The official Vancouver crime map is the Vancouver Police Department’s GeoDASH, which maps recent property crime at block level and violent crime at a randomized nearby intersection. Statistics Canada’s 2025 figures put the Vancouver metro area’s Crime Severity Index (CSI) at 83.5, up 1% on 2024 and above the Canadian figure of 75.0. The crime rate was 5,672 incidents per 100,000 people, up 3%.
Data: Statistics Canada, police-reported crime statistics for 2025 (released 22 July 2026), Crime Severity Index and incident-based crime tables. Figures are for the Vancouver census metropolitan area (Metro Vancouver) unless stated; “Vancouver Police” figures cover the City of Vancouver only. GeoDASH features described below were checked on the VPD GeoDASH site. Comparisons and percentages not in the release are our own arithmetic. Updated 5 October 2026.
What the official Vancouver crime map shows
The Vancouver Police Department’s GeoDASH crime map covers the City of Vancouver. According to the VPD’s own notes:
- Crime types: offences against a person (such as robbery, assault, sexual assault and domestic assault) and property crime. The “Other Theft” category groups incidents such as shoplifting, theft of personal property and mail theft.
- Time range: by default the map shows the last 7 days of incidents. You can widen the time frame when searching by address or neighbourhood.
- Locations for property crime: plotted within the general area of the block, at the hundred-block level.
- Locations for violent crime: deliberately randomized to several blocks and offset to an intersection, with no time or street name given.
- What’s excluded: unfounded incidents. Only incidents where police determined the offence had occurred are shown.
The VPD cautions users not to rely on GeoDASH to make decisions about the safety of a specific location, and notes it does not reflect the total number of calls or complaints the department receives.
GeoDASH covers the City of Vancouver only. Surrey, Burnaby, Richmond and other Metro Vancouver communities are policed by different services and are not on this map.
How to use GeoDASH, step by step
- Open VPD GeoDASH and accept the terms of use.
- Search for an address or choose a neighbourhood. This also lets you widen the date range beyond the default 7 days.
- Set the longest practical time frame. A single week can look quiet or busy purely by chance.
- Toggle crime types. Break-ins and theft from vehicles matter most for a home or parking spot; offences against a person matter more for walking routes.
- Remember that violent incidents are placed several blocks from where they happened, so do not read them street by street.
- Compare with an area you know well to get a baseline.
The limits of crime maps
- Deliberate randomization. Violent crime points are moved several blocks, so they show an area, not a spot.
- Reported crime only. Statistics Canada found that in 2019 only about 29% of victimizations were reported to police.
- Footfall. Downtown, shopping, nightlife and transit areas record more incidents because many more people pass through them.
- Map counts versus CSI. The CSI weights serious crime more heavily than minor theft. A map dominated by thefts says little about severity.
- City versus metro. GeoDASH covers one city; Statistics Canada’s CMA figures cover the whole metro region.
Vancouver crime in 2025: the key numbers
| Measure | Vancouver CMA 2025 | Vancouver CMA 2024 | Canada 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crime Severity Index | 83.5 | 82.3 | 75.0 |
| Violent CSI | 80.7 | 76.7 | 97.2 |
| Crime rate per 100,000 | 5,672 | 5,511 | 5,585 |
| Homicide rate per 100,000 | 1.52 (47 victims) | 1.23 | 1.61 |
| Break and enter per 100,000 | 249 (7,675) | 247 | 262 |
| Motor vehicle theft per 100,000 | 103 (3,195) | 112 | 201 |
| Shoplifting ($5,000 or under) per 100,000 | 804 (24,833) | 707 | 502 |
Vancouver is one of the few big metro areas where severity edged up in 2025. Car theft is low, at about half the national rate, but shoplifting rose about 14% (our arithmetic) and is well above the national rate. The drug offence rate of 351 per 100,000 was more than double the national 144.
For the City of Vancouver alone, the Vancouver Police Department’s CSI was 89.28 in 2025, down from 93.94 in 2024. Among Canada’s six largest metro areas, Vancouver had the second-highest CSI after Edmonton (95.6).
The full figures are in Statistics Canada’s 2025 crime release and its Crime Severity Index table. Remember that a metro area’s figures blend busy city centres with quieter suburbs, so they describe the region as a whole, not any one street.
How Canada Crime Map helps
GeoDASH shows recent incidents in the City of Vancouver. Our Canada crime map (coming soon) will show how Vancouver and its neighbours compare with the rest of Canada, using official Statistics Canada figures. For trends and safety advice, read Is Vancouver safe?
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Vancouver crime map FAQ
What is VPD GeoDASH?
GeoDASH is the Vancouver Police Department’s public crime map. It shows recent property and violent crime in the City of Vancouver.
How far back does GeoDASH go?
By default it shows the last 7 days. Searching by address or neighbourhood lets you widen the time frame.
Why don’t violent crimes appear at the exact location?
For privacy, the VPD randomizes violent incidents to within several blocks and offsets them to an intersection. Property crime is shown at the hundred-block level.
Does GeoDASH cover Surrey, Burnaby or Richmond?
No. It covers the City of Vancouver only. Other Metro Vancouver communities have their own police services.
Is crime in Vancouver going up?
Slightly. The metro CSI rose 1% to 83.5 and the crime rate 3% to 5,672 per 100,000 in 2025. The City of Vancouver’s own CSI fell.
Related: Is Vancouver safe? · Is Surrey safe? · Is Burnaby safe? · Is Richmond safe? · Most dangerous cities in BC · How to check crime in your neighbourhood. In an emergency call 911.