In 2026 (YTD, through Jul), Vancouver recorded 3,778 assault incidents, representing 18.7% of the city total of 20,238 reported open-data incidents. Assault ranks second among nine crime categories, behind theft (7,348) and ahead of theft from vehicle (3,282). Among listed neighbourhoods, Central Business District had the highest count at 1,207 incidents, followed by Strathcona with 592. In 2025, assault counts dropped 12.9% to 6,497 from 7,461 in 2024.
Data current through . Source: official police open-data portal covering Vancouver.
This page details police-reported crime data for the Assault category in Vancouver, British Columbia. For 2026 (YTD, through Jul), open-data records show 3,778 reported Assault incidents in the city. During this same reporting period, Vancouver recorded 20,238 total incidents across all tracked categories. Assault represents exactly 18.7% of the city-wide total incident count, placing it among the major recorded category totals in the municipal open-data feed.
The published records span from July 1, 2021 through August 13, 2026. Across full calendar years, recorded Assault counts in Vancouver reached 3,699 in 2021, 7,817 in 2022, 8,054 in 2023, 7,461 in 2024, and 6,497 in 2025. The 2026 count of 3,778 reflects partial year-to-date data through July rather than a complete calendar year.
Within Vancouver's municipal open-data framework, Assault ranks 2nd out of 9 total tracked categories for 2026 (YTD, through Jul). The single category with a higher count is Theft, which reached 7,348 reported incidents. Assault's total of 3,778 incidents is higher than all remaining sibling categories in the dataset, including Theft from vehicle with 3,282 incidents and Mischief with 3,206 incidents. Furthermore, Assault recorded higher counts than Break and enter at 1,161 incidents and the Other category at 705 incidents during this same year-to-date period.
Assault stands out as Vancouver's second largest open-data category for 2026 YTD, trailing only Theft. Multi-year data shows Assault counts peaked in 2023 at 8,054 incidents before declining to 7,461 in 2024 and 6,497 in 2025—a 12.9% year-over-year reduction between 2024 and 2025. In the 2026 year-to-date data, Central Business District logged the highest count among listed areas with 1,207 recorded incidents, followed by Strathcona with 592 incidents.
For 2026 (YTD, through Jul), Vancouver recorded 3,778 Assault incidents in the municipal open-data archive. These offences account for 18.7% of the 20,238 total incidents recorded across all categories city-wide during this period, making Assault the second most common recorded category.
Assault ranks 2nd out of 9 tracked categories in Vancouver for 2026 YTD. Its count of 3,778 is lower than Theft, which recorded 7,348 incidents, but higher than Theft from vehicle at 3,282, Mischief at 3,206, Break and enter at 1,161, and Other at 705 incidents.
Annual Assault counts in Vancouver were 3,699 in 2021, rising to 7,817 in 2022 and reaching a peak of 8,054 in 2023. Counts then decreased to 7,461 in 2024 and 6,497 in 2025, reflecting a 12.9% drop between 2024 and 2025.
For 2026 (YTD, through Jul), Central Business District logged the highest count among listed areas with 1,207 Assault incidents. Additional top-ranking neighbourhoods in the dataset include Strathcona with 592 incidents, West End with 407, Grandview-Woodland with 251, and Mount Pleasant with 187 incidents.
Data is sourced directly from open-data records published by the Vancouver Police Department in BC.