Victoria · British Columbia
Victoria crime map
Victoria recorded 10,455 Criminal Code incidents per 100,000 people in 2025, 87% 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, Victoria
10,455per 100,000
+7.9% vs previous year
Canada
5,585per 100,000
Incidents
10,861
Crime rates in and around Victoria, 2025
| Police area | Rate per 100,000 | Change | Incidents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria | 10,455 | +7.9% | 10,861 |
| Sooke | 7,560 | +10.6% | 1,304 |
| Colwood | 5,997 | −4.0% | 1,367 |
| Langford | 5,521 | +5.4% | 3,294 |
| View Royal | 4,736 | −4.1% | 606 |
| Saanich | 3,101 | +4.7% | 3,907 |
| Central Saanich | 2,843 | +11.7% | 517 |
| Metchosin | 2,727 | +3.9% | 142 |
Questions people ask
What is the crime rate in Victoria?
Victoria had 10,455 Criminal Code incidents (excluding traffic) per 100,000 people in 2025, 87% above the Canadian rate (5,585).
Which part of the Victoria area has the most crime?
Of the 8 police areas on this map, Victoria had the highest rate in 2025 (10,455 per 100,000) and Metchosin the lowest (2,727). Busy centres with many visitors have higher rates per resident.
Is there a map of crimes by street in Victoria?
Statistics Canada publishes figures by police service, not by street. Some police services publish their own maps of recent incidents on their websites; this map compares Victoria with the towns around it.
Victoria crime statistics by offence →
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