MapCitiesCompareAboutFAQContact
Loading Victoria 2026 map…

Victoria crime in 2026

Victoria, British Columbia recorded 5,364 total incidents in 2026. Year-over-year comparison data is unavailable because 2026 is the sole year in this dataset. The highest-volume category was Other with 3,220 incidents, comprising 2,436 Other crime incidents and 784 Traffic & MVC incidents. Additional reported categories include 838 Theft incidents, 606 Mischief incidents, 291 Theft from vehicle incidents, 182 Assault incidents, and 164 Break and enter incidents.

5,364
Incidents in 2026
100%
Share of selected city data
1 of 1
Rank among years
Other
Top category
3,220 incidents

Category mix in 2026

Other 3,220
60% of 2026 incidents
Theft 838
15.6% of 2026 incidents
Mischief 606
11.3% of 2026 incidents
5.4% of 2026 incidents
Assault 182
3.4% of 2026 incidents
3.1% of 2026 incidents

Victoria crime 2026

In 2026, Victoria, British Columbia logged 5,364 police-reported incidents in the open-data dataset. This single-year total accounts for 100 percent of the 5,364 incidents in the full city archive. Because 2026 is currently the only year available in this dataset, this figure provides the complete baseline for municipal reporting.

This page outlines the specific offence categories recorded throughout Victoria during 2026. The dataset's top primary category, Other, accounted for 3,220 incidents, which includes subcategories such as Other crime with 2,436 incidents and Traffic & MVC with 784 incidents. Property offences also constituted a prominent portion of the record, led by 838 Theft incidents and 606 Mischief incidents.

Year-over-year

The 2026 dataset for Victoria contains 5,364 total recorded incidents across all categories. Within this total, the category titled Other comprised 3,220 incidents, driven by 2,436 Other crime records and 784 Traffic & MVC records. Direct property-related offences formed the second largest grouping, featuring 838 Theft incidents, 606 Mischief incidents, and 291 Theft from vehicle incidents. Violent offences were less frequent, with Assault registering 182 incidents, while Break and enter registered 164 incidents. With 2026 standing as the sole recorded year in the current dataset, these numbers establish the single-year reference point for open-data tracking in Victoria.

Key stats

What these numbers mean

In Victoria's 2026 dataset, the Other category dominates the overall total with 3,220 incidents, primarily driven by 2,436 Other crime records and 784 Traffic & MVC records. Among specific offence classifications, property offences outweigh violent incidents, as Theft with 838 records and Mischief with 606 records significantly exceed Assault's 182 records. Because 2026 is currently the only archive year, it ranks first of one total year and sets the baseline for local category distribution.

About this dataset

Frequently asked questions about Victoria crime in 2026

How many incidents were recorded in Victoria in 2026?

In 2026, Victoria recorded 5,364 total incidents in the open-data dataset. This total represents 100 percent of all incidents currently logged for the city in the archive, which spans from 2026 to 2026 across a single year of available open data.

What is the year-over-year trend for Victoria in 2026?

Year-over-year trend calculations are unavailable because 2026 is the single year present in Victoria's current open-data archive. The total count for 2026 stands at 5,364 incidents, which serves as the sole annual total and benchmark for the city across the existing dataset.

What were the most common incident categories in Victoria in 2026?

The most frequent category in 2026 was Other with 3,220 incidents, containing 2,436 Other crime records and 784 Traffic & MVC records. Following Other were Theft with 838 incidents, Mischief with 606 incidents, Theft from vehicle with 291 incidents, and Assault with 182 incidents.

Where does the 2026 crime data for Victoria come from?

The data for Victoria originates from municipal open-data releases in British Columbia (BC). The 2026 dataset reflects 5,364 police-reported incidents processed into standardized categories. This dataset forms the entire on-disk archive of 5,364 total incidents currently available for the city.

Sources

Data is sourced from open-data portals in BC and reflects police-reported incident records for Victoria.

CrimeMaps.ca is an interactive crime map of Canada, aggregating open crime incidents from Canadian cities, regions, and census places on official police and municipal open-data portals. Hundreds of mapped places; dedicated city pages for major centres. No account is required.

Visit the national crime map overview or the interactive crime map.