Prime Time Crime

BRITISH COLUMBIA

Population (4,009,922)

6,865 police officers

171 police per 100,000 pop.

QUEBEC

Population (7,333,283)

13,603 police officers

185 police per 100,000 pop.

Categories where British Columbia had a greater number of

Reported Incidents

Most Serious Offence

Reported Incidents

Rate

Cleared by charge

Reported Incidents

Rate

Cleared by charge

1^st degree murder

36

1

13

99

1

35

2^nd degree murder

42

1

31

27

-

25

BC > 15

Attempted murder

109

3

81

267

4

178

Sexual Assault

4,391

110

1,919

3,236

44

1,387

BC > 1,155

Non- sexual Assault

43,011

1,073

17,855

34,366

469

19,024

BC > 8,645

Abduction

111

3

41

93

1

41

BC > 18

Robbery

5,669

141

1,462

8,010

109

2,244

VIOLENT CRIME 

53,901

1,344

21,689

47,146

643

23,291

BC >6,755

Break and Enter

65,457

1,632

4,301

97,774

1,333

9,515

Motor vehicle Theft

29,318

731

1,401

47,244

644

3,321

Theft over $5,000

2,583

64

307

6,111

83

3,321

Theft under $5,000

170,916

4,262

16,990

127,798

1,743

16,233

BC > 43,118

Have stolen goods

5,599

140

3,479

2,435

33

1,686

BC > 749

Fraud

13,943

348

5,049

17,459

238

6,532

PROPERTY CRIMES 

287,816

7,158

31,527

298,821

4,075

37,855

Offensive Weapons

3,697

92

1,199

997

14

623

BC > 2,700

Arson

2,713

68

127

3,806

52

318

Bail violations

6,535

163

6,992

6,494

89

5,597

BC > 41

Counterfeit currency

5,244

131

140

21,782

297

184

Disturbing the peace

22,232

554

485

575

8

380

BC > 21,657

Escape custody

314

8

215

650

9

529

Indecent Acts

1,448

36

165

1,111

15

310

BC > 337

Kidnapping

180

4

101

759

10

399

Mischief

58,378

1,456

2,414

54,649

745

3,435

BC > 3,729

OTHER CRIMES 

145,144

3,620

23,212

125,095

1,706

27,809

BC > 20,049

Heroin Possession

440

11

256

35

-

25

BC > 405

Heroin Trafficking

440

11

370

72

1

50

BC > 368

Heroin Importing

14

-

-

16

-

5

Cocaine Possession

1,447

36

816

901

12

666

BC > 546

Cocaine Trafficking

2,079

52

1,600

2,029

28

1,061

BC > 50

Cocaine Importing

44

1

5

75

1

28

Other Drugs Possession

250

6

80

1,032

14

638

Other Drugs Trafficking

182

5

98

693

9

534

Other Drugs Importing

95

2

20

135

2

23

Cannabis Possession

8,484

221

1,650

5,263

72

3,187

BC > 3,201

Cannabis Trafficking

1,099

27

667

2,179

30

1,555

Cannabis Importing

79

2

7

49

1

12

BC > 30

Cultivation

2,347

59

742

2,023

28

625

BC > 324 

ALL CRIMINAL INCIDENTS

525,988

13,177

96,217

523,269

7,136

118,724

BC > 2,719

BC Cleared 18.3% of Reported Crime with Charges 

(DOES NOT include Charges later dropped by BC Crown)

Quebec Cleared 22.6% of Reported Crime with Charges 

(Numbers include Charges dropped by Quebec Crown)

BRITISH COLUMBIA

Population (3,921,500)

6,747 police officers

172 police per 100,000 pop.

QUEBEC

Population (7,431,000)

13,743 police officers

186 police per 100,000 pop.

Categories where British Columbia had a greater number of

Reported Incidents

Most Serious Offence

Reported Incidents

Rate

Cleared by charge

Reported Incidents

Rate

Cleared by charge

1^st degree murder

55

1

27

97

1

36

2^nd degree murder

45

1

36

19

-

15

BC > 23

Attempted murder

136

3

118

273

4

175

Sexual Assault

4,636

118

2,195

3,302

44

1,386

BC > 1,089

Non- sexual Assault

43,826

1,118

18,624

32,908

443

18,265

BC > 10,103

Abduction

112

3

33

104

1

34

BC > 7

Robbery

5,931

151

1,436

8,224

111

2,133

VIOLENT CRIME 

55,298

1,410

22,708

45,964

619

22,489

BC >7,937

Break and Enter

71,942

1,835

4,404

104,092

1,401

10,403

Motor vehicle Theft

32,659

833

1,666

49,426

665

3,780

Theft over $5,000

2,921

74

282

5,625

76

600

Theft under $5,000

179,368

4,574

18,314

137,935

1,856

17,871

BC > 32,981

Have stolen goods

5,704

145

3,702

2,759

37

2,133

BC > 2,840

Fraud

14,888

380

5,572

17,844

240

7,069

PROPERTY CRIMES 

307,482

7,841

33,940

317,681

4,275

41,856

Offensive Weapons

3,322

85

1,150

1,039

14

703

BC > 2,658

Arson

2,545

65

178

3,918

53

358

Bail violations

4,998

127

5,225

7,297

98

6,389

Counterfeit currency

2,163

55

78

18,386

247

319

Disturbing the peace

19,607

500

455

627

8

398

BC > 21,605

Escape custody

293

7

244

585

8

449

Indecent Acts

1,290

33

193

1,005

14

256

BC > 443

Kidnapping

154

4

87

823

11

465

Mischief

63,295

1,614

2,724

58,700

790

3,813

OTHER CRIMES 

141,923

3,619

22,279

128,507

1,729

30,368

BC > 16,637

Heroin Possession

340

9

190

25

-

15

BC > 415

Heroin Trafficking

388

10

308

64

1

54

BC > 376

Heroin Importing

24

1

6

10

-

1

BC > 4

Cocaine Possession

1,446

37

902

1,134

15

644

BC > 313

Cocaine Trafficking

1,748

45

1,374

1,709

23

1,160

Cocaine Importing

64

2

8

58

1

12

Other Drugs Possession

307

8

39

1,107

15

614

Other Drugs Trafficking

189

5

53

651

9

466

Other Drugs Importing

63

2

22

39

1

7

Cannabis Possession

8,760

223

1,828

4,840

65

2,743

BC > 3,644

Cannabis Trafficking

1,223

31

782

2,100

28

1,592

Cannabis Importing

56

1

8

75

1

40

BC > 4

Cultivation

2,088

53

780

1,915

26

493

BC > 432

ALL CRIMINAL INCIDENTS

543,215

13,852

99,753

555,141

7,471

125,586

BC Cleared 18.4% of Reported Crime with Charges 

(DOES NOT include Charges later dropped by BC Crown)

Quebec Cleared 22.6% of Reported Crime with Charges 

(Numbers include Charges dropped by Quebec Crown)

BRITISH COLUMBIA

Population (3,855,100)

6,420 police officers

167 police per 100,000 pop.

QUEBEC

Population (7,389,100)

13,792 police officers

187 police per 100,000 pop.

Categories where British Columbia had a greater number of

Reported Incidents

Most Serious Offence

Reported Incidents

Rate

Cleared by charge

Reported Incidents

Rate

Cleared by charge

1^st degree murder

77

2

23

114

2

57

2^nd degree murder

35

1

29

29

-

27

BC > 6

Attempted murder

121

3

100

311

4

207

Sexual Assault

4,612

120

2,050

3,258

44

1,561

BC > 1,354

Non- sexual Assault

43,022

1,116

18,334

33,779

457

20,154

BC > 9,243

Abduction

107

3

27

115

2

40

Robbery

6,305

164

1,581

9,799

133

2,525

VIOLENT CRIME 

54,784

1,421

22,420

48,391

655

24,971

BC > 6,393

Break and Enter

78,622

2,039

5,111

106,286

1,438

12,024

Motor vehicle Theft

35,747

927

1,751

48,071

651

4,253

Theft over $5,000

4,589

119

426

5,863

79

764

Theft under $5,000

196,783

5,104

20,376

150,042

2,031

21,884

BC > 46,741

Have stolen goods

6,217

161

4,248

3,026

41

2,125

BC > 3,191

Fraud

14,911

387

5,586

18,454

250

8,354

PROPERTY CRIMES 

336,869

8,738

37,498

331,742

4,490

49,904

BC > 5,127

Offensive Weapons

3,048

79

1,260

1,279

17

874

BC > 1,788

Arson

2,823

73

196

3,936

53

334

Bail violations

4,327

112

4,771

8,783

119

7,875

Counterfeit currency

1,632

42

67

10,985

149

151

Disturbing the peace

18,622

483

524

780

11

525

Escape custody

258

7

222

661

9

541

Indecent Acts

1,264

33

188

1,173

16

407

BC > 91

Kidnapping

160

4

84

871

12

442

Mischief

70,520

1,829

3,116

63,687

434

14,481

BC > 6,833

OTHER CRIMES 

144,894

3,759

22,277

130,242

1,763

35,671

Heroin Possession

343

9

200

41

1

28

BC > 301

Heroin Trafficking

391

10

326

96

1

79

BC > 295

Heroin Importing

27

1

7

13

-

3

BC > 14

Cocaine Possession

1,408

37

874

1,284

17

879

BC > 124

Cocaine Trafficking

1,442

37

1,118

2,012

27

1,684

Cocaine Importing

41

1

4

112

2

42

Other Drugs Possession

103

3

26

1,111

15

894

Other Drugs Trafficking

53

1

25

713

10

553

Other Drugs Importing

13

-

-

23

-

11

Cannabis Possession

8,884

230

2,487

4,821

65

2,989

BC > 4,063

Cannabis Trafficking

1,233

32

814

2,242

30

1,715

Cannabis Importing

33

1

4

108

1

41

Cultivation

1,814

47

512

1,217

16

345

BC > 597

ALL CRIMINAL INCIDENTS

574,962

14,914

104,057

572,688

7,750

146,012

BC > 2,274

BC Cleared 18.1% of Reported Crime with Charges 

(DOES NOT include Charges later dropped by BC Crown)

Quebec Cleared 25.5% of Reported Crime with Charges 

(Numbers include Charges dropped by Quebec Crown)