West End, Vancouver

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About this neighbourhood

TL;DR. During 2026 (YTD, through Jul), the West End neighbourhood in Vancouver recorded 1,756 total incidents, accounting for 8.7% of the 20,238 city-wide total. Theft was the leading category in the neighbourhood with 716 incidents, followed by assault with 407 and theft from vehicle with 238. Violent incidents accounted for 428 reports. Nearby, the Central Business District recorded 6,085 incidents, while Strathcona logged 1,972.

About this data

In the 2026 year-to-date period through July, the West End neighbourhood in Vancouver, British Columbia recorded 1,756 total incidents. This figure accounts for 8.7% of the 20,238 total incidents reported city-wide across Vancouver during this same timeframe. Across the full open-data archive spanning from July 1, 2021 to August 13, 2026, the West End logged an archive total of 16,238 incidents.

The open-data dataset tracks incidents recorded between 2021 and 2026 throughout the city. Comparing the West End count of 1,756 incidents to the city total of 20,238 incidents illustrates the neighbourhood's share of overall recorded activity in Vancouver during the 2026 year-to-date window through July.

Recent trend

The dataset covers the multi-year period from 2021 through 2026, with individual records spanning from July 1, 2021 to August 13, 2026. For 2026, the year-to-date window includes incidents logged through July, totaling 1,756 incidents in the West End out of 20,238 city-wide. It is important to acknowledge that neighbourhood boundary definitions and open-data classification boundaries in Vancouver may vary from year to year. Consequently, multi-year comparisons between the archive total of 16,238 incidents and current year-to-date figures should account for potential administrative boundary adjustments.

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