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62%
Total crime NAT. AVG.
22%
Violent crime NAT. AVG.
76%
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.
IndexWells/100k peopleBritish Columbia/100k peopleNational/100k people
Total crime6,854 (estimate)6,0404,223
Violent crime1,271 (estimate)1,1201,042
Property crime5,583 (estimate)4,9203,181


All Crime Incidents

StatisticWellsBritish 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)

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


Weighted Clearance Rates

StatisticWellsBritish 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

    • Wells crime rates are 62% higher than the national average
    • Violent crimes in Wells are 22% higher than the national average
    • In Wells you have a 1 in 15 chance of becoming a victim of crime
    • Wells is safer than 37% of the cities in the United States
    • Year over year crime in Wells has n/a

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        Daily Crime In Wells (per 100,000 people)

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        Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Wells

        The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Wells is 1 in 79
        The chance of being a victim of property crime in Wells is 1 in 18
        The chance of being a victim of crime in Wells is 1 in 15

        Year Over Year Crime In Wells

        StatisticWellsBritish 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
        Cariboo C, BC1,2971,1324,9716,102
        Wells, BC2221,2715,5836,854

        Cities with similar population

        City Population Violent crime/100k people Property crime/100k people Total crime/100k people
        Grayson, SK2221,6595,3637,022
        Sandringham, NL2221,4383,6555,093
        Arrowwood, AB2211,2825,3686,650
        Tullymet No. 216, SK2211,7285,5857,314
        Bittern Lake, AB2231,2355,1716,406
        Wells, BC2221,2715,5836,854
        Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2020 and was released from Statistics Canada.