Photo: MSTakesPictures · CC BY-SA 4.0Electoral Area A, Metro Vancouver records less crime per resident than almost every Canadian town
Violence and property crime split as 5.1 violent incidents and 11.9 incidents of property crime per 1,000 residents a year, beside 12.0 and 30.5 in the typical town its size. What’s more, its 5 neighbours with figures all record more crime per resident. On crime the police covering Electoral Area A, Metro Vancouver reported from 2023 to 2025, it grades A+ for safety. Of the two halves, violence comes to 16.3 and other offences to 27.9, beside norms of 89.4 and 56.
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. Crime severity, crime rate and incident counts: the Bowen Island detachment area.
What stands out about safety in Electoral Area A, Metro Vancouver
Non-violent crime leads the index
Set beside the typical Canadian town its size, Electoral Area A, Metro Vancouver’s two halves part ways: 16.3 for violence (typical 89.4) and 27.9 for the rest (typical 56). By type ↓
Lighter than British Columbia’s middle
Electoral Area A, Metro Vancouver’s index of 24.4 compares with 83.2 for the typical town in British Columbia. Towns its size ↓
A lower index than most towns its size
Of the 40 Canadian towns nearest it in size, Electoral Area A, Metro Vancouver places 3rd from the lowest index. Towns its size ↓
Police clear less here
Police cleared 15% of Electoral Area A, Metro Vancouver’s crime, weighted by seriousness (36% of violent crime, 10% of the rest), against 33% across Canadian towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people. Questions ↓
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 A, Metro Vancouver’s A+ for safety
How sure: A less certain grade than most, because the figures belong to the nearest detachment, 16 km from Electoral Area A, Metro Vancouver, 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.
The Crime Severity Index and its two halves, beside the typical figure for Canadian towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people.
Electoral Area A, Metro Vancouver’s crime by kind
Assault and theft under $5,000 sit below it.
Every Statistics Canada violation line
| Violation | Incidents a year | Per 1,000 | Cleared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 0 | 0 | — |
| Sexual violations against children | 1 | 0.2 | — |
| Assaults against a peace officer | 0 | 0 | — |
| Firearms: use, discharge, pointing | 0 | 0 | — |
| Robbery | 0 | 0 | — |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 0 | 0 | — |
| Other violent violations | 0.7 | 0.1 | — |
| Breaking and entering | 4.7 | 1 | — |
| Possession of stolen property | 0.3 | 0.07 | — |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 2 | 0.4 | — |
| Theft over $5,000 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Theft under $5,000 | 11.3 | 2.5 | 15% |
| Mischief | 17 | 3.7 | 10% |
| Weapons violations | 0.3 | 0.07 | — |
| Administration of justice violations | 1.7 | 0.4 | — |
| Other Criminal Code violations | 1.7 | 0.4 | — |
| Drug violations | 0.3 | 0.07 | — |
| Impaired driving | 5 | 1.1 | 66% |
| Failing to stop or remain | 0 | 0 | — |
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 10,000 to 50,000 people.
Among 40 towns its size, Electoral Area A, Metro Vancouver places 3rd
| # | Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quispamsis New Brunswick | 20,240 | 20 | 27.9 | A+ |
| 2 | Bridgenorth Ontario | 20,628 | 21.2 | 23.1 | A+ |
| 3 | Electoral Area A, Metro Vancouver British Columbia | 22,031 | 24.4 | 16.3 | A+ |
| 4 | Middlesex Centre Ontario | 21,689 | 25.7 | 29 | A+ |
| 5 | Embrun Ontario | 23,655 | 26.9 | 39.7 | A+ |
| 6 | South Frontenac Ontario | 21,599 | 27.1 | 32.9 | A+ |
| … | |||||
| 15 | Colwood British Columbia | 22,794 | 49.8 | 63.6 | B+ |
| … | |||||
| 20 | Pitt Meadows British Columbia | 20,892 | 60.8 | 59.8 | B− |
| … | |||||
| 33 | Salmon Arm British Columbia | 20,891 | 92.4 | 66.8 | C |
| … | |||||
| 38 | Cranbrook British Columbia | 22,703 | 149.5 | 147.3 | D |
| … | |||||
| 40 | Yellowknife Northwest Territories | 22,858 | 304.6 | 362 | 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 A, Metro Vancouver in population, the lowest Crime Severity Index first (2023–2025 means).
About 23 violent incidents a year in the area of the detachment nearest Electoral Area A, Metro Vancouver (4,500 residents), 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.
Add about 54 property crimes and 36 other violations a year (2023–2025 average). The grid is 1,000 residents, a coloured dot for each incident a year at these rates.
Electoral Area A, Metro Vancouver’s index year by year
Crime Severity Index
2024 stands out as the heaviest year at 29.9, with 2025 the lightest at 20.9. The typical Canadian town its size went from 69.5 in 2023 to 60 in 2025.
Every year as a table
| Year | Electoral Area A, Metro Vancouver | Typical town its size |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20.9 | 60 |
| 2024 | 29.9 | 67.9 |
| 2023 | 22.4 | 69.5 |
Statistics Canada, Crime Severity Index by police service, each year as published. Typical: the median of Canadian towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people.
The Crime Severity Index of the police covering Electoral Area A, Metro Vancouver, each year, against the typical Canadian town its size.
Crime in the places around Electoral Area A, Metro Vancouver
| Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area A, Metro Vancouver | 22,031 | 24.4 | 16.3 | A+ |
| West Point Grey | 13,429 | 93.4 | 99.3 | C− |
| Dunbar-Southlands | 21,117 | 93.4 | 99.3 | C− |
| Greektown | 16,618 | 93.4 | 99.3 | C− |
| Musqueam 2 | 1,879 | — | — | — |
| Arbutus Ridge | 15,083 | 93.4 | 99.3 | C− |
| Kitsilano | 27,320 | 93.4 | 99.3 | C− |
Every neighbour with a figure of its own has a higher index than Electoral Area A, Metro Vancouver.
Each place’s police figures, 2023–2025 means.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 100 is Canada in 2006. Figures are relative to one fixed point, Canada in 2006 at 100, rather than to this year’s national number.
- Cleared, not convicted. A crime is cleared when police lay or recommend a charge, or solve it another way; the weighted rate counts serious crimes for more.
- What the index measures. The Crime Severity Index adds up police-reported crime, each kind weighted by the sentences courts give it, so one robbery counts for more than many thefts. In Statistics Canada’s words, “The CSI is not an indicator of overall safety and should be interpreted in the broader community context.”
- A small police area. With roughly 4,501 residents in its police area, a few cases swing the figures. In Statistics Canada’s words, “Data for police services or detachments with populations less than 5,000 should be used with caution.”
Questions about safety in Electoral Area A, Metro Vancouver
Is Electoral Area A, Metro Vancouver safe?
The short answer is an index of 24.4 for Electoral Area A, Metro Vancouver (2023–2025), built from 5.1 violent incidents and 11.9 property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents. The typical figure for Canadian towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people is 66.
What is the most common crime in Electoral Area A, Metro Vancouver?
Top of the list is other Criminal Code offences (5 per 1,000 residents a year); fraud, at 4.1, and mischief, at 3.7, follow.
Is crime going up in Electoral Area A, Metro Vancouver?
Down 7%: 22.4 in 2023, 20.9 in 2025. The police area is small or partly reported, so treat the change with care.
How much of Electoral Area A, Metro Vancouver’s crime do police solve?
15%, by the weighted clearance rate, where the typical Canadian town its size manages 33%. Violent crime is cleared at 36% and non-violent crime at 10%.
Whose figures are these?
Those of the police serving Electoral Area A, Metro Vancouver 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).