British ColumbiaCrime and justice1998–2025 · Annual

How did the crime severity index change in British Columbia?

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Crime severity index decreased in British Columbia.

Overall change
-74.54 index points
44.7% decrease
Start · 1998
166.91 Index
Latest · 2025
92.37 Index

Statistics Canada · Table 35-10-0026-01Updated

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Measure
Crime severity index
Area shown
British Columbia
Period
1998–2025Annual
Unit
Index

Selected details

Measure
Crime severity index
Index base
Canada, 2006 = 100
Measure basis
Police-reported crime weighted by court sentences

Crime severity index fell from 166.91 Index to 92.37 Index between 1998 and 2025—a decrease of 74.54 index points, or 44.7%. It reached an observed low of 87.06 Index in 2017 before ending at 92.37 Index in 2025.

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Crime severity index in British Columbia

Annual · 28 observations · 1998–2025

Selected period2025
  • Crime severity index92.37 Index
Crime severity index fell from 166.91 Index to 92.37 Index between 1998 and 2025—a decrease of 74.54 index points, or 44.7%. It reached an observed low of 87.06 Index in 2017 before ending at 92.37 Index in 2025. The chart covers 1998 to 2025. Values are shown in Index.Index751001251501751998200320072012201620212025166.91 Index92.37 Index

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Observed high
166.91 Index1998
Observed low
87.06 Index2017
Exact values28 observations · 1998–2025

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Crime severity index in British Columbia
PeriodCrime severity index
2025Latest92.37 Index
202493.9 Index
2023104.57 Index
2022100.32 Index
202196.44 Index
202097.02 Index
2019103.95 Index
201888.65 Index
201787.06 Index
201691.69 Index
201592.65 Index
201490.18 Index
201387.71 Index
201294.53 Index
201196.7 Index
2010104.13 Index
2009111.85 Index
2008121.81 Index
2007132.42 Index
2006139.79 Index
2005146.31 Index
2004153.38 Index
2003154.69 Index
2002148.1 Index
2001146.64 Index
2000144.65 Index
1999155.76 Index
1998166.91 Index

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How to read this measureThe Crime Severity Index is not an indicator of overall safety. 2019 is the first full year under revised reporting standards; compare earlier years with caution. Revised 2021 and 2022 data use updated crime weights. The previous year may be revised at each release. Northwest Territories includes Nunavut in 1998; they are separate from 1999.

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These are the selections used for this answer. The full Statistics Canada table (35-10-0026-01) contains other measures and breakdowns.

Adapted from Statistics Canada, Crime severity index and weighted clearance rates, Canada, provinces, territories and Census Metropolitan Areas, 2026-07-22. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.

How this answer was calculatedThe headline compares the first and last observations shown. Overall change is the last index value minus the first and is reported in index points; relative change is (last ÷ first − 1) × 100. Intermediate observations remain visible in the chart and exact values. This is descriptive and does not identify causes.