What is the crime rate in Sparwood?

In 2025, police reported 256 incidents in Sparwood. Source: Statistics Canada police-reported data.

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Sparwood crime statistics

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

Crime data for Sparwood, British Columbia.

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

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

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

Police-reported incidents

256

−1.9% vs previous year

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

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Incidents cleared

31.3%

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 Sparwood, 2010 to 2025

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

Sparwood

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

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Police-reported incidents in Sparwood, 2010 to 2025
Year	Incidents
2010	419
2011	364
2012	321
2013	267
2014	300
2015	214
2016	243
2017	243
2018	228
2019	265
2020	286
2021	268
2022	202
2023	291
2024	261
2025	256

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Most reported offences in Sparwood, 2025

Mischief35
Fraud24
Operation while impaired (alcohol)19
Disturb the peace17
Assault, level 115
Theft $5,000 or under15
Breaking and entering13
Fail to comply with order12
Indecent/Harassing communications10
Theft over $5,0009

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

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Most reported offences in Sparwood, 2025
Offence	Incidents
Mischief	35
Fraud	24
Operation while impaired (alcohol)	19
Disturb the peace	17
Assault, level 1	15
Theft $5,000 or under	15
Breaking and entering	13
Fail to comply with order	12
Indecent/Harassing communications	10
Theft over $5,000	9

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Types of crime in Sparwood, 2025

Share of Criminal Code incidents, excluding traffic.

Property crime51.3 %
Violent crime24.3 %
Other Criminal Code24.3 %

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

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Types of crime in Sparwood, 2025
Type	Incidents	%
Property crime	116	51.3
Violent crime	55	24.3
Other Criminal Code	55	24.3

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The most reported offences in Sparwood, 2010 to 2025

Police-reported incidents per year.

Mischief
Fraud
Operation while impaired (alcohol)
Disturb the peace

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

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The most reported offences in Sparwood, 2010 to 2025
Year	Mischief	Fraud	Operation while impaired (alcohol)	Disturb the peace
2010	74	11	18	39
2011	69	7	33	21
2012	49	10	16	26
2013	46	5	19	20
2014	44	11	20	29
2015	40	7	13	20
2016	50	5	12	28
2017	43	12	17	29
2018	37	12	15	18
2019	45	17	23	15
2020	41	14	16	24
2021	34	16	19	16
2022	27	12	15	24
2023	32	12	16	27
2024	29	28	24	20
2025	35	24	19	17

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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.

31%
of all incidents solved: 21.2%
of reports unfounded

Solved, by type of crime

Violent crime44%24 / 55
Property crime12%14 / 116
Other offences38%21 / 55

Police found 69 of 325 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	256	80	31.3
Violent	55	24	43.6
Property	116	14	12.1
Other	55	21	38.2

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People charged

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

43
adults charged, 2025: 1
youth charged: 88%
of youth dealt with without a charge

Charges against youth fell 80% 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	43	1
2024	32	0
2023	53	3
2022	40	0
2021	46	0
2020	74	0
2019	66	3
2018	43	1
2017	51	9
2016	42	8
2015	46	3
2014	35	5
2013	52	1
2012	65	2
2011	57	10
2010	69	5

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Violent crime

Assaults, sexual offences, homicide, hate crimes

Violent crime

Rate per 100,000 people, 2010 to 2025.

55
incidents, 2025: 1,123
per 100,000: ↓ 25.2%
vs 2024

Sparwood
Canada

Share of incidents, 2025

Assault, level 11527%
Uttering threats815%
Sexual assault, level 159%
Assault, level 224%
Criminal harassment24%
Other violent offences2342%

The rate in Sparwood is 22% below 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	55	1,122.9	1,443.3
2024	73	1,501.1	1,447.8
2023	88	1,739.5	1,441.8
2022	62	1,231.9	1,376.9
2021	63	1,275.1	1,331.1
2020	57	1,184.5	1,265.0
2019	67	1,405.8	1,278.5
2018	48	1,021.5	1,151.4
2017	59	1,291.6	1,112.7
2016	53	1,176.2	1,076.0
2015	50	1,101.8	1,070.3
2014	45	996.2	1,044.2
2013	79	1,789.0	1,095.7
2012	76	1,690.0	1,198.8
2011	82	1,864.5	1,235.7
2010	79	1,782.1	1,291.6

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Sexual offences

Rate per 100,000 people, 2010 to 2025.

11
incidents, 2025: 225
per 100,000

Sparwood
Canada

Share of incidents, 2025

Offences against children655%
Sexual assault, level 1546%

The rate in Sparwood is 68% above Canada (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	11	224.6	133.4
2024	7	143.9	134.9
2023	3	59.3	133.3
2022	4	79.5	134.2
2021	7	141.7	132.6
2020	8	166.3	113.1
2019	6	125.9	118.5
2018	2	42.6	107.7
2017	2	43.8	97.0
2016	1	22.2	84.4
2015	5	110.2	76.6
2014	5	110.7	73.1
2013	4	90.6	74.4
2012	4	88.9	76.2
2011	11	250.1	76.5
2010	2	45.1	77.9

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Property crime

Theft, break-ins, vehicles, mischief

Property crime

Rate per 100,000 people, 2010 to 2025.

116
incidents, 2025: 2,368
per 100,000: ↑ 11.8%
vs 2024

Sparwood
Canada

Share of incidents, 2025

Mischief3530%
Theft under $5,0002320%
Break and enter1311%
Theft over $5,000109%
Motor vehicle theft54%
Arson33%
Fraud and other2723%

The rate in Sparwood is 25% 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	116	2,368.3	3,140.6
2024	103	2,118.0	3,264.6
2023	109	2,154.6	3,409.6
2022	77	1,529.9	3,325.0
2021	130	2,631.1	3,052.5
2020	124	2,576.9	3,084.8
2019	123	2,580.8	3,509.4
2018	112	2,383.5	3,347.7
2017	99	2,167.3	3,265.3
2016	114	2,530.0	3,238.5
2015	93	2,049.4	3,231.4
2014	168	3,719.3	3,099.5
2013	107	2,423.0	3,154.0
2012	157	3,491.2	3,438.4
2011	167	3,797.2	3,536.2
2010	214	4,827.4	3,838.1

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Break and enter

Rate per 100,000 people, 2010 to 2025.

13
incidents, 2025: 265
per 100,000

Sparwood
Canada

The rate in Sparwood is about the same as 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	13	265.4	263.5
2024	9	185.1	294.6
2023	16	316.3	327.8
2022	7	139.1	342.4
2021	13	263.1	329.3
2020	13	270.2	363.1
2019	13	272.8	429.4
2018	6	127.7	432.5
2017	5	109.5	436.8
2016	8	177.5	443.7
2015	5	110.2	447.1
2014	22	487.1	429.4
2013	10	226.5	446
2012	18	400.3	507.7
2011	25	568.4	527.8
2010	30	676.7	579.5

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Fraud and cybercrime

Fraud and identity crime

Rate per 100,000 people, 2010 to 2025.

26
incidents, 2025: 531
per 100,000

Sparwood
Canada

Share of incidents, 2025

Fraud2492%
Identity theft14%
Identity fraud14%

The rate in Sparwood is 8% above 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	530.8	492.4
2024	33	678.6	511.0
2023	15	296.5	505.6
2022	18	357.6	462.4
2021	24	485.7	442.8
2020	17	353.3	442.8
2019	19	398.7	443.2
2018	13	276.7	403.7
2017	14	306.5	357.9
2016	6	133.2	351.1
2015	8	176.3	304.9
2014	11	243.5	265.5
2013	6	135.9	260.5
2012	10	222.4	257.7
2011	7	159.2	253.9
2010	11	248.1	261.0

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Drugs, weapons and driving

Impaired driving

Rate per 100,000 people, 2010 to 2025.

25
incidents, 2025: 510
per 100,000

Sparwood
Canada

Share of incidents, 2025

Impaired by alcohol1976%
Drugs and other624%

The rate in Sparwood is 3.2 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	510.4	161.8
2024	26	534.7	165.9
2023	20	395.3	179.1
2022	16	317.9	181.6
2021	20	404.8	187.8
2020	19	394.9	204.7
2019	25	524.6	228.1
2018	19	404.3	191.1
2017	17	372.2	189.1
2016	12	266.3	197.5
2015	14	308.5	201.3
2014	20	442.8	210.5
2013	19	430.3	221.1
2012	19	422.5	242.4
2011	34	773.1	261.0
2010	18	406.1	256.5

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Community profile

2021 Census of Population, Sparwood, District municipality (DM).

4,148
population
9.6%
growth 2016–2021
38.4
median age
$112,000
median household income
7.1%
unemployment
6.6%
low income
$1,052
avg. monthly rent

Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2021

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Community profile
Census figure	Value
Median Age	38.4
Population Change (2016–2021)	9.6%
Low Income Prevalence (LIM-AT)	6.6%
Median Household Income	$112,000
Employment Rate	66.0%
Unemployment Rate	7.1%
Avg. Monthly Rent	$1,052
Median Dwelling Value	$332,000