Photo: Jack Borno · CC BY-SA 3.0Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako records more crime per resident than 87% of Canadian towns
Violence accounts for an index of 178.5 and other offences for 106.7, against usual levels of 85.7 and 62.8. Scored on crime the police covering Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako reported across 2023 to 2025, the town lands on D for safety: #216 of 251 in British Columbia. Add to that, in a usual year, 33.5 violent incidents and 45.1 incidents of property crime are logged per 1,000 inhabitants; in the typical town its size, 12.9 and 31.2.
Statistics Canada, police-reported crime, 2023–2025 means. The index weighs each crime by its seriousness; rates are incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Area-wide: crime severity, crime rate and incident counts, counted over the Vanderhoof detachment area.
What stands out about safety in Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako
Mischief: high for a town its size
Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako records 23.6 incidents of mischief per 1,000 residents a year, against 4.9 in the typical town among Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people. By type ↓
A higher index than most towns its size
Of the 40 Canadian towns nearest it in size, Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako places 36th from the lowest index. Towns its size ↓
Over the British Columbia norm
Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako’s index of 126.5 compares with 83.2 for the typical town in British Columbia. Towns its size ↓
Less severe than in 2023
Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako’s index went from 143.9 in 2023 to 115.5 in 2025; the typical Canadian town its size moved from 74.3 to 64.2. Year by year ↓
Written from Statistics Canada’s police-reported crime by police service and detachment, 2023–2025. Figures are what police recorded, not convictions.
Inside Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako’s D for safety
How sure: A less certain grade than most, because the figures belong to the nearest detachment, 6 km from Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako, not to the town.
The grade weighs the Crime Severity Index and its violent half, averaged over 2023–2025, against every Canadian town and city neighbourhood of 1,000 people or more.
Its place: #216 of 251 in British Columbia and #2,296 of 2,572 Canadian towns.
The Crime Severity Index and its two halves, beside the typical figure for Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people.
What police record in Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako, by type
Against the typical town its size, Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako runs highest on mischief (23.6 per 1,000 against 4.9), drug offences (2.1 per 1,000 against 0.7) and assault (14.7 per 1,000 against 6.7). Theft under $5,000 and motor vehicle theft sit below it.
Every Statistics Canada violation line
| Violation | Incidents a year | Per 1,000 | Cleared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 0.7 | 0.08 | — |
| Sexual violations against children | 5.3 | 0.6 | 32% |
| Assaults against a peace officer | 6.7 | 0.8 | 100% |
| Firearms: use, discharge, pointing | 1.7 | 0.2 | — |
| Robbery | 0.7 | 0.08 | — |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 1.3 | 0.2 | — |
| Other violent violations | 2 | 0.2 | — |
| Breaking and entering | 31.3 | 3.7 | 18% |
| Possession of stolen property | 4.7 | 0.5 | — |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 14 | 1.6 | 21% |
| Theft over $5,000 | 3.3 | 0.4 | — |
| Theft under $5,000 | 84.7 | 9.9 | 18% |
| Mischief | 202 | 23.6 | 21% |
| Weapons violations | 4.7 | 0.5 | — |
| Administration of justice violations | 83.7 | 9.8 | 68% |
| Other Criminal Code violations | 14 | 1.6 | 26% |
| Drug violations | 18 | 2.1 | 24% |
| Impaired driving | 47 | 5.5 | 82% |
| Failing to stop or remain | 1.3 | 0.2 | — |
Statistics Canada’s violation groups for the whole police service or detachment, incidents a year its own. Cleared: incidents solved by a charge or otherwise, as a share of those reported.
Incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 means, against the typical figure for Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people.
Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako’s index fell 20% from 2023 to 2025
Crime Severity Index
2023 opened the run as its heaviest year (143.9); 2025 was the lightest, at 115.5. The typical Canadian town its size went from 74.3 in 2023 to 64.2 in 2025.
Every year as a table
| Year | Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako | Typical town its size |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 115.5 | 64.2 |
| 2024 | 120 | 68.8 |
| 2023 | 143.9 | 74.3 |
Statistics Canada, Crime Severity Index by police service, each year as published. Typical: the median of Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people.
The Crime Severity Index of the police covering Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako, each year, against the typical Canadian town its size.
Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako comes 36th of the 40 towns nearest in size
| # | Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Powassan Ontario | 3,657 | 15 | 22.5 | A+ |
| … | |||||
| 10 | Pemberton British Columbia | 3,620 | 53 | 61.7 | B+ |
| … | |||||
| 14 | Electoral Area C, Nanaimo British Columbia | 3,733 | 58.9 | 58.4 | B− |
| 15 | Electoral Area A, Columbia-Shuswap British Columbia | 3,672 | 65.5 | 44.5 | B− |
| … | |||||
| 17 | Electoral Area D (Rural Grand Forks), Kootenay Boundary British Columbia | 3,570 | 67.5 | 73.9 | B− |
| … | |||||
| 33 | Flagstaff County Alberta | 3,724 | 104.5 | 69.4 | C− |
| 34 | Saint-Michel Quebec | 3,672 | 116.5 | 80.3 | C− |
| 35 | Two Hills County No. 21 Alberta | 3,626 | 119.1 | 74.4 | C− |
| 36 | Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako British Columbia | 3,643 | 126.5 | 178.5 | D |
| 37 | Cowichan Bay British Columbia | 3,713 | 131.7 | 149.7 | D |
| 38 | Prince Albert No. 461 Saskatchewan | 3,589 | 332.1 | 425.8 | D− |
| 39 | Buckland No. 491 Saskatchewan | 3,550 | 332.1 | 425.8 | D− |
| 40 | Opportunity No. 17 Alberta | 3,592 | 495.1 | 602.4 | D− |
The 40 Canadian towns of 2,500+ people closest in population; city neighbourhoods, city totals and reserves are left out. Towns on one police service or detachment share its index.
The Canadian towns closest to Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako in population, the lowest Crime Severity Index first (2023–2025 means).
The detachment closest to Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako, 8,540 residents, recorded about 290 violent incidents a year, 2023–2025
Violent incidents per 1,000 a year, 2023–2025
Property crimes per 1,000 a year, 2023–2025
Statistics Canada counts actual incidents; those police record as unfounded are listed apart and kept out of its crime rates and severity index. Each incident is filed under its most serious violation, which the survey sets partly by the maximum penalty.
Property crime adds about 390 a year and other violations 340 (2023–2025 average). Of 1,000 dots, one per resident, the coloured ones are a year’s incidents at these rates.
Crime in the places around Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako
| Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako | 3,643 | 126.5 | 178.5 | D |
| Vanderhoof (10 km) | 4,545 | 126.5 | 178.5 | D |
| Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako (57 km) | 1,772 | 116.2 | 177.5 | C− |
| Electoral Area C, Bulkley-Nechako (59 km) | 1,312 | 286 | 349.2 | D |
| Fort St. James (60 km) | 1,542 | 286 | 349.2 | D |
| Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George (65 km) | 3,811 | 67.3 | 98.3 | B− |
Of 4 places nearby with their own figures, 2 come in under Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako. Closest is Electoral Area D, Bulkley-Nechako, 56.7 km away, at 116.2 to 126.5 here. One neighbour is on the same police service or detachment, so it shares the figure and isn’t compared here.
Each place’s police figures, 2023–2025 means. The nearest places to Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako with figures are 10–65 km away.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- An index, not a verdict. Statistics Canada, which publishes the index, attaches a caution: “The CSI is not an indicator of overall safety and should be interpreted in the broader community context.” The number weighs each reported crime by its seriousness before dividing by residents.
- The index’s scale. A reading of 100 is the whole country in 2006. Half of that, 50, means half the severity per resident.
- What clearance means. The clearance rate is the share of incidents police solve, by a charge or otherwise, weighted by seriousness like the index. It isn’t a conviction rate.
Questions about safety in Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako
Is Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako safe?
Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako scores 126.5 on Statistics Canada’s Crime Severity Index (2023–2025 mean), where the typical figure for Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people is 68.5; per 1,000 residents a year that is 33.5 violent incidents and 45.1 property crimes.
What is the most common crime in Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako?
Most often it is other Criminal Code offences: 29.8 per 1,000 residents a year. Next come mischief at 23.6 and assault at 14.7.
Is crime going up in Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako?
Over 2023–2025 the index dropped 20%, to 115.5 from 143.9.
How much of Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako’s crime do police solve?
Counting serious crimes for more, 30% end in a charge or are otherwise solved (34% for the typical Canadian town its size); split up, that is 39% of violent and 25% of non-violent crime.
Whose figures are these?
Those of the police serving Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako together with its neighbours or the countryside around it.
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) · Safety Grade: TownRatings calculation. 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).