In 2026 through July, Central Business District in Vancouver recorded 6,085 total incidents, representing 30.1% of the 20,238 city-wide total. Theft was the leading category in the neighbourhood with 2,246 incidents. Other recorded categories included assault at 1,207 incidents, mischief at 1,114, theft from vehicle at 1,032, break and enter at 230, and other incidents at 125. Nearby Strathcona recorded 1,972 incidents during the same period.
Data current through . Source: official police open-data portal covering Vancouver.
The 2026 year-to-date data highlights that the Central Business District accounts for 30.1% of Vancouver's 20,238 city-wide incidents, totaling 6,085 incidents. This count is higher than nearby neighbourhoods such as Strathcona with 1,972 incidents, West End with 1,756 incidents, and Mount Pleasant with 1,301 incidents. Property-related incidents feature prominently, led by Theft at 2,246 cases and Theft from vehicle at 1,032 cases. Meanwhile, violent incidents stand at 1,270 cases, alongside 1,207 Assault cases and 1,114 Mischief cases within the area's 57,419 multi-year archive.
During 2026 (YTD, through Jul), the Central Business District recorded 6,085 reported incidents. This total accounts for 30.1% of the 20,238 overall incidents logged across all neighbourhoods in Vancouver during the same year-to-date period. Additionally, the neighbourhood's historical archive from July 1, 2021 to August 13, 2026 includes 57,419 recorded incidents.
Theft is the leading incident category in the Central Business District for 2026 (YTD, through Jul), with 2,246 reported cases. Other top categories in the neighbourhood include Assault with 1,207 incidents, Mischief with 1,114 incidents, and Theft from vehicle with 1,032 incidents.
For 2026 (YTD, through Jul), the Central Business District logged 1,270 violent incidents. Out of the neighbourhood's 6,085 overall incidents during this timeframe, Assault was the second highest single category with 1,207 reported cases. This compares to an archive count of 57,419 total incidents recorded across all categories between 2021 and 2026.
During 2026 (YTD, through Jul), the Central Business District recorded 6,085 incidents. Nearby neighbourhoods logged lower totals over the same period, with Strathcona recording 1,972 incidents, West End recording 1,756 incidents, and Mount Pleasant recording 1,301 incidents. Together, the Central Business District's 6,085 incidents make up 30.1% of Vancouver's city-wide total of 20,238.
Data sourced from the City of Vancouver open-data portal in BC.