City Travel Stats

Vancouver

Canada · North America

95Safety indexLower concern
1US flagU.S. State DeptLevel 1 · Normal precautions
1GB flagUK FCDOLevel 1 · Normal precautions
1AU flagSmartraveller (AU)Level 1 · Normal precautions
5/5metric categories covered
Open comparison
49.28°, -123.12°
Regional locator · ring ≈ the figure's geographic unit

The safety picture

A plain-language read of the sourced figures below

Vancouver scores 95 out of 100, safer than about 80% of the cities in our index.

The homicide rate is 1.19 per 100,000, below the median for the cities we track, and robbery is recorded at 52.03 per 100,000. Both figures cover the wider metro area rather than the city proper. The US, UK, and Australia all hold Canada at their lowest advisory level, with no disagreement between the three governments present in our data, though each advisory still names pickpocketing and scams that can affect visitors. A national survey found 87.6% of people feel safe walking alone after dark, a result for the country rather than Vancouver alone, and one that lines up with the low recorded crime.

Safety dimensions

Larger area = more concern
Violent crimeRobbery & theftTravel advisory
Violent crime2
Robbery & theft9
Travel advisory0
The radar shows the three sourced, comparable risk measures (homicide, robbery, the strictest travel-advisory level). Tourist petty-crime signals are a different kind of measure — how often advisories mention them — so they are shown as rows under Tourist-specific incidents, not as radar axes.

Homicide / general violence

Intentional homicides (per 100,000)
1.19/100k
2020 → 2024 trend▼ 29% over 4 yrs
2020 · 1.67/100k2024 · 1.19/100k
Figure is for Vancouver, British Columbia (metro area), wider than Vancouver itself.

Primary source: Statistics Canada — Homicide victims, by Census Metropolitan Area (Table 35-10-0071)

Where this sits on the scaleGuarded
01·3·8·20·40 /100k
Among tracked citiessafer than 63% of tracked cities
1.19/100k
0/100k safest101.2/100k

Robbery (police-recorded)

Robbery (per 100,000)
52.03/100k
2018 → 2024 trend▼ 13% over 6 yrs
2018 · 59.49/100k2024 · 52.03/100k
Figure is for Vancouver, British Columbia (metro area), wider than Vancouver itself.

Primary source: Statistics Canada — Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations (Table 35-10-0177)

Where this sits on the scaleGuarded
040·120·250·400·600 /100k
Among tracked citiessafer than 63% of tracked cities
52.03/100k
0.4/100k safest3097.8/100k

Travel advisories

U.S. State Department
1US flagU.S. State DeptLevel 1 · Normal precautions

Primary source: U.S. Department of State — Canada Travel Advisory

Global Affairs Canada

No advisory on record.

UK FCDO
1GB flagUK FCDOLevel 1 · Normal precautions

Primary source: UK FCDO — Canada travel advice

Smartraveller (Australia)
1AU flagSmartraveller (AU)Level 1 · Normal precautions

Primary source: Australian Government (DFAT Smartraveller) — Canada travel advice

Perceived safety

How safe people say they feel, from official population surveys — a separate signal, not part of the Safety Index.
Feel safe walking alone at night
National survey
87.6%feel safe
87.6% of people surveyed · Canada · 2019
Survey figure is for Canada (country), wider than Vancouver itself.

Primary source: UN SDG 16.1.4 — feel safe walking alone at night (UNODC)

Tourist-specific incidents

How often government travel advisories mention each — a source-consensus signal, not a risk rate.
Pickpocketing & petty theft in travel advisories
2 of 2 advisories mention this
project-atlas count: 2 of 2 reviewed government advisories mention this. A source-consensus signal, not a measured risk rate.
Based on only 2 reviewed advisories — a thin sample; treat as indicative.

Primary source: UK FCDO — Canada travel advice (Safety and security)

Scams & fraud in travel advisories
1 of 2 advisories mention this
project-atlas count: 1 of 2 reviewed government advisories mention this. A source-consensus signal, not a measured risk rate.
Based on only 2 reviewed advisories — a thin sample; treat as indicative.

Primary source: U.S. Department of State — Canada travel advice (Safety and security)