Data catalogue
Crime data
Data custodian
Vancouver Police Department
Data currency comments
The data on this site is updated on a delayed quarterly basis.
Data set description
This is a dataset of crime data on a year-by-year basis beginning in 2003. Each dataset contains up to seven different crime types including:
- Mischief under $5000
- Mischief over $5000
- Theft from auto under $5000
- Theft from auto over $5000
- Theft of auto under $5000
- Theft of auto over $5000
- Commercial break and enter
Important Information from the Vancouver Police Department
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 occur, 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.
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.
Data accuracy comments
The records provided here reflect data maintained by the Vancouver Police Department. Locational information is generalized and therefore provides only an approximate location of the incidents.
Attributes
Each record includes information on the type of incident, the year and month of the incident, and a generalized location of the incident such as an intersection or a hundred block.
Websites for further information
Coordinate system
DWG, SHP, TIF, Mr. SID, ECW and JSON formatted data are projected in UTM Zone 10, NAD83 (CSRS). KML, CSV, and XLS formatted data are in latitude and longitude (WGS84). Not all CSV and XLS files have latitude and longitude.
Data set details
