Reported crimes in BC Category 2005 Δ 2004 Violent crimePolice Services Division, 39-55. 51,671 ↑3% Homicide 98 ↓13% Attempted murder 107 ↑23% Non-Sexual assault 42,941 ↑3% Sexual assault 3,794 ↑2% Robbery 4,619 ↑2% Abduction 112 ↓13%Property crimePolice Services Division, 57-65. 265,246 ↓6% Theft 158,701 ↓7% Break and enter 49,611 ↓6% Motor vehicle theft 34,800 ↓8% Fraud 15,315 ↓1% Possession of stolen goods 6,819 ↓8%Drug crimePolice Services Division, 77-81. 25,810 ↓4% cannabis 16,237 ↓10% Cocaine 6,515 ↑8% Heroin 586 ↑6% Other drugs 2,472 ↑11%Other crimesPolice Services Division, 67-76. 191,354 ↓1% Vandalism 61,727 ↓1% Disturbing the peace 48,667 ↑8% Counterfeit 20,124 ↓15% Offensive weapons 5,369 ↑6% Harassment 4,388 ↑0.3% Arson 2,912 ↑4% Prostitution 1,801 ↓12% Other 37,810 ↓2%
This is a list of statistics in law enforcement in British Columbia in 2005, including crime rates, police strength, and police costs. In total there were 508,271 reported (non-traffic) incidents of Criminal Code offences, giving the province a crime rate of 120 offences per 1,000 people, the second highest in Canada.Police Services Division, 30. This was down 5% from 2004's rate of 125, and was the first decrease since 1999-2000. Of these crimes, only 22% were solved in the same year, including 52% of all violent crimes and 13% of all property crimes.Police Services Division, 34-35. This resulted in 57,817 persons being recommended for charges to the Crown counsel, of which 81% were male and 10% were young offenders (between 12 and 17 years old).
Law enforcement was supplied mainly by municipal forces, either an independent police department or the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). Municipalities with populations over 5,000 people using the RCMP paid either 90% or 70% of their costs, depending on their population size, with the federal government paying the remainder. Those municipalities under 5,000 people shared a detachment with the general rural area but did not pay any of the policing costs while the unincorporated rural areas paid a small, varied, amount through a general rural property tax. Other police forces operating within BC include 2 First Nations forces, a RCMP federal force, the Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority Police Service (now South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Police Service), the Organized Crime Agency (Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit), Conservation Officer Service, the Canadian National and Canadian Pacific railway police forces, and various municipal bylaw enforcement officers.Police Services Division, 13.
In the following tables crime rates refer to the number of incidents of Criminal Code offences, excluding traffic offences, per 1,000 people. If an incident involved more than one offense, only the most serious was recorded in these statistics. The population figures were based on the Canada 2001 Census and estimated for 2005. These populations only include permanent residents, so municipalities with high numbers of visitors (from the rural areas, commuters, tourists, seasonal workers, etc.) are not counted and will result in a higher crime rate.Police Services Division, 33. The total costs are the actual costs of police services at year end, not the budgeted costs. The case burden reflects the workload of each office: the number of offences, excluding traffic offenes, per officer.
Municipal detachments The 11 municipalities that operated their own police department paid 100% of the total costs. Their number of officers, policies and priorities were set by a municipally-appointed police board. The 59 municipalities which contracted their police duties to the RCMP "E" Division had their officers operate under provincial or federal policies and priorities. Of the municipalities which have population over 15,000 people paid 90% and municipalities between 5,000 and 15,000 people paid 70% with the federal government paying the rest.
MunicipalityPolice Services Division, 90-91.PopulationPoliceofficersResidentsperofficerTotal costs(2005)Cost percapitaCaseburdenCrime rate per1,000 peoplePolice forceAbbotsford128,165187685$25,520,478$19981118Abbotsford Police DepartmentBurnaby204,320253808$32,596,229$160100123RCMP Campbell River30,81040770$5,317,313$173137178RCMP Castlegar7,82111711$1,115,574$143107150RCMP Central Saanich16,82121801$3,044,111$1813949Central Saanich PoliceChilliwack73,06691803$11,237,991$154140174RCMP Coldstream10,10271,443$700,116$695438RCMP Colwood15,25316953$1,451,199$957374RCMP Comox12,706101,271$957,851$756956RCMPCoquitlam121,989127961$16,899,493$13996100RCMPCourtenay21,80126838$3,203,859$147155182RCMPCranbrook19,77424824$3,138,148$159108131RCMPDawson Creek11,39422518$2,444,888$215116225RCMPDelta102,66174680$21,041,163$20580151Delta Police DepartmentFort St. John17,78126684$3,785,705$213156228RCMPHope6,59113507$1,104,141$16891180RCMPKamloops82,714118701$14,967,841$181118168RCMPKelowna109,490131836$16,296,738$149125150RCMPKimberley7,0499783$669,599$956077RCMPKitimat10,58715706$1,570,909$1484970RCMPLadysmith7,29271,042$692,991$958581RCMPLake Country10,36791,152$734,960$7110490RCMPLangford21,84524910$3,413,120$156102112RCMPLangley (city)25,7169584$6,094,919$237102176RCMPLangley (township)97,682123794$16,383,242$16886108RCMPMackenzie5,4548682$769,836$14174108RCMPMaple Ridge73,53179931$11,164,050$152127136RCMPMerritt7,56113582$1,184,129$157133228RCMPMission34,74247739$6,353,430$183125169RCMPNanaimo79,898114701$14,638,272$183125178RCMPNelson9,79717576$1,968,065$20180139Nelson Police DepartmentNew Westminster57,480107537$15,890,669$27687162New Westminster Police ServiceNorth Cowichan28,519281,019$3,618,925$12710098RCMPNorth Saanich11,274101,127$945,598$843834RCMPNorth Vancouver (city)47,13164736$8,778,016$18686117RCMPNorth Vancouver (district)88,46191972$11,745,082$1336567RCMPOak Bay18,31322832$3,561,807$1945465Oak Bay Police DepartmentParksville11,70913901$1,160,543$99156174RCMPPenticton33,06142787$5,078,972$154130165RCMPPitt Meadows16,67319878$2,006,575$12089101RCMPPort Alberni18,68834550$4,656,790$249115210RCMPPort Coquitlam57,56959976$7,681,729$133109112RCMPPort Moody28,45840711$5,786,943$2034767Port Moody Police DepartmentPowell River13,83118768$1,916,311$13988114RCMPPrince George77,148121638$15,524,482$201114179RCMPPrince Rupert14,97436416$3,183,766$21385204RCMPQualicum Beach8,80761,468$466,878$5311881RCMPQuesnel10,48720524$2,716,970$259124237RCMPRevelstoke7,96411724$982,406$12376105RCMPRichmond173,42994908$26,291,594$15285191RCMPSaanich110,38657751$9,423,610$1764367Saanich Police DepartmentSalmon Arm17,000171,000$1,764,177$104103103RCMPSechelt8,90110890$904,999$1028596RCMPSidney11,86214847$1,286,671$1084654RCMPSmithers5,5099612$939,155$170184301RCMPSooke10,117101,012$999,748$999392RCMPSpallumcheen5,70731,902$267,897$478746RCMPSquamish15,92225637$2,966,182$186130204RCMPSummerland11,40591,267$789,709$698668RCMPSurrey393,256552712$65,595,991$16790127RCMPTerrace12,55625502$2,310,847$184103206RCMPTrail7,88912657$1,346,353$17197147RCMPVancouver584,7011,174498$170,157,141$29158117Vancouver Police DepartmentVernon36,23249739$5,971,747$165123167RCMPVictoria94,525215440$31,063,866$32982186Victoria Police Department, includes EsquimaltView Royal8,38281,048$964,990$1158887RCMPWest Vancouver46,59579590$10,345,528$2223560West Vancouver Police DepartmentWhistler9,77523425$2,969,015$30486202RCMPWhite Rock19,57723851$3,127,281$1607284RCMPWilliams Lake11,87223516$2,074,987$175130252RCMPAverage 687 $19285120
Provincial detachments The RCMP provincial force covers the 86 municipalities with populations below 5,000 people and the unincorporated rural areas surrounding all municipalities. These 112 detachments and 756 officers covered 720,443 people in a province of over 4.2 million people.Police Services Division, 103. The costs of policing were shared between the provincial government (70%) and the federal government (30%). These municipalities did not make any direct contribution but the rural areas had some of their property tax covering a small portion of the provincial share. In some cases the municipal forces and provincial forces operated from the same detachment and reported to the same commanding officer but their statistics were kept separate.
Policing in First Nation communities was done under one of three programs with the costs being shared between the provincial (46-48%) and federal (52-54%) governments. Under the First Nations Community Policing Services (FNCPS) 48 officers served the aboriginal communities throughout the province. Where no FNCPS agreement was made between the band and the provincial and federal governments the Aboriginal Community Constable Program had 36 First Nations officers serving the communities. There were two independent First Nations Administered Police Services (FNAPS), autonomous of the RCMP: the Kitasoo-Xaixais Public Safety Department and the Stl’atl’imx Tribal Police Service, with the Ditidaht First Nation Public Safety and Policing Services closing in 2004 (covered by the Lake Cowichan RCMP detachment in 2005).RCMP (2004).