Photo: Muskwatch · CC BY-SA 4.0Why there is no crime figure for Bella Coola 1
Policing in Bella Coola 1 is either shared across several First Nations communities, which report one total, or done by a detachment that can’t be matched to it with confidence.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- A gap, not a zero. No figure is not the same as no crime: Bella Coola 1 simply has no count of its own in Statistics Canada’s tables.
Questions about safety in Bella Coola 1
Is Bella Coola 1 safe?
Not from police-reported crime: Bella Coola 1 has no figure of its own. Nearby places with figures give some idea, no more.
What is the Crime Severity Index?
It adds up police-reported crime with each offence weighted by the sentences courts hand down, per resident, on a scale where Canada in 2006 is 100.
Source: Statistics Canada, police-reported crime by police service and detachment, 2023–2025 (Statistics Canada Open Licence); TownRatings calculation.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Crime severity index and weighted clearance rates, police services (tables 35-10-0186 to 0190, 0061, 0063, 0064), 2023–2025 · Statistics Canada, Incident-based crime statistics by detailed violations, police services (35-10-0178 to 0185). Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).