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Victoria logged 4,947 total incidents during 2026 (YTD, through Jul). The leading category in open data is Other with 2,970 incidents, representing 60% of all reported events. Within the Other category rollup, Other crime accounts for 2,436 incidents (75.7% of Other) and Traffic & MVC accounts for 784 incidents (24.3% of Other). Theft recorded 773 incidents (15.6%), while mischief accounted for 559 incidents (11.3%) during this period.

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Area × type · 2026 · Population 103,888 (2025) · 2026 is year-to-date, through Jul

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Top 8 areas shown for 2026. Tap Other areas to expand the full list (4 more). Summary cells are remaining incidents only. Tap a category header to sort.

About this data

This page covers reported open-data incidents across Victoria, British Columbia, for the 2026 (YTD, through Jul) reporting period. Sourced directly from the official municipal open-data portal, the dataset documents 4,947 total incidents recorded between March 16, 2026, and August 13, 2026. These published figures offer residents, researchers, business owners, and community members an objective, data-backed view of recorded incident activity across local areas.

While the interactive map displays a rolling 60 days window containing 2,212 total incidents for recent visual exploration, the headline summary statistics on this page encompass the complete 2026 (YTD, through Jul) open-data record. Reviewing these structured records helps track specific incident categories and location distributions across the municipality without relying on unverified anecdotal reports.

Recent trend

Year-over-year change is not available for 2026 (YTD, through Jul) because the selected year series contains data for only a single calendar year, 2026, which recorded 4,947 total incidents. Without a complete prior-year comparison pair in this selected series, calculated percentage changes cannot be published. The full on-disk archive for this dataset likewise records 5,364 total incidents for 2026. As additional complete annual datasets become available from the official open-data source, multi-year trend comparisons will be established to evaluate changing incident volumes across Victoria over multi-year timeframes.

Category breakdown

During 2026 (YTD, through Jul), the top three recorded categories account for the vast majority of all reported incidents in Victoria. The leading category is Other, with 2,970 incidents representing 60% of total reported activity. Theft ranks second with 773 incidents, or 15.6%, followed by Mischief in third place with 559 incidents, or 11.3%. Because Other represents the single largest classification, open-data subcategories show that Other crime is the leading subcategory with 2,436 incidents, comprising 75.7% of the Other total and 45.4% of all total incidents. Additional recorded categories include Theft from vehicle with 268 incidents (5.4%), Assault with 168 incidents (3.4%), and Break and enter with 151 incidents (3.1%).

Where incidents concentrate

Recorded incident counts vary across specific geographic locations and intersections in Victoria. The location entry designated as VICTORIA recorded the highest count with 562 incidents during 2026 (YTD, through Jul). Among specific intersection areas, DOUGLAS ST & VIEW ST logged 16 incidents, QUADRA ST & PANDORA AVE recorded 14 incidents, YATES ST & DOUGLAS ST registered 12 incidents, and DOUGLAS ST & JOHNSON ST logged 11 incidents. These figures reflect raw location activity concentration and report volume across commercial corridors and public spaces, rather than relative individual safety risk across populations.

Key stats

  • Recorded 4,947 total incidents in Victoria during 2026 (YTD, through Jul).
  • The Other category leads all top categories with 2,970 incidents (60%).
  • Other crime represents the top subcategory with 2,436 incidents (45.4% of total).
  • Theft ranks second among reported categories with 773 incidents (15.6%).
  • Combined violent category incidents total 206 during 2026 (YTD, through Jul).

What these numbers mean

In Victoria's 2026 (YTD, through Jul) open dataset, property and general category offences dominate total recorded volume. While Other leads headline categories with 2,970 incidents (60%), subcategory details reveal that Other crime makes up 2,436 incidents (45.4% of total) and Traffic & MVC accounts for 784 incidents (14.6% of total). Meanwhile, Theft (773 incidents, 15.6%) and Mischief (559 incidents, 11.3%) far outpace violent category incidents, which total 206 combined, including 168 Assault incidents.

About this dataset

  • Reporting basis: Counts reflect incidents reported to police only. Under-reporting — especially for sexual assault, fraud, and minor theft — means actual incidence is higher than these figures show.
  • Not a per-capita rate: These are absolute incident counts. Comparing one place’s counts to another without normalising for population can mislead — see the Crime Severity Index for severity-weighted, population-adjusted rankings.
  • Privacy: Coordinates on the map are rounded to roughly 111 m so individual addresses cannot be inferred.
  • What "Other" includes: The parent Other category is split on the map into Traffic & MVC, Drugs, Weapons offences, Bylaw & Provincial, Calls for service, and Other crime. In this dataset the largest Other slice is Other crime (75.7% of Other, 2,436 records). These are open-data rows, not a separate "mystery crime" class.
  • Data window: 2026 (YTD, through Jul).

Frequently asked questions about crime in Victoria

How many crime incidents were recorded in Victoria in 2026 (YTD, through Jul)?

Between March 16, 2026 and August 13, 2026, Victoria recorded 4,947 total incidents for 2026 (YTD, through Jul). During this period, 206 violent-category incidents were logged across assault, sexual assault, robbery, homicide, and shooting. All 4,947 records in this selected period have valid incident dates.

What is the most common crime category in Victoria, and what does it include?

The top category in Victoria is Other, accounting for 2,970 incidents or 60% of the total dataset. Under the full-archive breakdown of Other, the leading subcategory is Other crime with 2,436 incidents (75.7% of Other and 45.4% of total), followed by Traffic & MVC with 784 incidents (24.3% of Other and 14.6% of total).

How do Victoria's incident counts compare to previous years?

A year-over-year change is not available for this period because the dataset covers 2026 (YTD, through Jul) and does not contain a prior complete calendar year for comparison. The full-archive year series records 5,364 total incidents for 2026 across all logged entries.

Which locations or intersections in Victoria recorded the highest number of incidents?

Among the 1,204 location areas listed in the dataset, the location labeled VICTORIA recorded the highest count with 562 incidents. Specific street intersections with logged incidents include Douglas St & View St with 16 incidents, Quadra St & Pandora Ave with 14 incidents, and Yates St & Douglas St with 12 incidents.

Where does this Victoria crime incident data come from?

This data is sourced from an official police and municipal open-data portal in British Columbia (BC). The open dataset provides public incident records formatted for geographic mapping and analysis across Victoria, covering reported offences from March 16, 2026 to August 13, 2026.

How current is the Victoria crime dataset on this page?

The headline data reflects 2026 (YTD, through Jul), with records logged up to August 13, 2026. In contrast, the interactive map's 60-day rolling window covers 2,212 total incidents recorded over that recent period, updated as new open-data entries are published.

Sources

Data is compiled from an official police and municipal open-data portal in BC.

Explore Victoria crime data

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