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Auto theft in Nanaimo

⚠ Nanaimo's open-data feed stopped updating on 2021-03-21 (5 years ago). The numbers below are a frozen snapshot, not current. More recent data may be available from the local police service.

In 2021, Nanaimo recorded 30 auto theft incidents out of 1,173 total city incidents, representing 2.6% of all reported offences. Auto theft ranked fifth among six recorded categories in the city's open data, remaining lower than mischief (533), theft (294), theft from vehicle (204), and break and enter (97), but higher than bike theft (15). Reported auto thefts decreased from 33 incidents in 2020 to 30 in 2021.

Data current through . Source: official police open-data portal covering Nanaimo.

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Auto theft in Nanaimo

This page presents open-data records for Auto theft in Nanaimo, British Columbia, based on published municipal records for the 2021 calendar year archive. During this reporting period, local authorities recorded 30 Auto theft incidents in the city. The published dataset spans occurrence dates between September 22, 2020 and March 21, 2021, providing a detailed record of logged incidents across the area.

In total, Nanaimo recorded 1,173 city incidents across all tracked categories in 2021. Auto theft represented exactly 2.6% of these total incidents, making up a minor portion of overall recorded activity. This page examines these published figures alongside historical annual records and sibling categories in Nanaimo to outline how Auto theft totals align within the broader municipal dataset for the 2021 reporting period.

How Auto theft compares

In 2021, Auto theft ranked 5 out of 6 total categories tracked in Nanaimo. With 30 reported incidents, Auto theft recorded lower counts than most other categories in the city. Specifically, Mischief registered 533 incidents, Theft stood at 294 incidents, Theft from vehicle totaled 204 incidents, and Break and enter recorded 97 incidents. In contrast, Auto theft had a higher incident volume than Bike theft, which logged 15 incidents. These comparisons define the relative position of Auto theft within the local open-data set.

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What these numbers mean

Auto theft represented a relatively small share of Nanaimo's overall crime dataset in 2021, generating 30 incidents and comprising 2.6% of the 1,173 total recorded incidents. Positioned at rank 5 out of 6 categories, Auto theft counts remained below major categories such as Mischief (533) and Theft (294), but above Bike theft (15). Year-over-year figures show a slight decline of -9.1%, moving from 33 incidents in 2020 to 30 in 2021. This indicates a stable, low-volume category relative to broader offences in Nanaimo for the published period.

About this dataset

Frequently asked questions about Auto theft in Nanaimo

How many Auto theft incidents were recorded in Nanaimo in 2021?

In 2021, municipal open-data records documented 30 Auto theft incidents in Nanaimo. This figure contributed to the city's overall total of 1,173 recorded incidents across all tracked categories during the full calendar year. Auto theft accounted for 2.6% of all logged incidents in Nanaimo during 2021.

How does Auto theft rank among crime categories in Nanaimo?

Auto theft ranked 5 out of 6 tracked categories in Nanaimo during 2021. With 30 recorded incidents, it registered lower counts than Mischief (533 incidents), Theft (294 incidents), Theft from vehicle (204 incidents), and Break and enter (97 incidents), while recording more incidents than Bike theft (15 incidents).

How did Auto theft in Nanaimo change between 2020 and 2021?

Auto theft incidents in Nanaimo decreased from 33 recorded occurrences in 2020 to 30 in 2021. This represents a year-over-year change of -9.1% across complete calendar years. Both years reflect the published annual archive for the category in municipal open data.

What percentage of overall recorded incidents in Nanaimo was Auto theft?

Auto theft accounted for 2.6% of Nanaimo's total incident count in 2021. The city registered 1,173 total incidents across all 6 categories, of which 30 were classified as Auto theft, positioning it as one of the smaller recorded categories in the published dataset.

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Sources

Data for Nanaimo is sourced from municipal open data releases provided in BC.

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