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Mischief 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 533 Mischief incidents, representing 45.4% of the city's 1,173 total reported incidents across six tracked categories. Mischief ranked as the most frequent category in Nanaimo's open dataset for the year. This total reflects a decline from 574 recorded Mischief incidents in 2020. Among sibling categories in 2021, Theft followed with 294 incidents and Theft from vehicle recorded 204 incidents.

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

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Mischief in Nanaimo

This page provides official open-data summary information regarding reported Mischief incidents in Nanaimo, British Columbia. For the complete calendar year 2021, the published dataset documents 533 reported incidents of Mischief in Nanaimo. Looking at all 6 tracked crime categories published for the city during 2021, municipal open-data records recorded a city-wide total of 1,173 incidents.

Mischief accounted for 45.4% of the city-wide total incidents published for 2021, representing the single largest category in the local dataset. Across the broader dated record set spanning September 22, 2020, to March 21, 2021, there were 1,107 dated Mischief occurrences logged. In terms of year-over-year movement, the 533 Mischief incidents recorded in 2021 decreased by 7.1% compared to the 574 incidents logged in 2020.

How Mischief compares

In the 2021 dataset for Nanaimo, Mischief ranks 1 out of 6 total categories, making it the most frequently recorded category in the city's published open data. By comparison, Theft recorded 294 incidents, while Theft from vehicle accounted for 204 incidents. Other tracked categories posted lower numbers, with Break and enter at 97 incidents, Auto theft at 30 incidents, and Bike theft at 15 incidents. With 533 total occurrences in 2021, Mischief recorded a higher count than each individual sibling category in Nanaimo.

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What these numbers mean

Mischief stands out as Nanaimo's most prominent reported crime category in 2021, occupying rank 1 among all 6 tracked categories and accounting for 45.4% of the city's 1,173 total incidents. The category saw a moderate decline in 2021, dropping 7.1% from 574 occurrences in 2020 down to 533 occurrences in 2021. Even with this decrease, Mischief maintained the largest count in Nanaimo's published open-data archive, remaining substantially higher than individual property categories like Theft with 294 incidents and Theft from vehicle with 204 incidents.

About this dataset

Frequently asked questions about Mischief in Nanaimo

How many Mischief incidents were reported in Nanaimo in 2021?

In the complete 2021 calendar year open dataset, Nanaimo recorded 533 reported incidents of Mischief. This figure represents 45.4% of the 1,173 total crime incidents published across all 6 categories in Nanaimo for 2021. Compared to the previous year, when 574 incidents were recorded in 2020, reported Mischief decreased by 7.1%.

How does Mischief compare to other crime categories in Nanaimo?

Mischief is the highest-volume category in Nanaimo, ranking 1 out of 6 tracked categories for 2021. Its count of 533 incidents exceeds every sibling category in the published data. By comparison, Theft recorded 294 incidents, Theft from vehicle recorded 204 incidents, Break and enter recorded 97 incidents, Auto theft recorded 30 incidents, and Bike theft recorded 15 incidents.

What is the year-over-year trend for Mischief in Nanaimo?

Based on the available annual series, Mischief occurrences in Nanaimo fell by 7.1% between 2020 and 2021. The city recorded 574 Mischief incidents in 2020, compared to 533 incidents in 2021. Both years reflect full calendar year figures from the official open-data archive.

What date range is covered by the Nanaimo dated incident records?

The dated category record set for Nanaimo includes 1,107 occurrences recorded between September 22, 2020, and March 21, 2021. In addition, the 2021 complete calendar year summary records 533 total Mischief incidents out of a city-wide total of 1,173 occurrences across 6 recorded categories.

Other crime categories in Nanaimo

Sources

Data is sourced from municipal open-data portal releases for Nanaimo, BC.

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