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57%
Total crime NAT. AVG.
18%
Violent crime NAT. AVG.
70%
Property crime NAT. AVG.
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Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2020 and was released from Statistics Canada.
Total crime includes all violent and property crime. Violent crimes include: homicide, murder, assault, robbery, kidnapping, extortion, harassment, threats and all other violent violations. Property crimes include: breaking and entering, theft, motor vehicle theft, fraud, mischief and all other property crime violations. Crimes not reflected in this table include: criminal code violations, traffic violations, federal statute violations and drug violations. This crime data is estimated based on Statistics Canada data.
IndexOliver/100k peopleBritish Columbia/100k peopleNational/100k people
Total crime6,6446,0404,223
Violent crime1,2321,1201,042
Property crime5,4124,9203,181


All Crime Incidents

StatisticOliverBritish ColumbiaNational
Total incidents959439,2052,225,600
Incidents per 100k9,3858,5325,856
Change in 100k rate-22.8%-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)

StatisticOliverBritish ColumbiaNational
All (12+ years)2,0821,2791,709
Youths (12-17)1,1096721,108
Adults (18+)2,1321,3221,757


Weighted Clearance Rates

StatisticOliverBritish ColumbiaNational
Clearance rate262537
Clearance rate change-1.3%-2.2%0.2%
Clearance rate violent354458
Clearance rate property221927
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.

Oliver, BC Crime Quiz

     

    Crime Quick Facts

    • Oliver crime rates are 57% higher than the national average
    • Violent crimes in Oliver are 18% higher than the national average
    • In Oliver you have a 1 in 16 chance of becoming a victim of crime
    • Oliver is safer than 39% of the cities in the United States
    • Year over year crime in Oliver has decreased by 24%

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        Daily Crime In Oliver (per 100,000 people)

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        Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Oliver

        The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Oliver is 1 in 82
        The chance of being a victim of property crime in Oliver is 1 in 19
        The chance of being a victim of crime in Oliver is 1 in 16

        Year Over Year Crime In Oliver

        StatisticOliverBritish ColumbiaNational
        Total-23.6%-8.3%-7.9%
        Violent-7.9%-2.6%-3.6%
        Property-28.1%-10.0%-9.8%

        Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

        City Population Violent crime/100k people Property crime/100k people Total crime/100k people
        Okanagan-Similkameen C, BC3,6037643,3574,122
        Okanagan-Similkameen A, BC2,1097843,4434,227
        Okanagan-Similkameen D, BC6,2278763,8474,723
        Keremeos, BC1,7629604,2165,176
        Osoyoos 1, BC9031,1184,9096,027
        Okanagan-Similkameen B, BC1,0761,1184,9116,029
        Lower Similkameen 2, BC671,1505,0516,201
        Oliver, BC5,6481,2325,4126,644

        Cities with similar population

        City Population Violent crime/100k people Property crime/100k people Total crime/100k people
        Hudson, QC5,6433516851,036
        Creston, BC5,6431,1765,1636,339
        Didsbury, AB5,6548043,3694,174
        Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, QC5,6597361,4362,172
        Armstrong, BC5,6606893,0253,713
        Oliver, BC5,6481,2325,4126,644
        Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2020 and was released from Statistics Canada.