Highlands, BC Crime Rates

B+
27%
Total crime NAT. AVG.
45%
Violent crime NAT. AVG.
21%
Property crime NAT. AVG.
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Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2020 and was released from Statistics Canada.
Crime data for this area is not available from Statistics Canada, so estimates are used based on demographic data including, but not limited to: home prices, income per capita and population density.
IndexHighlands/100k peopleBritish Columbia/100k peopleNational/100k people
Total crime3,096 (estimate)6,0404,223
Violent crime574 (estimate)1,1201,042
Property crime2,522 (estimate)4,9203,181


All Crime Incidents

StatisticHighlandsBritish ColumbiaNational
Total incidentsn/a439,2052,225,600
Incidents per 100kn/a8,5325,856
Change in 100k raten/a-10.9%-9.8%
All crime incidents includes all violent and property crime as well as criminal code violations (child pornography, disturbing the peace, justice violations), traffic violations (impaired driving), federal statute violations and drug violations.


Persons Charged By Age Group (per 100k)

StatisticHighlandsBritish ColumbiaNational
All (12+ years)n/a1,2791,709
Youths (12-17)n/a6721,108
Adults (18+)n/a1,3221,757


Weighted Clearance Rates

StatisticHighlandsBritish ColumbiaNational
Clearance raten/a2537
Clearance rate changen/a-2.2%0.2%
Clearance rate violentn/a4458
Clearance rate propertyn/a1927
More severe crimes such as robberies, assault and homicides are given more weight to the overall clearance rates. Less severe crimes such as vehicle theft, fraud and mischief are given less weight to the overall clearance rates.

Highlands, BC Crime Quiz

     

    Crime Quick Facts

    • Highlands crime rates are 27% lower than the national average
    • Violent crimes in Highlands are 45% lower than the national average
    • In Highlands you have a 1 in 33 chance of becoming a victim of crime
    • Highlands is safer than 79% of the cities in the United States
    • Year over year crime in Highlands has n/a

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        Daily Crime In Highlands (per 100,000 people)

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        Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Highlands

        The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Highlands is 1 in 175
        The chance of being a victim of property crime in Highlands is 1 in 40
        The chance of being a victim of crime in Highlands is 1 in 33

        Year Over Year Crime In Highlands

        StatisticHighlandsBritish ColumbiaNational
        Totaln/a-8.3%-7.9%
        Violentn/a-2.6%-3.6%
        Propertyn/a-10.0%-9.8%

        Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

        City Population Violent crime/100k people Property crime/100k people Total crime/100k people
        Central Saanich, BC18,5723731,6372,010
        Oak Bay, BC18,8854191,8382,256
        North Saanich, BC11,5874251,8652,290
        Saanich, BC125,8005602,4593,019
        Metchosin, BC4,9985852,5683,153
        Colwood, BC19,8376963,0573,753
        Cowichan Valley B, BC9,2937123,1293,841
        Highlands, BC2,3985742,5223,096

        Cities with similar population

        City Population Violent crime/100k people Property crime/100k people Total crime/100k people
        Russell-Binscarth, MB2,4001,0912,8663,956
        Boissevain-Morton, MB2,4021,0552,7713,826
        Saint-Polycarpe, QC2,3946761,3181,994
        Saint George, NB2,3921,1082,5383,645
        Saint-Léonard-d'Aston, QC2,4057211,4052,126
        Highlands, BC2,3985742,5223,096
        Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2020 and was released from Statistics Canada.
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