In 2023, Prince George recorded 4,712 total incidents, representing a 4.1% decrease from the 4,915 incidents logged in 2022. Theft was the primary category with 1,558 recorded incidents, followed by 1,218 mischief incidents and 984 thefts from vehicles. These annual figures account for 19.5% of the 24,181 total archive incidents on disk. Note that year totals reflect reporting patterns, not per-capita risk.
In 2023, Prince George, British Columbia recorded 4,712 open-data incidents, representing a 4.1% decrease compared to the 4,915 incidents logged in 2022. This annual tally represents 19.5% of the 24,181 total incidents catalogued across the entire multi-year archive from 2021 to 2026 for the municipality.
This page details the official open-data figures for Prince George during the complete 2023 calendar year. Readers can explore detailed category breakdowns—including Theft at 1,558 incidents, Mischief at 1,218 incidents, and Theft from vehicle at 984 incidents—as well as year-over-year comparisons across the city's reporting history. These figures reflect recorded open-data incidents rather than per-capita risk.
Prince George recorded 4,712 incidents in 2023, representing a 4.1% decline from the 4,915 incidents documented in 2022. Across the 6 recorded years from 2021 to 2026, 2023 stands as the second-highest year for reported incidents in the municipal archive, trailing only 2022. The 2023 volume was higher than the 4,559 incidents logged in 2021, as well as subsequent totals in 2024 (4,109 incidents), 2025 (3,753 incidents), and 2026 (2,133 incidents). These annual figures reflect published open-data records and should be interpreted as reporting volume rather than a direct indicator of per-capita risk.
In 2023, Prince George's open-data profile was dominated by property-related incidents. Theft (1,558), mischief (1,218), and theft from vehicle (984) formed the main share of recorded activity. Additional top categories included break and enter (576), auto theft (277), and bike theft (99). With 4,712 total incidents, 2023 ranks second highest across all 6 years in the local dataset spanning 2021 to 2026.
Prince George logged 4,712 total open-data incidents during the 2023 calendar year. This figure accounts for 19.5% of the 24,181 incidents recorded across the city's entire six-year dataset spanning 2021 through 2026. Out of all six recorded years, 2023 stands as the second-highest year for reported incident volume.
Reported incidents in Prince George decreased by 4.1% in 2023 compared to 2022, falling from 4,915 incidents to 4,712 incidents. Although 2023 saw a decline from 2022, its total remained higher than the 4,559 incidents recorded in 2021, before declining further in subsequent years such as 2024 (4,109 incidents).
The most frequent category in Prince George in 2023 was theft, with 1,558 reported incidents. Mischief was the second most common category with 1,218 incidents, followed by theft from vehicle with 984 incidents. Other recorded categories included break and enter (576 incidents), auto theft (277 incidents), and bike theft (99 incidents).
The 2023 incident numbers originate from official public open-data records released for Prince George, British Columbia. The dataset encompasses 4,712 incidents logged in 2023 across categories like theft and mischief, contributing to a full municipal archive of 24,181 records documented between 2021 and 2026.
Data is compiled from official police open-data portals in Prince George, BC.