Nanaimo Crime Map
British Columbia · updated 2026-08-14
| 2021 (full year) | 1,173 incidents |
|---|---|
| Full archive | 2,497 incidents (2020–2021) |
| Per 100K / year | 1,049 |
| CSI 2025 | 106.0 (violent 115.4) |
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About crime in Nanaimo
TL;DR. During 2021, Nanaimo recorded 1,173 reported criminal incidents, covering the full calendar year. The dataset shows no violent offences for that period. Mischief was the most common category, accounting for 533 incidents or 45.4% of the total. Theft followed with 294 incidents, and theft from vehicles contributed 204 cases. The 2020 archive listed 1,324 incidents, indicating a decrease in reported activity compared with the previous year.
About this data
This page presents the 2021 open‑data crime totals for Nanaimo, British Columbia, sourced from the municipality’s official police open‑data portal. The headline figure of 1,173 incidents reflects the complete calendar year, not the 60‑day rolling map window.
These counts help residents, researchers and policymakers understand the overall level and types of reported incidents in Nanaimo for 2021, offering a baseline for comparison with other jurisdictions or future years.
Recent trend
Year‑over‑year change is not available for 2021 because the dataset does not provide a YoY comparison for this period. Consequently, no percentage increase or decrease can be reported.
Category breakdown
In 2021, the most common incident type was Mischief, with 533 reports accounting for 45.4% of all incidents. Theft followed with 294 incidents (25.1%), and Theft from vehicle comprised 204 incidents (17.4%). Break and enter contributed 97 incidents (8.3%), while Auto theft and Bike theft recorded 30 (2.6%) and 15 (1.3%) incidents respectively. No violent offences were recorded for the year.
FAQ
How many incidents were recorded in Nanaimo in 2021?
Nanaimo's 2021 open-data page lists 1,173 reported incidents for the year-level selection. This total comes from the full archive and is not the rolling 60-day view on the interactive map. The count covers all categories in this feed, with mischief the most frequent type.
What was the most common type of incident in 2021?
Mischief was the most common category, with 533 incidents, or 45.4% of the 2021 total. Theft followed with 294 incidents (25.1%), theft from vehicle with 204 (17.4%), and break and enter with 97 (8.3%). These are the source's own category labels.
Was there a year-over-year change in Nanaimo incident counts?
A published year-over-year change is not available for this period. The archive lists 1,324 incidents for 2020 and 1,173 incidents for 2021, so the 2021 total is lower than the previous archive year. The dataset does not supply an official year-over-year percentage for this comparison.
Can I see the data by neighbourhood?
Neighbourhood-level breakdowns are not available for this source. The Nanaimo open-data feed does not publish counts by neighbourhood, so the 2021 total of 1,173 incidents is reported at the city and category level only.
Where does this incident data come from?
This page draws on official police open-data figures for Nanaimo, British Columbia. The source metadata does not name a specific police service, so it is described as an official police / municipal open-data portal for BC. The 2021 file contains 1,173 incidents across the published categories.
How current is the Nanaimo data?
The selected period is the 2021 year from the archive, and the latest occurrence date in this feed is March 21, 2021. The interactive map's 60-day window is separate and uses a different, rolling date tier rather than these year totals.
Explore Nanaimo
By category
- Nanaimo Break & enter (200)
- Nanaimo Auto theft (63)
- Nanaimo Theft from vehicle (499)
- Nanaimo Theft (578)
- Nanaimo Bike theft (50)
- Nanaimo Mischief (1,107)
By year
Neighbourhoods
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