Between May 24, 2026, and July 23, 2026, the Central Business District in Vancouver recorded 1,510 reported incidents, representing 27.5% of the city's 5,493 total incidents. Theft was the leading category in the neighbourhood with 557 incidents, followed by assault at 323 and mischief at 287. Additionally, theft from vehicle accounted for 216 incidents, while break and enter totaled 50. Nearby Strathcona and West End recorded 505 and 458 incidents, respectively.
Between May 24, 2026 and July 23, 2026, the Central Business District neighbourhood in Vancouver recorded 1,510 total reported incidents. This count represents 27.5% of the 5,493 incidents logged across all recorded Vancouver neighbourhoods during the exact same date range. The figure reflects police-reported events within the designated local boundaries established by municipal open-data reporting in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Throughout this reporting period, data collection in the Central Business District encompassed several primary categories, including theft, assault, and mischief. Analyzing the published records from May 24, 2026 through July 23, 2026 offers specific perspective on how incident volume in this individual neighbourhood compares with the broader Vancouver total of 5,493 incidents.
The published dataset covers incidents recorded between May 24, 2026 and July 23, 2026. Because this collection reflects a specific two-month period in 2026, comparisons across different calendar windows should account for short-term reporting timelines. Additionally, administrative neighbourhood boundary definitions established by the local open-data portal may vary from year to year. Shifts in geographic boundaries or reporting classifications over time can alter how incidents are assigned to specific areas, meaning historical counts across different boundary releases may not be directly comparable for the Central Business District.
In the Central Business District, Theft represents the leading category in recorded incidents, with 557 occurrences logged between May 24, 2026 and July 23, 2026. The second most frequent category in the neighbourhood is Assault, with 323 recorded incidents, which also equals the total violent count of 323 for this area. Mischief follows as the third leading category, accounting for 287 reported incidents. Additional categories logged during this timeframe include Theft from vehicle with 216 incidents, Break and enter with 50 incidents, and Other categories with 39 incidents, completing the 1,510 total incidents recorded in the neighbourhood.
The Central Business District recorded 1,510 incidents, representing 27.5% of Vancouver's 5,493 city-wide total between May 24, 2026 and July 23, 2026. This incident count is substantially higher than adjacent areas such as Strathcona with 505 incidents and West End with 458 incidents. Theft leads the neighbourhood with 557 incidents, followed by Assault at 323 incidents and Mischief at 287 incidents. The concentration of theft and assault distinguishes this central area's profile from surrounding neighbourhoods like Renfrew-Collingwood, which logged 359 total incidents.
Between May 24, 2026 and July 23, 2026, the Central Business District recorded 1,510 reported incidents. This total accounts for 27.5% of the 5,493 total incidents logged across all Vancouver neighbourhoods during the same two-month tracking period, as published by the local open-data portal.
Theft is the leading category in the Central Business District, with 557 incidents recorded between May 24, 2026 and July 23, 2026. Other top categories include Assault with 323 incidents, Mischief with 287 incidents, and Theft from vehicle with 216 incidents.
The dataset lists 323 violent incidents in the Central Business District from May 24, 2026 to July 23, 2026. In this neighbourhood's breakdown, the Assault category also recorded 323 incidents, representing the primary violent category in the published open-data records for this timeframe.
With 1,510 reported incidents, the Central Business District recorded a higher volume than nearby areas during the May 24 to July 23, 2026 period. For direct comparison, neighbouring Strathcona recorded 505 incidents, West End recorded 458 incidents, and Renfrew-Collingwood recorded 359 incidents.
Incident data for Vancouver is sourced directly from the municipal open-data portal in BC.