Vancouver vs Victoria — Crime Rate & Statistics Comparison
Overview
Vancouver recorded 1,599 incidents and Victoria recorded 2,088 incidents over the same date range, 2026-04-02 to 2026-06-01. Other shows the largest raw difference: Vancouver 586 incidents and Victoria 1,275 incidents.
At a glance
1,599
Vancouver incidents
2026-04-02 to 2026-06-01
2,088
Victoria incidents
2026-04-02 to 2026-06-01
Other
Vancouver top category
586 incidents
Other
Victoria top category
1,275 incidents
same date range
Comparison basis
Same-period category differences between Vancouver and Victoria
This page compares Vancouver and Victoria over the same date range, 2026-04-02 to 2026-06-01. Vancouver has 1,599 mapped incidents in that window, while Victoria has 2,088.
Using one shared window keeps the totals and category breakdowns comparable. Counts reflect dated records from the normalized open-data archive.
How they compare
Other: Vancouver 586 incidents; Victoria 1,275 incidents. Theft-related incidents: Vancouver 554 incidents; Victoria 455 incidents. Break and enter: Vancouver 109 incidents; Victoria 62 incidents.
Key stats
Same date range: 2026-04-02 to 2026-06-01
Vancouver: 1,599 incidents
Victoria: 2,088 incidents
Other: Vancouver 586, Victoria 1,275
What these numbers mean
The useful comparison is limited to the shared date range. Within that window, the largest differences are visible in the category rows above, while the full city pages remain the best place to inspect maps, neighbourhoods, and current rolling-window detail.
About this dataset
Reporting basis: Counts reflect incidents reported to police only. Under-reporting — especially for sexual assault, fraud, and minor theft — means actual incidence is higher than these figures show.
Not a per-capita rate: These are absolute incident counts. Comparing one place’s counts to another without normalising for population can mislead — see crime rates per 100,000 for population-adjusted figures.
Different taxonomies: Cities classify offences slightly differently. Our pipeline normalises labels into 13 standard categories, but the source taxonomies are not identical.
Different reporting windows: Two cities may have different start and end dates. Read side-by-side counts as selected-window incident totals, not population-normalised risk or full-year totals unless the page explicitly says so.
Frequently asked questions
Are Vancouver and Victoria using the same dates?
Yes. The figures on this page use 2026-04-02 to 2026-06-01 for both cities.
Data comes from official open-data sources for Vancouver and Victoria.
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