Photo: CPG1100 · CC BY-SA 4.0Prince George sees more crime per resident than 94% of Canadian towns
Its letter for safety is D, worked out from crime the police covering Prince George reported over 2023 to 2025: #240 of 251 in British Columbia. Recorded violent incidents ran at 33.1 per 1,000 residents a year and property crime at 105.3, against 10.8 and 25.1 in the typical town its size. Of the two halves, violence comes to 239.6 and other offences to 198.7, beside norms of 75.2 and 54.2. All 4 towns next door with figures record less crime per resident.
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 Prince George
Mischief: high for a town its size
Prince George records 57.6 incidents of mischief per 1,000 residents a year, against 3.8 in the typical town among Canadian towns of 50,000 people or more. By type ↓
Above British Columbia’s typical town
Prince George’s index of 209.1 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, Prince George places 40th from the lowest index. Towns its size ↓
Easing since 2023
Prince George’s index went from 232.8 in 2023 to 193.8 in 2025; the typical Canadian town its size moved from 64.3 to 59.2. 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.
The D for Prince George, and how it is built
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: #240 of 251 in British Columbia and #2,507 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.
What police record in Prince George, by type
Against the typical town its size, Prince George runs highest on mischief (57.6 per 1,000 against 3.8), robbery (1.8 per 1,000 against 0.4) and drug offences (3.5 per 1,000 against 0.9).
Every Statistics Canada violation line
| Violation | Incidents a year | Per 1,000 | Cleared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 5 | 0.06 | 34% |
| Sexual violations against children | 81 | 1 | 27% |
| Assaults against a peace officer | 68 | 0.8 | 97% |
| Firearms: use, discharge, pointing | 18.7 | 0.2 | 37% |
| Robbery | 150.7 | 1.8 | 34% |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 22.7 | 0.3 | 63% |
| Other violent violations | 34.3 | 0.4 | 43% |
| Breaking and entering | 514 | 6.1 | 19% |
| Possession of stolen property | 96 | 1.1 | 45% |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 263 | 3.1 | 8% |
| Theft over $5,000 | 72 | 0.9 | 7% |
| Theft under $5,000 | 2,436.3 | 28.9 | 20% |
| Mischief | 4,867 | 57.6 | 17% |
| Weapons violations | 246.3 | 2.9 | 60% |
| Administration of justice violations | 1,332.7 | 15.8 | 83% |
| Other Criminal Code violations | 280.3 | 3.3 | 54% |
| Drug violations | 296.3 | 3.5 | 63% |
| Impaired driving | 212 | 2.5 | 70% |
| Failing to stop or remain | 0.7 | 0.01 | — |
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, Prince George places 40th
| # | Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Repentigny Quebec | 91,290 | 28.1 | 48.2 | A+ |
| … | |||||
| 5 | North Vancouver British Columbia | 97,845 | 36 | 33.7 | A |
| … | |||||
| 17 | Port Coquitlam British Columbia | 67,724 | 58.2 | 52 | B |
| … | |||||
| 27 | North Vancouver British Columbia | 66,624 | 81.6 | 62.7 | C |
| 28 | Maple Ridge British Columbia | 105,925 | 87 | 97.6 | C |
| … | |||||
| 37 | Kamloops British Columbia | 108,793 | 148.2 | 134.8 | D |
| 38 | Grande Prairie Alberta | 71,160 | 149.3 | 157.2 | 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 Prince George in population, the lowest Crime Severity Index first (2023–2025 means).
In Prince George, down 17% between 2023 and 2025
Crime Severity Index
Its index has not been as high since 2023 (232.8); the low point came in 2025, at 193.8. The typical Canadian town its size went from 64.3 in 2023 to 59.2 in 2025.
Every year as a table
| Year | Prince George | Typical town its size |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 193.8 | 59.2 |
| 2024 | 200.7 | 59.9 |
| 2023 | 232.8 | 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 Prince George, each year, against the typical Canadian town its size.
Police in Prince George recorded about 2,800 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 8,890 a year and other violations 4,150 (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 Prince George
| Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prince George | 85,944 | 209.1 | 239.6 | D |
| Electoral Area D, Fraser-Fort George | 4,802 | 67.3 | 98.3 | B− |
| Electoral Area A, Fraser-Fort George | 3,764 | 67.3 | 98.3 | B− |
| Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George | 3,811 | 67.3 | 98.3 | B− |
| Electoral Area F, Fraser-Fort George | 1,402 | 67.3 | 98.3 | B− |
Every neighbour with a figure of its own has a lower index than Prince George. Closest is Electoral Area D, Fraser-Fort George, 13.9 km away, at 67.3 to 209.1 here.
Each place’s police figures, 2023–2025 means.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The index’s scale. Its scale starts from Canada in 2006, set at 100, so a figure above 100 means more serious crime per resident than the country had then.
- What clearance means. Weighted like the index, so solving one assault counts for more than solving a mischief; a charge laid, recommended or otherwise resolved all count.
- An index, not a verdict. One robbery outweighs a run of minor thefts here, since every crime counts by the sentences courts give it. Statistics Canada adds: “The CSI is not an indicator of overall safety and should be interpreted in the broader community context.”
Questions about safety in Prince George
Is Prince George safe?
Police-reported crime in Prince George scores 209.1 on Statistics Canada’s Crime Severity Index (2023–2025 mean), with 33.1 violent incidents and 105.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year. In the middle of Canadian towns of 50,000 people or more the figure is 60.3.
What is the most common crime in Prince George?
Top of the list is mischief (57.6 per 1,000 residents a year); other Criminal Code offences, at 40.8, and theft under $5,000, at 28.9, follow.
Is crime going up in Prince George?
Over 2023–2025 the index dropped 17%, to 193.8 from 232.8.
How much of Prince George’s crime do police solve?
Police solve 34% of violent crime and 24% of everything else, 27% overall once each crime is weighted by seriousness, against 38% for the typical Canadian town its size.
Whose figures are these?
They are Prince George’s own: its police cover the town and no other.
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).