253
2023	1,512
2024	1,521
2025	1,302

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Most reported offences in Port Hardy, 2025

Disturb the peace258
Mischief205
Assault, level 1197
Fail to comply with order108
Uttering threats78
Theft $5,000 or under71
Assault, level 2, weapon or bodily harm39
Fraud26
Sexual assault, level 125
Indecent/Harassing communications23

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

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Most reported offences in Port Hardy, 2025
Offence	Incidents
Disturb the peace	258
Mischief	205
Assault, level 1	197
Fail to comply with order	108
Uttering threats	78
Theft $5,000 or under	71
Assault, level 2, weapon or bodily harm	39
Fraud	26
Sexual assault, level 1	25
Indecent/Harassing communications	23

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Types of crime in Port Hardy, 2025

Share of Criminal Code incidents, excluding traffic.

Other Criminal Code37.0 %
Violent crime33.3 %
Property crime29.7 %

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

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Types of crime in Port Hardy, 2025
Type	Incidents	%
Other Criminal Code	458	37
Violent crime	412	33.3
Property crime	368	29.7

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The most reported offences in Port Hardy, 2010 to 2025

Police-reported incidents per year.

Disturb the peace
Mischief
Assault, level 1
Fail to comply with order

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

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The most reported offences in Port Hardy, 2010 to 2025
Year	Disturb the peace	Mischief	Assault, level 1	Fail to comply with order
2010	125	183	91	108
2011	84	174	100	171
2012	73	163	92	118
2013	104	172	105	112
2014	95	125	106	101
2015	129	195	80	121
2016	142	166	98	98
2017	121	102	76	70
2018	113	120	96	57
2019	336	222	152	98
2020	415	148	169	79
2021	414	130	191	62
2022	386	148	150	84
2023	456	191	146	140
2024	381	248	196	122
2025	258	205	197	108

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Historical Trend by Violation

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Rates per 100,000 below use the population the police service covers (about 5,500 people), which is not the same as Port Hardy’s own population (3,902).

Police and justice

Crimes solved and people charged

Crimes solved by police

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

39%
of all incidents solved: 5.0%
of reports unfounded

Solved, by type of crime

Violent crime43%179 / 412
Property crime24%89 / 368
Other offences46%211 / 458

Police found 69 of 1,371 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	1,302	513	39.4
Violent	412	179	43.4
Property	368	89	24.2
Other	458	211	46.1

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People charged

Adults and youth (12 to 17) charged, 2010 to 2025.

219
adults charged, 2025: 9
youth charged: 69%
of youth dealt with without a charge

Charges against youth fell 61% since 2010. 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	219	9
2024	240	11
2023	187	11
2022	178	9
2021	201	17
2020	185	13
2019	280	36
2018	250	49
2017	286	52
2016	306	21
2015	369	33
2014	415	26
2013	315	40
2012	375	35
2011	436	14
2010	318	23

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Violent crime

Assaults, sexual offences, homicide, hate crimes

Violent crime

Rate per 100,000 people, 2010 to 2025.

412
incidents, 2025: 7,484
per 100,000: ↓ 7.0%
vs 2024

Port Hardy
Canada

Share of incidents, 2025

Assault, level 119748%
Uttering threats7819%
Assault, level 23910%
Sexual assault, level 1256%
Criminal harassment133%
Other violent offences5814%

The rate in Port Hardy is 5.2 times the Canada rate (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	412	7,484.1	1,443.3
2024	443	8,050.2	1,447.8
2023	374	6,828.6	1,441.8
2022	331	6,008.4	1,376.9
2021	372	6,970.2	1,331.1
2020	326	6,147.5	1,265.0
2019	323	5,919	1,278.5
2018	192	3,526.2	1,151.4
2017	149	2,704.7	1,112.7
2016	164	2,987.8	1,076.0
2015	136	2,460.7	1,070.3
2014	172	3,083.0	1,044.2
2013	170	3,068.0	1,095.7
2012	174	3,132.3	1,198.8
2011	164	3,033.7	1,235.7
2010	149	2,769	1,291.6

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Sexual offences

Rate per 100,000 people, 2010 to 2025.

44
incidents, 2025: 799
per 100,000: ↓ 29.1%
vs 2024

Port Hardy
Canada

Share of incidents, 2025

Sexual assault, level 12557%
Offences against children1943%

The rate in Port Hardy is 6.0 times the Canada rate (133); British Columbia: 140.

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

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Sexual offences
Year	Incidents	Rate per 100,000	Canada rate
2025	44	799.3	133.4
2024	62	1,126.7	134.9
2023	68	1,241.6	133.3
2022	47	853.2	134.2
2021	51	955.6	132.6
2020	41	773.2	113.1
2019	29	531.4	118.5
2018	33	606.1	107.7
2017	16	290.4	97.0
2016	9	164.0	84.4
2015	7	126.6	76.6
2014	14	250.9	73.1
2013	13	234.6	74.4
2012	31	558.1	76.2
2011	24	444.0	76.5
2010	12	223.0	77.9

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Property crime

Theft, break-ins, vehicles, mischief

Property crime

Rate per 100,000 people, 2010 to 2025.

368
incidents, 2025: 6,685
per 100,000: ↓ 8.0%
vs 2024

Port Hardy
Canada

Share of incidents, 2025

Mischief20556%
Theft under $5,0009426%
Break and enter226%
Motor vehicle theft113%
Fraud and other329%

The rate in Port Hardy is 2.1 times the Canada rate (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	368	6,684.8	3,140.6
2024	400	7,268.8	3,264.6
2023	386	7,047.7	3,409.6
2022	308	5,590.9	3,325.0
2021	346	6,483.0	3,052.5
2020	345	6,505.8	3,084.8
2019	577	10,573.6	3,509.4
2018	300	5,509.6	3,347.7
2017	323	5,863.1	3,265.3
2016	344	6,267.1	3,238.5
2015	383	6,929.6	3,231.4
2014	286	5,126.4	3,099.5
2013	331	5,973.7	3,154.0
2012	318	5,724.6	3,438.4
2011	349	6,455.8	3,536.2
2010	316	5,872.5	3,838.1

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Motor vehicle theft

Rate per 100,000 people, 2010 to 2025.

11
vehicles stolen, 2025: 200
per 100,000: 36%
solved

Port Hardy
Canada

Peak: 348 per 100,000 in 2019. The rate in Port Hardy is about the same as Canada (201); British Columbia: 138.

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

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Motor vehicle theft
Year	Vehicles stolen	Rate per 100,000	Solved (%)	Canada rate
2025	11	199.8	36.4	200.8
2024	4	72.7	0	240.2
2023	9	164.3	22.2	287.3
2022	6	108.9	16.7	272.0
2021	9	168.6	33.3	218.1
2020	15	282.9	40	205.6
2019	19	348.2	36.8	231.4
2018	7	128.6	57.1	232.5
2017	6	108.9	66.7	232.9
2016	6	109.3	66.7	218.9
2015	1	18.1	100	220.7
2014	4	71.7	50	208.8
2013	7	126.3	28.6	206.7
2012	6	108.0	16.7	224.9
2011	8	148.0	12.5	240.1
2010	11	204.4	45.5	272.0

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Break and enter

Rate per 100,000 people, 2010 to 2025.

22
incidents, 2025: 400
per 100,000

Port Hardy
Canada

The rate in Port Hardy is 52% above 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	22	399.6	263.5
2024	14	254.4	294.6
2023	35	639.0	327.8
2022	14	254.1	342.4
2021	36	674.5	329.3
2020	26	490.3	363.1
2019	67	1,227.8	429.4
2018	44	808.1	432.5
2017	41	744.2	436.8
2016	44	801.6	443.7
2015	34	615.2	447.1
2014	35	627.4	429.4
2013	29	523.4	446
2012	33	594.1	507.7
2011	27	499.5	527.8
2010	17	315.9	579.5

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Fraud and cybercrime

Fraud and identity crime

Rate per 100,000 people, 2010 to 2025.

26
incidents, 2025: 472
per 100,000

Port Hardy
Canada

The rate in Port Hardy is 4% 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	26	472.3	492.4
2024	43	781.4	511.0
2023	34	620.8	505.6
2022	39	707.9	462.4
2021	42	787.0	442.8
2020	54	1,018.3	442.8
2019	62	1,136.2	443.2
2018	13	238.8	403.7
2017	9	163.4	357.9
2016	9	164.0	351.1
2015	9	162.8	304.9
2014	4	71.7	265.5
2013	7	126.3	260.5
2012	8	144.0	257.7
2011	12	222.0	253.9
2010	3	55.8	261.0

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Drugs, weapons and driving

Drug offences

Rate per 100,000 people, 2010 to 2025.

13
incidents, 2025: 236
per 100,000

Port Hardy
Canada

Share of incidents, 2025

Cocaine trafficking646%
Other drug trafficking215%
Possession and other539%

The rate in Port Hardy is 64% above Canada (144); British Columbia: 322.

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

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Drug offences
Year	Incidents	Rate per 100,000	Canada rate
2025	13	236.2	143.6
2024	27	490.6	129.8
2023	18	328.7	113.2
2022	18	326.7	137.1
2021	16	299.8	163.2
2020	22	414.9	177.5
2019	28	513.1	185.9
2018	11	202.0	229.1
2017	16	290.4	254.4
2016	30	546.6	267.3
2015	29	524.7	279.6
2014	63	1,129.2	294.9
2013	33	595.6	311.0
2012	36	648.1	317.1
2011	40	739.9	330.1
2010	41	761.9	321.2

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Impaired driving

Rate per 100,000 people, 2010 to 2025.

31
incidents, 2025: 563
per 100,000: ↓ 29.6%
vs 2024

Port Hardy
Canada

Share of incidents, 2025

Impaired by alcohol2168%
Drugs and other1032%

The rate in Port Hardy is 3.5 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	31	563.1	161.8
2024	44	799.6	165.9
2023	67	1,223.3	179.1
2022	55	998.4	181.6
2021	61	1,143.0	187.8
2020	62	1,169.2	204.7
2019	40	733	228.1
2018	21	385.7	191.1
2017	21	381.2	189.1
2016	22	400.8	197.5
2015	15	271.4	201.3
2014	28	501.9	210.5
2013	40	721.9	221.1
2012	39	702.1	242.4
2011	59	1,091.4	261.0
2010	38	706.2	256.5

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Offences with few reports in Port Hardy

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

Offence	2025	2024
Weapons offences	7	7

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

Port Hardy

British Columbia, Canada

Population

3,902

Wikipedia

About Port Hardy

Port Hardy is a district municipality in British Columbia, Canada located on the north-east tip of Vancouver Island. Port Hardy has a population of 3,902 as of the 2021 census.

Climate & Weather

Annual historical averages

July High

25.6°C

Jan Low

2.6°C

Annual Rain

2777 mm

Annual Snow

22 cm

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