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Vancouver crime map

Q: What is the crime rate in Vancouver?

Vancouver had 5,978 Criminal Code incidents (excluding traffic) per 100,000 people in 2025, 7% above the Canadian rate (5,585).

Q: Which part of the Vancouver area has the most crime?

Of the 16 police areas on this map, Langley had the highest rate in 2025 (10,944 per 100,000) and Port Moody the lowest (3,137). Busy centres with many visitors have higher rates per resident.

Q: Is there a map of crimes by street in Vancouver?

Yes. Our Vancouver neighbourhood map shows reported crime for each neighbourhood from the police service’s open data. Statistics Canada does not publish street-level figures.

Vancouver recorded 5,978 Criminal Code incidents per 100,000 people in 2025, 7% above the Canadian rate. The map shows how it compares with every town around it.

Data year 2025Source: Statistics Canada, police-reported incidentsFrançais

Crime rate, Vancouver

5,978per 100,000

−1.9% vs previous year

Canada

5,585per 100,000

Incidents

44,380

Vancouver and area, 2025

Criminal Code incidents per 100,000 people

< 4,2004,200–5,6005,600–7,0007,000–9,800≥ 9,800No figures of its own

See crime in each Vancouver neighbourhood →

Crime rates in and around Vancouver, 2025

Police area	Rate per 100,000	Change	Incidents
Langley	10,944	+5.6%	3,879
Maple Ridge	7,230	+6.8%	7,659
North Vancouver	6,680	−0.5%	4,495
New Westminster	6,019	−4.8%	5,545
Vancouver	5,978	−1.9%	44,380
Surrey	5,974	+12.0%	42,031
Burnaby	5,926	+1.7%	17,759
Richmond

Questions people ask

What is the crime rate in Vancouver?

Vancouver had 5,978 Criminal Code incidents (excluding traffic) per 100,000 people in 2025, 7% above the Canadian rate (5,585).

Which part of the Vancouver area has the most crime?

Of the 16 police areas on this map, Langley had the highest rate in 2025 (10,944 per 100,000) and Port Moody the lowest (3,137). Busy centres with many visitors have higher rates per resident.

Is there a map of crimes by street in Vancouver?

Yes. Our Vancouver neighbourhood map shows reported crime for each neighbourhood from the police service’s open data. Statistics Canada does not publish street-level figures.

Vancouver crime statistics by offence →

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