Photo: University of the Fraser Valley · CC BY 2.0Chilliwack records more crime per resident than nine in ten Canadian towns
In 2023 the index stood at 153.7; it fell to 134.4 in 2025. Its violent half comes to 158.4 and its non-violent half to 136.9, where the norm is 75.2 and 54.2. A Safety Grade of D follows from crime the police covering Chilliwack reported over the years 2023 to 2025: #226 of 251 in British Columbia. What’s more, recorded violent incidents ran at 27.0 per 1,000 residents a year and property crime at 51.3, against 10.8 and 25.1 in the typical town its size.
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.
What stands out about safety in Chilliwack
Drug offences: high for a town its size
Chilliwack records 4.2 incidents of drug offences per 1,000 residents a year, against 0.9 in the typical town among Canadian towns of 50,000 people or more. By type ↓
Heavier than British Columbia’s middle
Chilliwack’s index of 142.2 compares with 83.2 for the typical town in British Columbia. Towns its size ↓
A higher index than most towns its size
Of the 40 Canadian towns nearest it in size, Chilliwack places 37th from the lowest index. Towns its size ↓
Below-typical clearance
The weighted clearance rate, the share of crime police solve, is 21% for Chilliwack (31% violent, 16% non-violent), beside 38% for Canadian towns of 50,000 people or more. Questions ↓
Written from Statistics Canada’s police-reported crime by police service and detachment, 2023–2025. Figures are what police recorded, not convictions.
Inside Chilliwack’s D for safety
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: #226 of 251 in British Columbia and #2,458 of 2,572 Canadian towns.
The Crime Severity Index and its two halves, beside the typical figure for Canadian towns of 50,000 people or more.
Crime in Chilliwack, type by type
Against the typical town its size, Chilliwack runs highest on drug offences (4.2 per 1,000 against 0.9), mischief (12.3 per 1,000 against 3.8) and robbery (0.9 per 1,000 against 0.4).
Every Statistics Canada violation line
| Violation | Incidents a year | Per 1,000 | Cleared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 2 | 0.02 | — |
| Sexual violations against children | 90.7 | 0.8 | 21% |
| Assaults against a peace officer | 49 | 0.4 | 97% |
| Firearms: use, discharge, pointing | 17.3 | 0.2 | 29% |
| Robbery | 99.3 | 0.9 | 31% |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 13 | 0.1 | 62% |
| Other violent violations | 35 | 0.3 | 32% |
| Breaking and entering | 501.3 | 4.6 | 15% |
| Possession of stolen property | 127.3 | 1.2 | 24% |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 266 | 2.4 | 7% |
| Theft over $5,000 | 85.7 | 0.8 | 3% |
| Theft under $5,000 | 2,442.3 | 22.2 | 12% |
| Mischief | 1,351.7 | 12.3 | 15% |
| Weapons violations | 178 | 1.6 | 45% |
| Administration of justice violations | 415.3 | 3.8 | 66% |
| Other Criminal Code violations | 278 | 2.5 | 36% |
| Drug violations | 462.3 | 4.2 | 45% |
| Impaired driving | 228.7 | 2.1 | 55% |
| Failing to stop or remain | 35.3 | 0.3 | 19% |
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 50,000 people or more.
Among 40 towns its size, Chilliwack places 37th
| # | Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Repentigny Quebec | 91,290 | 28.1 | 48.2 | A+ |
| … | |||||
| 3 | North Vancouver British Columbia | 97,845 | 36 | 33.7 | A |
| … | |||||
| 5 | Saanich British Columbia | 126,011 | 40.5 | 49.7 | A− |
| … | |||||
| 17 | Delta British Columbia | 124,670 | 59.7 | 69.8 | B− |
| … | |||||
| 27 | Maple Ridge British Columbia | 105,925 | 87 | 97.6 | C |
| … | |||||
| 34 | Fort McMurray Alberta | 81,611 | 124.5 | 117.5 | D |
| 35 | Red Deer Alberta | 115,409 | 126.8 | 134.3 | D |
| 36 | Lethbridge Alberta | 113,671 | 128.5 | 142 | D |
| 37 | Chilliwack British Columbia | 105,520 | 142.2 | 158.4 | D |
| 38 | Kamloops British Columbia | 108,793 | 148.2 | 134.8 | D |
| 39 | Victoria British Columbia | 103,888 | 161.3 | 160.1 | D |
| 40 | Prince George British Columbia | 85,944 | 209.1 | 239.6 | 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 Chilliwack in population, the lowest Crime Severity Index first (2023–2025 means).
Chilliwack, year by year
Crime Severity Index
The first year, 2023, was the heaviest at 153.7, and 2025 the lightest at 134.4. The typical Canadian town its size went from 64.3 in 2023 to 59.2 in 2025.
Every year as a table
| Year | Chilliwack | Typical town its size |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 134.4 | 59.2 |
| 2024 | 138.5 | 59.9 |
| 2023 | 153.7 | 64.3 |
Statistics Canada, Crime Severity Index by police service, each year as published. Typical: the median of Canadian towns of 50,000 people or more.
The Crime Severity Index of the police covering Chilliwack, each year, against the typical Canadian town its size.
Police in Chilliwack recorded about 2,960 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.
And about 5,620 property crimes, plus 5,120 other violations, a year (2023–2025 average). Each dot is one resident; each coloured dot, one incident a year at the area’s rates.
Crime in the places around Chilliwack
| Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chilliwack | 105,520 | 142.2 | 158.4 | D |
| Skowkale | 1,114 | — | — | — |
| Tzeachten 13 | 4,899 | — | — | — |
| Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley | 1,748 | 164.4 | 219.2 | D |
| Cultus Lake | 2,773 | 71.6 | 60.2 | C+ |
| Electoral Area C, Fraser Valley | 1,155 | 164.4 | 219.2 | D |
| Rosedale | 2,401 | 164.4 | 219.2 | D |
1 of the 4 neighbours with their own figures score lower than Chilliwack. Just 12.6 km away, Cultus Lake comes to 71.6, against 142.2.
Each place’s police figures, 2023–2025 means.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The clearance rate. A cleared case is one police consider solved. Whether anyone is convicted is a separate matter the rate doesn’t follow.
- Severity, weighed. Each incident counts by its seriousness, judged from court sentences, and the total is set per resident. As Statistics Canada puts it, “The CSI is not an indicator of overall safety and should be interpreted in the broader community context.”
- What 100 means. Statistics Canada set the national index at 100 for 2006; every figure here is read against that.
Questions about safety in Chilliwack
Is Chilliwack safe?
Its police recorded 27 violent incidents and 51.3 property crimes a year per 1,000 residents over 2023–2025, which gives Chilliwack a Crime Severity Index of 142.2. Across Canadian towns of 50,000 people or more, the median is 60.3.
What is the most common crime in Chilliwack?
Police record other Criminal Code offences most, 38.2 per 1,000 residents a year, ahead of theft under $5,000 (22.2) and mischief (12.3).
Is crime going up in Chilliwack?
Over 2023–2025 the index dropped 13%, to 134.4 from 153.7.
How much of Chilliwack’s crime do police solve?
Counting serious crimes for more, 21% end in a charge or are otherwise solved (38% for the typical Canadian town its size); split up, that is 31% of violent and 16% of non-violent crime.
Whose figures are these?
Its own police: the service or contract that covers Chilliwack and nowhere else.
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).