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1%
Total crime NAT. AVG.
24%
Violent crime NAT. AVG.
9%
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.
IndexNanoose/100k peopleBritish Columbia/100k peopleNational/100k people
Total crime4,260 (estimate)6,0404,223
Violent crime790 (estimate)1,1201,042
Property crime3,470 (estimate)4,9203,181


All Crime Incidents

StatisticNanooseBritish 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)

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


Weighted Clearance Rates

StatisticNanooseBritish 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.

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    Crime Quick Facts

    • Nanoose crime rates are 1% higher than the national average
    • Violent crimes in Nanoose are 24% lower than the national average
    • In Nanoose you have a 1 in 24 chance of becoming a victim of crime
    • Nanoose is safer than 64% of the cities in the United States
    • Year over year crime in Nanoose has n/a

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        Daily Crime In Nanoose (per 100,000 people)

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        Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Nanoose

        The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Nanoose is 1 in 127
        The chance of being a victim of property crime in Nanoose is 1 in 29
        The chance of being a victim of crime in Nanoose is 1 in 24

        Year Over Year Crime In Nanoose

        StatisticNanooseBritish 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
        Qualicum Beach, BC9,5664441,9482,392
        Lantzville, BC3,8995832,5613,144
        Nanaimo E, BC6,8126833,0023,686
        Nanaimo C, BC2,8687253,1843,909
        Nanaimo G, BC8,1407663,3634,128
        Nanaimo A, BC8,0487883,4624,250
        Nanaimo River, BC4401,1224,9296,051
        Nanoose, BC2677903,4704,260

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        City Population Violent crime/100k people Property crime/100k people Total crime/100k people
        Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac, QC2679171,7872,704
        Rémigny, QC2678651,6872,553
        Livingston No. 331, SK2681,7075,5187,226
        Chartierville, QC2668641,6842,548
        Young, SK2661,8545,9917,844
        Nanoose, BC2677903,4704,260
        Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2020 and was released from Statistics Canada.