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Vancouver crime in 2021

In 2021, Vancouver recorded a total of 17,693 open-data incidents, accounting for 9.8% of the 179,819 city total across all recorded years. Year-over-year comparison data is not available for this period. Theft was the primary category with 4,130 recorded incidents, followed closely by theft from vehicle with 3,880 incidents and assault with 3,699 incidents. Mischief registered 2,619 incidents, while break and enter saw 1,565 occurrences.

17,693
Incidents in 2021
9.8%
Share of selected city data
6 of 6
Rank among years
Theft
Top category
4,130 incidents

Category mix in 2021

Theft 4,130
23.3% of 2021 incidents
21.9% of 2021 incidents
Assault 3,699
20.9% of 2021 incidents
Mischief 2,619
14.8% of 2021 incidents
8.8% of 2021 incidents
4.1% of 2021 incidents

Vancouver crime 2021

In 2021, Vancouver, British Columbia logged 17,693 total incidents in its open-data archive. This annual figure accounts for 9.8 percent of the 179,819 total incidents recorded across the city's full six-year dataset covering 2021 to 2026. Among the 6 recorded years, 2021 ranks 6th in total incident counts.

This page outlines municipal reporting records for Vancouver throughout the 2021 calendar year. The dataset highlights primary incident types, including 4,130 cases of theft, 3,880 incidents of theft from vehicle, and 3,699 reports of assault. It also tracks 2,619 mischief incidents and 1,565 break and enter records, providing a comprehensive view of published local counts.

Year-over-year

During 2021, Vancouver recorded 17,693 incidents in the open-data system, marking the lowest annual total among the 6 years archived from 2021 through 2026. Because 2021 represents the earliest year in this dataset, year-over-year comparative calculations with prior years are unavailable. Property-related categories formed a prominent portion of the year's record, led by 4,130 theft incidents and 3,880 theft from vehicle records. Person-related offences were led by assault with 3,699 incidents. Additional category figures for the year include 2,619 mischief counts, 1,565 break and enter occurrences, and 725 bike theft records.

Key stats

What these numbers mean

With 17,693 incidents, 2021 stands as the lowest volume year in Vancouver's six-year open-data series from 2021 to 2026, ranking 6th out of 6 years and comprising 9.8 percent of the 179,819 city total. Property theft drove local reporting, led by 4,130 theft occurrences and 3,880 theft from vehicle records. Assault represented the primary person-focused offence at 3,699 counts, while mischief reached 2,619 and break and enter totaled 1,565.

About this dataset

Frequently asked questions about Vancouver crime in 2021

How many incidents were reported in Vancouver during 2021?

During the 2021 calendar year, Vancouver recorded 17,693 total open-data incidents. This annual volume accounts for 9.8 percent of the 179,819 incidents logged in the city's full multi-year archive from 2021 through 2026. Among all 6 recorded years in the dataset, 2021 holds the 6th position in total incident count.

How does the 2021 incident count compare across Vancouver's recorded years?

Vancouver recorded 17,693 incidents in 2021, ranking 6th out of the 6 years in the archived series spanning 2021 to 2026. Subsequent recorded annual totals in the series include 36,078 in 2022, 37,779 in 2023, 34,667 in 2024, 33,234 in 2025, and 20,368 in 2026. Because 2021 is the starting year of the dataset, prior year-over-year comparisons are unavailable.

What were the top incident categories in Vancouver in 2021?

The most frequent incident category in Vancouver in 2021 was theft, which logged 4,130 records. Theft from vehicle followed closely with 3,880 incidents, while assault recorded 3,699 cases. Additional prominent categories included mischief with 2,619 incidents, break and enter with 1,565 records, and bike theft with 725 incidents.

Where do these 2021 Vancouver incident numbers come from?

These figures originate from official open-data portal releases published for Vancouver, British Columbia, BC. The 2021 archive contains 17,693 total incident records from across the city, which forms a 9.8 percent share of the full 179,819 incident dataset spanning from 2021 to 2026.

Sources

Data is compiled from official municipal open-data records published for Vancouver, BC.

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