Are our children safe? How much crime is really out there? How’s our workplace safety record?


Traffic Crime - In 2007, there were 358 criminal code traffic crimes (impaired and dangerous driving, driving while prohibited or failure to remain at the scene of an accident) for every 100,000 people in Greater Victoria. This is down 32.5% since 1991. For 2007, the traffic crime rate in BC was significantly higher at 437 per 100,000 and 400 per 100,000 in Canada.

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Child Abuse - The child abuse rate in the Capital Region in 2007 was 8.3 for every 1,000 children under the age of 19, down from 8.6 in 2006. This compares to a child abuse rate of 7.8 in BC overall.


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Illicit Drug Use - In 2006, there were 6.4 deaths for every 100,000 people age 19 – 64 from illicit drug use in the Capital Region, up from 3.1 in 2005. The rate for the province in 2006 was 7.4.

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Police Officers Per Capita - Greater Victoria had 151 police officers for every 100,000 people in 2007 similar to the 150 in 2006, however considerably less than the 186 per 100,000 in the province and 195 nationally.

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Workplace Safety - Workers’ compensation claims in the Capital Region increased from 5,880 claims in 2006 to 6,390 in 2007.

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Greater Victoria Crime Rates by Type
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