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36%
Total crime NAT. AVG.
2%
Violent crime NAT. AVG.
47%
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.
IndexShuswap/100k peopleBritish Columbia/100k peopleNational/100k people
Total crime5,753 (estimate)6,0404,223
Violent crime1,067 (estimate)1,1201,042
Property crime4,687 (estimate)4,9203,181


All Crime Incidents

StatisticShuswapBritish 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)

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


Weighted Clearance Rates

StatisticShuswapBritish 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.

Shuswap, BC Crime Quiz

     

    Crime Quick Facts

    • Shuswap crime rates are 36% higher than the national average
    • Violent crimes in Shuswap are 2% higher than the national average
    • In Shuswap you have a 1 in 18 chance of becoming a victim of crime
    • Shuswap is safer than 46% of the cities in the United States
    • Year over year crime in Shuswap has n/a

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        Daily Crime In Shuswap (per 100,000 people)

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        Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Shuswap

        The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Shuswap is 1 in 94
        The chance of being a victim of property crime in Shuswap is 1 in 22
        The chance of being a victim of crime in Shuswap is 1 in 18

        Year Over Year Crime In Shuswap

        StatisticShuswapBritish ColumbiaNational
        Totaln/a-8.3%-7.9%
        Violentn/a-2.6%-3.6%
        Propertyn/a-10.0%-9.8%

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        Columbia Lake 3, BC1501,0954,8105,905
        Shuswap, BC3521,0674,6875,753

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        City Population Violent crime/100k people Property crime/100k people Total crime/100k people
        Harvey, NB3521,3323,0534,385
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        Cole Bay 3, BC3539093,9954,904
        Shuswap, BC3521,0674,6875,753
        Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2020 and was released from Statistics Canada.