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5%
Total crime NAT. AVG.
28%
Violent crime NAT. AVG.
3%
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.
IndexEast Kootenay A/100k peopleBritish Columbia/100k peopleNational/100k people
Total crime4,023 (estimate)6,0404,223
Violent crime746 (estimate)1,1201,042
Property crime3,277 (estimate)4,9203,181


All Crime Incidents

StatisticEast Kootenay ABritish 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)

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


Weighted Clearance Rates

StatisticEast Kootenay ABritish 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.

East Kootenay A, BC Crime Quiz

     

    Crime Quick Facts

    • East Kootenay A crime rates are 5% lower than the national average
    • Violent crimes in East Kootenay A are 28% lower than the national average
    • In East Kootenay A you have a 1 in 25 chance of becoming a victim of crime
    • East Kootenay A is safer than 67% of the cities in the United States
    • Year over year crime in East Kootenay A has n/a

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        Daily Crime In East Kootenay A (per 100,000 people)

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        Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in East Kootenay A

        The chance of being a victim of violent crime in East Kootenay A is 1 in 135
        The chance of being a victim of property crime in East Kootenay A is 1 in 31
        The chance of being a victim of crime in East Kootenay A is 1 in 25

        Year Over Year Crime In East Kootenay A

        StatisticEast Kootenay ABritish ColumbiaNational
        Totaln/a-8.3%-7.9%
        Violentn/a-2.6%-3.6%
        Propertyn/a-10.0%-9.8%

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        Fernie, BC5,8125582,4513,009
        Sparwood, BC3,9997563,3194,075
        Crowsnest Pass, AB5,7781,4185,9397,358
        East Kootenay A, BC2,0517463,2774,023

        Cities with similar population

        City Population Violent crime/100k people Property crime/100k people Total crime/100k people
        Wabana, NL2,0501,4233,6185,042
        Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola, QC2,0506671,3011,968
        Port-Daniel--Gascons, QC2,0507961,5522,348
        Okanagan-Similkameen E, BC2,0497823,4354,218
        Saint-Esprit, QC2,0486691,3041,972
        East Kootenay A, BC2,0517463,2774,023
        Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2020 and was released from Statistics Canada.