Kelowna Crime Statistics
British Columbia · Statistics Canada 2025 · updated 2026-10-13
CrimeMaps has no incident-level map for Kelowna: its police service does not publish open incident data. These are the official annual police-reported statistics from Statistics Canada.
| 2025 incidents | 18,527 (up 1.6% vs 2024) |
|---|---|
| Rate per 100,000 | 10,914.6 (population 169,740) |
| Violent incidents | 3,536 (2,083.1 per 100K) |
| Property incidents | 9,293 (5,474.7 per 100K) |
| Crime Severity Index 2025 | 116.0 (violent 112.0) |
| Cleared by police | 29.4% |
| vs British Columbia | 42.8% higher rate (7,642.5 per 100K) |
Source: Statistics Canada, police-reported incidents (Uniform Crime Reporting Survey), Kelowna RCMP. Annual figures; 2025 is the latest published year.
Year by year
| Year | Incidents | Per 100K | Violent | Property | CSI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18,527 | 10,914.6 | 3,536 | 9,293 | 116.0 |
| 2024 | 18,237 | 10,919.5 | 3,604 | 9,310 | 121.5 |
| 2023 | 19,087 | 11,905.6 | 3,489 | 9,650 | 139.2 |
| 2022 | 21,004 | 13,470.9 | 3,345 | 11,438 | 148.6 |
| 2021 | 21,435 | 14,147.0 | 3,371 | 11,579 | 140.0 |
| 2020 | 19,122 | 12,935.5 | 3,011 | 10,179 | 132.9 |
| 2019 | 19,636 | 13,619.3 | 2,518 | 12,079 | 142.1 |
| 2018 | 16,590 | 11,825.6 | 1,540 | 10,022 | 118.2 |
| 2017 | 14,662 | 10,750.2 | 1,293 | 8,575 | 108.2 |
| 2016 | 14,992 | 11,240.0 | 1,377 | 8,629 | 112.8 |
Offences in 2025
| Offence | Incidents | Per 100K | vs 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theft (non-vehicle) | 4,819 | 2,839.0 | unchanged |
| Mischief | 1,985 | 1,169.4 | up 16.8% |
| Shoplifting | 1,797 | 1,058.7 | up 6.5% |
| Assault | 1,710 | 1,007.4 | down 8.3% |
| Theft from vehicle | 1,283 | 755.8 | down 12.0% |
| Fraud and identity crime | 1,080 | 636.2 | down 11.5% |
| Break and enter | 814 | 479.5 | down 7.7% |
| Drug violations | 720 | 424.2 | up 71.4% |
| Motor vehicle theft | 334 | 196.8 | down 22.0% |
| Weapons violations | 239 | 140.8 | up 25.1% |
| Impaired driving | 224 | 132.0 | down 22.2% |
| Sexual assault | 164 | 96.6 | down 3.0% |
| Robbery | 112 | 66.0 | up 13.1% |
| Homicide | 2 | 1.2 | up 100.0% |
Kelowna crime overview
Essay updated 2026-10-04 · figures above are Statistics Canada 2025
TL;DR. In 2025, Kelowna recorded 18,527 incidents, a rate per 100,000 population of 10,914.6. Total incidents rose 1.6% from 18,237 in 2024. The most common offence was theft (non-vehicle) with 4,819 incidents, accounting for 26% of the total.
About this data
Kelowna is policed by the Kelowna RCMP detachment. The figures on this page are official annual statistics from Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey (police-reported incidents), covering 2016–2025. In the latest year, 2025, there were 18,527 incidents at a rate of 10,914.6 per 100,000 population. The rate is based on a population of 169,740, and police-reported means incidents that came to police attention; not every crime is reported.
Recent trend
Total incidents rose 1.6% from 18,237 in 2024 to 18,527 in 2025. Since 2016, when there were 14,992 incidents, the count rose 23.6%, while the rate fell 2.9%. The peak in 2016–2025 was 21,435 incidents in 2021, and the lowest was 14,662 incidents in 2017. Violent incidents fell 1.9% compared with 2024. Property incidents fell 0.2% compared with 2024.
Category breakdown
Of the 18,527 incidents in 2025, 19.1% were violent (3,536 incidents) and 50.2% were property (9,293 incidents). The most common offences were theft (non-vehicle) with 4,819 incidents (26% of the total), which was unchanged from 2024, and mischief with 1,985 incidents (10.7%), which rose 16.8%. Shoplifting accounted for 1,797 incidents (9.7%), which rose 6.5%, while assault accounted for 1,710 incidents (9.2%), which fell 8.3%. Theft from a vehicle totalled 1,283 incidents (6.9%), which fell 12%, fraud and identity crime totalled 1,080 incidents (5.8%), which fell 11.5%, break and enter totalled 814 incidents (4.4%), which fell 7.7%, and uttering threats totalled 781 incidents (4.2%), which rose 0.3%. The crime severity index in 2025 was 115.98, with a violent crime severity index of 112.03, which weights offences by seriousness.
What this means
In 2025, Kelowna's total rate of 10,914.6 per 100,000 population was 42.8% higher than British Columbia's rate of 7,642.5 per 100,000 population. The violent rate of 2,083.1 per 100,000 population was 36.1% higher than the provincial rate of 1,530.8 per 100,000 population, and the property rate of 5,474.7 per 100,000 population was 42.6% higher than the provincial rate of 3,838.6 per 100,000 population. These annual figures describe the Kelowna RCMP detachment as a whole and do not show locations within the city, and differences can reflect reporting as well as occurrence. Statistics Canada publishes each year's data the following July, so 2025 is the latest year available.
FAQ
What is the crime rate in Kelowna?
In 2025, the latest year, the Kelowna RCMP detachment reported 18,527 incidents, for a rate of 10,914.6 per 100,000 population. That included 3,536 violent incidents at a rate of 2,083.1 per 100,000 population and 9,293 property incidents at a rate of 5,474.7 per 100,000 population. Police-reported figures reflect incidents that came to police attention, and not every offence is reported.
Is crime going up or down in Kelowna?
In 2025, total incidents rose 1.6% from 18,237 in 2024 to 18,527. Violent incidents fell 1.9% and property incidents fell 0.2% over the same period. Since 2016, total incidents rose 23.6% from 14,992, with a peak of 21,435 in 2021 and a low of 14,662 in 2017.
What is the most common crime in Kelowna?
The most common offence was theft (non-vehicle) with 4,819 incidents, accounting for 26% of total incidents at a rate of 2,839 per 100,000 population. That count was unchanged from 4,818 in 2024. Next were mischief with 1,985 incidents and shoplifting with 1,797 incidents.
How does Kelowna compare with British Columbia?
In 2025, Kelowna's total rate of 10,914.6 per 100,000 population was 42.8% higher than the British Columbia rate of 7,642.5 per 100,000 population. The violent rate of 2,083.1 per 100,000 population was 36.1% higher than the provincial rate of 1,530.8 per 100,000 population. The property rate of 5,474.7 per 100,000 population was 42.6% higher than the provincial rate of 3,838.6 per 100,000 population.
Where do these numbers come from?
These are official annual statistics from Statistics Canada's Uniform Crime Reporting Survey for the Kelowna RCMP detachment covering 2016–2025. In 2025, the latest year, the Crime Severity Index was 115.98 and the violent Crime Severity Index was 112.03, compared with 121.5 in 2024. Statistics Canada publishes each year's data the following July.