Crime Data
Layer name:
- Commercial Break & Enter (BE)
- Mischief (under $5000)
- Mischief (over $5000)
- Theft of Auto (over $5000)
- Theft of Auto (under $5000)
- Theft from Auto (over $5000)
- Theft from Auto (under $5000)
Group name:
- Crime Data
- Crime 2009
- Crime 2008
- Crime 2007
- Crime 2006
- Crime 2005
- Crime 2004
- Crime 2003
Scale:
Always
Data Currency Status:
The layer and report data has been provided by the Vancouver Police Department, and covers the period beginning January 2003.
Please note that data is updated on a quarterly basis with a one quarter delay (e.g. data for January to March will be provided by early July while data for April to June will be provided by early October). As a result, most of the time the data for the most recent year will not be for a complete year. When the mouse hovers over the 100 by 100 meter grid when the most current year is turned on, a map tip will be displayed which indicates the period of coverage for that year. As well, the layer name will indicate if data is not present for the full year. If no such notation is shown, then the data is for the full year.
Dept/branch:
Vancouver Police Department Crime Analysis Section and the GIS Team in Corporate IT
Definition:
Shown below
Important Information
The statistical data used for these reports are extracted from the Vancouver Police Department's computer systems. As these systems are considered "live", the offences reported here can change on a daily basis as events occurs, evidence is determined, and outcomes change. Also, as these numbers are current as of a certain date, monthly totals may not add up to yearly totals.
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Comparing Crime Statistics
The Vancouver Police Department (VPD) has changed the way in which it reports its crime statistics. Historically, it reported data based on Statistics Canada reporting requirements, which meant that only the most serious offence per incident was counted. Now, the "all violations method" is used. Other policing agencies like Edmonton, Toronto, Ottawa and Calgary also present their crime statistics using the "all violations method". It is important to note these differences in reporting when comparing our crime statistics to other Police Agencies and Statistics Canada.
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Warranty Disclaimer
This crime statistics included in VanMap are provided as a public service by the Vancouver Police Department and Corporate IT and are provided "as is", without warranty of any kind, whether express or implied. All implied warranties, including, without limitation, implied warranties of fitness for a particular purpose, merchantability, and non-infringement, are hereby expressly disclaimed.
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Limitation of Liabilities
Under no circumstances will the Vancouver Police Department or the City of Vancouver be liable to any person or business entity for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, consequential, or other damages based on any use of this website or any other website to which this site is linked, including, without limitation, any lost profits, business interruption, or loss of programs or information, even if the Vancouver Police Department or the City of Vancouver have been specifically advised of the possibility of such damages.
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Location of Crime Incidents
Please note that all incident locations have been aggregated into 100mx100m grid cells, and each incident address in the report has been generalized to the hundred block level to avoid the conveyance of actual incident location and addresses.
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Definition
The data used for these layers are gathered from the RMS (Response Management System) and represent crime incidents reported to the Vancouver Police Department.
The Crime data is grouped by Year:
Grouped by year
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For each year, incidents types are broken down into sub-categories as follows:
Sub-categoriesFor each incident type, the data is subsequently categorized (themed) into a colour scheme which ranges from light to dark, representing the number of incidents. (You must turn on the layer to see this)
Sub-categories
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Crime Layers
Crime data is displayed in VanMap using the grid density method, which aims to prevent any particular property from being identified as an incident location. The city has been divided up into an arbitrary grid of 100m by 100m square areas, which indicate by colour shade how may incidents have occurred within that area for the selected crime incident, for that year. The mouse tip shows the actual count. Note that if you have multiple layers turned on at the same time, overlapping cells are likely to occur. In such cases only the layer that is positioned higher up in the legend will be selectable and reflect the number of incidents in the mouse tip.
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Crime Reports
Double clicking on any grid cell will generate a pop-up report listing the incidents which occurred within that area for the selected layer. The report allows for further incident data retrieval by means of selecting other crime types and/or years which have occurred within the selected area, even if those crime layers have not been turned on in the map. The print function generates a new window which also includes a map insert for reference. The Export function generates an Excel file.
Please note: You may need to disable your pop-up blocker for the report to appear.
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