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Safest Communities in British Columbia
StatCan Crime Severity Index (CSI) measures both the volume and severity of crime reported to police. These BC communities rank safest within British Columbia.
How to read CSI scores: The StatCan Crime Severity Index uses 2006 as its base year (= 100). The 2022 national average is approximately 73; the BC average is approximately 84, reflecting BC's higher crime rates relative to the national average. A score below 50 reflects a genuinely low-crime BC community. Note: Revelstoke (V0E) appears at rank 10 despite being an Interior community — small or rural communities sometimes outperform larger urban ones due to lower commercial density and seasonal population effects. Small-population FSAs with suppressed data are excluded.
| # | Community | CSI Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Vancouver — CaulfeildBC | 42.0 |
| 2 | West Vancouver — Horseshoe BayBC | 45.0 |
| 3 | North Vancouver — Deep CoveBC | 48.0 |
| 4 | West Vancouver — DundaraveBC | 48.0 |
| 5 | North Vancouver — CapilanoBC | 50.0 |
| 6 | Victoria - GonzalesBC | 51.2 |
| 7 | North Vancouver — DollartonBC | 52.0 |
| 8 | West Vancouver — AmblesideBC | 52.0 |
| 9 | North Vancouver — BlueridgeBC | 54.0 |
| 10 | RevelstokeBC | 54.3 |
| 11 | North Vancouver — Lynn ValleyBC | 55.0 |
| 12 | Saanich - Cordova BayBC | 58.0 |
| 13 | North Vancouver — Upper LonsdaleBC | 58.0 |
| 14 | Richmond — Sea IslandBC | 58.0 |
| 15 | Victoria - FairfieldBC | 58.3 |
| 16 | Surrey - HazelmereBC | 58.6 |
| 17 | North Vancouver — BoulevardBC | 60.0 |
| 18 | Richmond — BroadmoorBC | 60.0 |
| 19 | WhistlerBC | 60.0 |
| 20 | Saanich - Gordon HeadBC | 62.0 |
Crime Severity Index (CSI) data from Statistics Canada, 2022. The CSI uses 2006 as its base year (= 100); the 2022 national average is approximately 73 and the BC average is approximately 84. Lower values indicate lower crime severity. FSAs with suppressed data (small population) are excluded. Source: Statistics Canada open government licence, annual release.