Photo: starkerry · CC BY-SA 3.0Electoral Area G, Nanaimo has less crime per resident than 78% of Canadian towns
Violence accounts for an index of 43.2 and other offences for 45.4, against usual levels of 85.7 and 62.8. The Safety Grade comes out at A−, drawn from crime the police covering Electoral Area G, Nanaimo reported through 2023 to 2025: #23 of 251 in British Columbia. Add to that, typical years here bring 9.8 violent incidents plus 21.0 incidents of property crime per 1,000 residents, against 12.9 plus 31.2 in the typical town its size. Steady over the three years, the index read 48 in 2023 and 45.7 in 2025.
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 for the Oceanside detachment area.
What stands out about safety in Electoral Area G, Nanaimo
Below British Columbia’s typical town
Electoral Area G, Nanaimo’s index of 44.5 compares with 83.2 for the typical town in British Columbia. Towns its size ↓
Lower than many towns its size
Of the 40 Canadian towns nearest it in size, Electoral Area G, Nanaimo places 14th from the lowest index. Towns its size ↓
The non-violent half stands out
Electoral Area G, Nanaimo’s index splits into violent crime, 43.2 here and 85.7 for the typical Canadian town its size, and everything else, 45.4 against 62.8. By type ↓
A low clearance rate
For Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people the typical clearance rate is 34%; Electoral Area G, Nanaimo’s police clear 25%, 45% of violent crime and 18% of the rest. Questions ↓
Written from Statistics Canada’s police-reported crime by police service and detachment, 2023–2025. Figures are what police recorded, not convictions.
What’s behind Electoral Area G, Nanaimo’s grade
How sure: Less sure than most: the grade leans on the closest detachment, 3 km from Electoral Area G, Nanaimo, since none reports under the town’s name.
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: #23 of 251 in British Columbia and #394 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 G, Nanaimo, by type
Against the typical town its size, Electoral Area G, Nanaimo runs highest on mischief (6.1 per 1,000 against 4.9). Break and enter and theft under $5,000 sit below it.
Every Statistics Canada violation line
| Violation | Incidents a year | Per 1,000 | Cleared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 0.3 | 0.01 | — |
| Sexual violations against children | 4.7 | 0.2 | — |
| Assaults against a peace officer | 3.7 | 0.1 | — |
| Firearms: use, discharge, pointing | 1 | 0.03 | — |
| Robbery | 1.7 | 0.06 | — |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 0.7 | 0.02 | — |
| Other violent violations | 3.3 | 0.1 | — |
| Breaking and entering | 44.7 | 1.5 | 23% |
| Possession of stolen property | 21.3 | 0.7 | 17% |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 43.7 | 1.5 | 13% |
| Theft over $5,000 | 20.7 | 0.7 | 5% |
| Theft under $5,000 | 163.7 | 5.5 | 7% |
| Mischief | 182.3 | 6.1 | 14% |
| Weapons violations | 8.7 | 0.3 | 54% |
| Administration of justice violations | 41.7 | 1.4 | 56% |
| Other Criminal Code violations | 25.3 | 0.9 | 30% |
| Drug violations | 10 | 0.3 | 33% |
| Impaired driving | 83 | 2.8 | 55% |
| Failing to stop or remain | 0.7 | 0.02 | — |
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.
The detachment nearest Electoral Area G, Nanaimo, 29,800 residents: around 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 620 a year and other violations 290 (2023–2025 average). Of 1,000 dots, one per resident, the coloured ones are a year’s incidents at these rates.
Electoral Area G, Nanaimo comes 14th of the 40 towns nearest in size
| # | Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Douro-Dummer Ontario | 8,379 | 14.9 | 13.8 | A+ |
| … | |||||
| 11 | Rigaud Quebec | 8,187 | 39.2 | 61.7 | A |
| 12 | Saint-Philippe Quebec | 8,674 | 41.6 | 59.8 | A− |
| 13 | Muskoka Lakes Ontario | 8,463 | 43.4 | 53.1 | A− |
| 14 | Electoral Area G, Nanaimo British Columbia | 8,412 | 44.5 | 43.2 | A− |
| 15 | Haliburton Village Ontario | 8,100 | 44.7 | 49.5 | A− |
| 16 | Aylmer Ontario | 8,371 | 49 | 63.6 | B+ |
| 17 | Electoral Area A, Comox Valley British Columbia | 8,415 | 49.5 | 61.5 | B+ |
| … | |||||
| 32 | Trail British Columbia | 8,539 | 114.1 | 118.2 | C− |
| … | |||||
| 40 | Iqaluit Nunavut | 8,612 | 661.3 | 844 | 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 G, Nanaimo in population, the lowest Crime Severity Index first (2023–2025 means).
Electoral Area G, Nanaimo, year by year
Crime Severity Index
The index started at its highest, 48 in 2023, and touched its lowest in 2024, at 39.8. 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 G, Nanaimo | Typical town its size |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 45.7 | 64.2 |
| 2024 | 39.8 | 68.8 |
| 2023 | 48 | 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 G, Nanaimo, each year, against the typical Canadian town its size.
Crime in the places around Electoral Area G, Nanaimo
| Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area G, Nanaimo | 8,412 | 44.5 | 43.2 | A− |
| Parksville | 15,371 | 107.4 | 88.3 | C− |
| Qualicum Beach | 9,640 | 51.5 | 32.6 | B+ |
| Electoral Area F, Nanaimo | 8,810 | 44.5 | 43.2 | A− |
| Fairwinds | 7,125 | 44.5 | 43.2 | A− |
Electoral Area G, Nanaimo has the lowest index of the places around it. The comparison skips 2 neighbours reported under the same police.
Each place’s police figures, 2023–2025 means.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Reading the number. A reading of 100 is the whole country in 2006. Half of that, 50, means half the severity per resident.
- Solved cases. Police clear an incident by charging someone, recommending a charge, or closing it another way. The rate weighs serious crimes more, as the index does.
- How serious, not how safe. The index weighs crimes rather than counting them: a serious offence moves it far more than a minor one. Statistics Canada is plain about its limits: “The CSI is not an indicator of overall safety and should be interpreted in the broader community context.”
Questions about safety in Electoral Area G, Nanaimo
Is Electoral Area G, Nanaimo safe?
Against a typical 68.5 for Canadian towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, Electoral Area G, Nanaimo’s Crime Severity Index stands at 44.5 for 2023–2025. Its police record 9.8 violent incidents and 21 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
What is the most common crime in Electoral Area G, Nanaimo?
Top of the list is mischief (6.1 per 1,000 residents a year); other Criminal Code offences, at 5.6, and theft under $5,000, at 5.5, follow.
Is crime going up in Electoral Area G, Nanaimo?
The index stayed close to where it was, 48 in 2023 and 45.7 in 2025.
How much of Electoral Area G, Nanaimo’s crime do police solve?
About 25% of crime is cleared, weighted by seriousness, with 45% of violent and 18% of other crime; the figure for the typical Canadian town its size is 34%.
Whose figures are these?
A police service or detachment that covers Electoral Area G, Nanaimo and other places, so the figures are shared.
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).