Parksville Crime Statistics
British Columbia · Statistics Canada 2025 · updated 2026-10-13
CrimeMaps has no incident-level map for Parksville: its police service does not publish open incident data. These are the official annual police-reported statistics from Statistics Canada.
| 2025 incidents | 1,398 (up 7.4% vs 2024) |
|---|---|
| Rate per 100,000 | 9,095.0 (population 15,370) |
| Violent incidents | 240 (1,561.4 per 100K) |
| Property incidents | 728 (4,736.2 per 100K) |
| Crime Severity Index 2025 | 102.8 (violent 71.1) |
| Cleared by police | 24.5% |
| vs British Columbia | 19.0% higher rate (7,642.5 per 100K) |
Source: Statistics Canada, police-reported incidents (Uniform Crime Reporting Survey), Parksville RCMP. Annual figures; 2025 is the latest published year.
Year by year
| Year | Incidents | Per 100K | Violent | Property | CSI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,398 | 9,095.0 | 240 | 728 | 102.8 |
| 2024 | 1,302 | 8,699.7 | 258 | 692 | 98.7 |
| 2023 | 1,518 | 10,398.0 | 248 | 798 | 120.8 |
| 2022 | 1,327 | 9,287.5 | 209 | 771 | 103.3 |
| 2021 | 1,475 | 10,504.2 | 201 | 852 | 111.7 |
| 2020 | 1,668 | 12,302.7 | 176 | 1,002 | 107.5 |
| 2019 | 1,766 | 13,151.6 | 168 | 1,234 | 117.5 |
| 2018 | 1,593 | 12,060.0 | 104 | 1,199 | 119.5 |
| 2017 | 1,090 | 8,360.8 | 95 | 718 | 76.5 |
| 2016 | 1,260 | 9,844.5 | 100 | 814 | 88.5 |
Offences in 2025
| Offence | Incidents | Per 100K | vs 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mischief | 300 | 1,951.7 | up 6.4% |
| Theft (non-vehicle) | 224 | 1,457.3 | up 5.2% |
| Fraud and identity crime | 110 | 715.6 | down 9.8% |
| Assault | 101 | 657.1 | down 5.6% |
| Impaired driving | 68 | 442.4 | down 2.9% |
| Shoplifting | 59 | 383.8 | up 7.3% |
| Break and enter | 48 | 312.3 | up 26.3% |
| Theft from vehicle | 41 | 266.7 | unchanged |
| Drug violations | 38 | 247.2 | up 322.2% |
| Motor vehicle theft | 27 | 175.7 | up 12.5% |
| Sexual assault | 8 | 52.0 | down 20.0% |
| Weapons violations | 8 | 52.0 | down 38.5% |
| Robbery | 1 | 6.5 | down 83.3% |
Parksville crime overview
Essay updated 2026-10-04 · figures above are Statistics Canada 2025
TL;DR. Parksville RCMP detachment reported 1,398 incidents in 2025, a rate of 9,095.1 per 100,000 population. Total incidents rose 7.4% from 2024. Mischief was the most common offence with 300 incidents.
About this data
Parksville is policed by the Parksville RCMP detachment. The figures on this page are official annual statistics from Statistics Canada's Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, based on police-reported incidents. In the latest year, 2025, police reported 1,398 incidents, a rate of 9,095.1 per 100,000 population. The rate is calculated using a population of 15,370.
Recent trend
Total incidents rose 7.4%, from 1,302 in 2024 to 1,398 in 2025. Since 2016, when 1,260 incidents were reported, the count rose 11% while the rate fell 7.6%. Between 2016 and 2025, the peak was 1,766 incidents in 2019 and the lowest was 1,090 incidents in 2017. Violent incidents fell 7% compared with 2024. Property incidents rose 5.2% compared with 2024.
Category breakdown
The most-reported offences in the latest year were mischief with 300 incidents (21.5% of the total), which rose 6.4%, and theft (non-vehicle) with 224 incidents (16% of the total), which rose 5.2%. Fraud and identity crime accounted for 110 incidents (7.9%), which fell 9.8%, while assault accounted for 101 incidents (7.2%), which fell 5.6%. Impaired driving with 68 incidents (4.9%) fell 2.9%, shoplifting with 59 incidents (4.2%) rose 7.3%, uttering threats with 54 incidents (3.9%) fell 26% and break and enter with 48 incidents (3.4%) rose 26.3%. Violent incidents totalled 240 (17.2% of the total) and property incidents totalled 728 (52.1% of the total). The crime severity index in 2025 was 102.79, with a violent index of 71.12, which weights offences by seriousness.
What this means
Parksville's total rate of 9,095.1 per 100,000 population was 19% higher than British Columbia's 7,642.5 per 100,000 population. The violent rate of 1,561.4 per 100,000 population was 2% higher than the province's 1,530.8, while the property rate of 4,736.2 per 100,000 population was 23.4% higher than the province's 3,838.6. Police-reported data means incidents that came to police attention, and not every crime is reported, so differences can reflect reporting as well as occurrence, and the annual figures do not show locations within the city such as neighbourhoods or streets. The latest year is 2025, and Statistics Canada publishes each year's data the following July, so figures lag the calendar year.
FAQ
What is the crime rate in Parksville?
In the latest year, 2025, the Parksville RCMP detachment reported 1,398 total incidents, for a total rate of 9,095.1 per 100,000 population. That included 240 violent incidents at a rate of 1,561.4 per 100,000 population and 728 property incidents at a rate of 4,736.2 per 100,000 population. Police-reported means incidents that came to police attention; not every crime is reported.
Is crime going up or down in Parksville?
Total incidents rose 7.4% from 1,302 in 2024 to 1,398 in 2025. Violent incidents fell 7% while property incidents rose 5.2% over the same period. Since 2016, when 1,260 incidents were reported, total incidents rose 11%, with a peak of 1,766 in 2019 and a low of 1,090 in 2017.
What is the most common crime in Parksville?
In 2025, mischief was the most reported offence with 300 incidents, representing 21.5% of total incidents at a rate of 1,951.7 per 100,000 population. It rose 6.4% from 282 in 2024. The next most reported offences were theft (non-vehicle) with 224 incidents and fraud and identity crime with 110 incidents.
How does Parksville compare with British Columbia?
In 2025, Parksville's total rate of 9,095.1 per 100,000 population was 19% above the provincial total rate of 7,642.5 per 100,000 population. The violent rate of 1,561.4 per 100,000 population was 2% above the provincial violent rate of 1,530.8 per 100,000 population, while the property rate of 4,736.2 per 100,000 population was 23.4% above the provincial property rate of 3,838.6 per 100,000 population.
Where do these numbers come from?
These are official annual statistics from Statistics Canada's Uniform Crime Reporting Survey for the Parksville RCMP detachment covering 2016–2025. The latest year is 2025, and Statistics Canada publishes each year's data the following July. CrimeMaps has no incident-level map data for this city; the figures describe the detachment as a whole.