Langley reported 1,578 criminal incidents in 2023, a 12.1% decrease from the 1,795 incidents recorded in 2022. Theft from vehicles was the most common offence with 585 incidents, followed by general theft (402) and break‑and‑enter (332). The year's total represents 6.6% of Langley's overall archive of 23,948 incidents spanning the full dataset. Auto theft accounted for 176 incidents, bike theft 59, and mischief 24. This year ranked seventh in total incidents out of nine years with data.
In 2023, open data for Langley, British Columbia recorded 1,578 total reported incidents. This figure represents a 12.1% decrease compared to 2022, when 1,795 incidents were logged in the city's open-data archive. Annual totals reflect municipal reporting and record-keeping practices rather than per-capita risk to residents.
This page provides a detailed examination of Langley's 2023 open-data records across specific breakdown categories, including Theft from vehicle, Theft, and Break and enter. Overall, the 1,578 incidents in 2023 account for 6.6% of the city's full-archive total of 23,948 recorded incidents spanning from 2018 to 2026.
Langley recorded 1,578 incidents in 2023, marking a 12.1% decline from the 1,795 incidents logged during 2022. This shift places 2023 as the 7th highest year by volume out of 9 total tracked years in the dataset between 2018 and 2026. The 2023 total continues a broader multi-year decline from earlier peaks such as 5,335 incidents in 2018 and 5,066 incidents in 2019. In comparison, subsequent annual figures reached 1,006 incidents in 2024 before moving to 1,968 in 2025. Annual changes in open data represent published reporting counts rather than measured per-capita risk.
Langley's 2023 open-data record was heavily dominated by vehicle and property incidents, with Theft from vehicle leading at 585 incidents and general Theft following at 402. Break and enter recorded 332 incidents, while Auto theft stood at 176. Ranking 7th out of 9 total archive years, 2023 represents a lower-volume year within Langley's 2018–2026 dataset, sitting below the 5,335 count in 2018 but remaining above the archive low of 1,006 incidents recorded in 2024.
In 2023, Langley's open-data record documented a total of 1,578 incidents. This annual count represented 6.6% of the city's 23,948 total recorded incidents across the full open-data archive, which spans from 2018 through 2026. The 2023 figure ranks 7th out of the 9 tracked years.
Incident counts in Langley decreased in 2023. The year total of 1,578 incidents represents a 12.1% drop from the 1,795 incidents recorded in 2022. This continued a multi-year decline from earlier totals of 5,335 in 2018 and 5,066 in 2019.
The highest-volume category in Langley in 2023 was Theft from vehicle with 585 incidents. Other leading categories included Theft with 402 incidents, Break and enter with 332 incidents, and Auto theft with 176 incidents. Bike theft and Mischief recorded 59 and 24 incidents, respectively.
The 2023 statistics originate from public open-data records published for Langley, British Columbia (BC). The full dataset tracks municipal open-data releases covering 23,948 total incidents from 2018 through 2026, including the 1,578 incidents recorded specifically during the 2023 calendar year. Open-data reporting totals reflect published records rather than per-capita risk.
Crime data for Langley is compiled from official open-data portals published in British Columbia (BC).