While BC as a whole saw fewer reported crimes in 2022 than 2021, the same cannot be said for most of the Northwest.
Terrace saw a 6.6 percent rise in reported crimes over that time, with an 8.2 percent jump in Prince Rupert, and a 2.9 percent increase in Kitimat.
But the more troubling data from Statcan’s recent report is the rise in both the overall and violent crime severity index across the Province.
As a whole, BC noted a 3.6 percent increase in overall crime severity, and a 5.1 percent jump on the violent crime severity index.
Prince Rupert and Kitimat both saw overall severity increases of just under 8 percent, while Terrace’s index saw a leap of 16.4 percent.
In terms of violent crimes specifically, both Prince Rupert and Kitimat actually recorded drops of around 2 and 10 percent, respectively.
Terrace, meanwhile, recorded a more than 15 percent increase in their violent crime index in 2022.
You can find the reports on crime reporting at this link, and on crime severity indices at this one.
