D+
29%
Total crime NAT. AVG.
3%
Violent crime NAT. AVG.
40%
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.
IndexPowell River C/100k peopleBritish Columbia/100k peopleNational/100k people
Total crime5,453 (estimate)6,0404,223
Violent crime1,011 (estimate)1,1201,042
Property crime4,442 (estimate)4,9203,181


All Crime Incidents

StatisticPowell River CBritish 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)

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


Weighted Clearance Rates

StatisticPowell River CBritish 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

    • Powell River C crime rates are 29% higher than the national average
    • Violent crimes in Powell River C are 3% lower than the national average
    • In Powell River C you have a 1 in 19 chance of becoming a victim of crime
    • Powell River C is safer than 50% of the cities in the United States
    • Year over year crime in Powell River C has n/a

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        Daily Crime In Powell River C (per 100,000 people)

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        Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Powell River C

        The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Powell River C is 1 in 99
        The chance of being a victim of property crime in Powell River C is 1 in 23
        The chance of being a victim of crime in Powell River C is 1 in 19

        Year Over Year Crime In Powell River C

        StatisticPowell River CBritish 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
        Sunshine Coast A, BC2,7307103,1193,830
        Powell River B, BC1,6551,0624,6645,726
        Powell River, BC13,9671,2745,5936,867
        Powell River C, BC2,1821,0114,4425,453

        Cities with similar population

        City Population Violent crime/100k people Property crime/100k people Total crime/100k people
        Fossambault-sur-le-Lac, QC2,1825099931,502
        East Kootenay B, BC2,1798213,6064,427
        Causapscal, QC2,1868371,6322,469
        St. Anthony, NL2,1894191,0661,485
        Hardwicke, NB2,1891,1842,7123,896
        Powell River C, BC2,1821,0114,4425,453
        Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2020 and was released from Statistics Canada.