Photo: David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada · CC BY 2.0Statistics Canada reports no crime figure for Cowichan
A First Nations police service that covers several communities reports them as one, and this page doesn’t borrow a nearby detachment’s count for a reserve like Cowichan. For a figure nearby, Electoral Area E, Cowichan Valley (1 km away) scores 131.7 on the index.
Where the nearest figures to Cowichan are
| Town | Away | Severity index | Violent index |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area E, Cowichan Valley | 1 km | 131.7 | 149.7 |
| Duncan | 2 km | 384.5 | 331.1 |
| North Cowichan | 5 km | 99 | 124 |
| Cowichan Bay | 6 km | 131.7 | 149.7 |
| Cobble Hill | 12 km | 49.9 | 52.5 |
Straight-line distance from the centre of Cowichan. A nearby place can differ a lot from Cowichan.
Each place’s own Crime Severity Index, 2023–2025 means.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Nothing to show. A missing figure for Cowichan is a gap in what is published, not a sign that little happens there.
Questions about safety in Cowichan
Is Cowichan safe?
Police figures can’t answer that for Cowichan: it has none of its own. Where places nearby have figures, they are the closest guide, though a neighbour can differ a lot.
What is the Crime Severity Index?
A Statistics Canada index: every crime police record counts by its seriousness, judged from sentencing, and the total is set per resident. The country as a whole scored 100 in 2006.
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).