BC cities top list for highest crime rates in Canada

New Statistics Canada data shows two British Columbia cities top the list of the country’s highest crime rates.

Kamloops had the highest crime severity index across all of Canada’s census metropolitan areas in 2023, with Chilliwack having the second highest.

Global's Grace Ke meets one Chilliwack woman who has had enough.

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[tonyfanfarone]

Time for Canada to stand on guard for us law abiding citizens. The criminals are running things now. It’s a damn disgrace.

[stardust]

We have drug users, drug dealers, homeless, a block from an elementary school and junior high school, two blocks away from the high school in Duncan.

[julieb]

This woman is a valuable citizen for speaking out...

[cfsekkx]

Blame the judicial system. Way too light on crime.

[truth]

Everywhere there is drugs, crime follows right after.

[name]

What a brave woman 🙏🏻🙏🏻 We all must support her. If we don't raise our voices, nobody will do anything.

[johnbolt]

Legalizing all drugs then giving them out for free, and allowing drug use everywhere, what could possibly go wrong

[aavvcc]

People need to stand up and fight for their safer streets again. No other way to do it. Good on her for taking a stand.

[maverickpinoy]

She shouldn’t have to be the one to put her own safety at risk for change! Change the laws and clean up the trash! Criminals have no fear and drug addicts are treated like babies.

[weeblelehmann]

Wow, man.

What has happened to people?

That poor woman

[glennkemp]

I live in Nanaimo and I know several parents who's kids have been offered the "safe supply" drugs at school. Parents of elementary school aged kids now have to worry about their kids experimenting with heavy drugs.

[MrTB]

High cost of living combined with everything else I’m
not surprised

[pikachu-mxhi]

BC NDP drug decriminalization, building drug dens and homeless shelters in peaceful neighborhoods, caused all these.

[chrisjoseph]

Surrey BC was giving bus tickets to Chilliwack for troubled offenders seeking shelter spots.

[rebeckaevans]

Good for you! Keep up the good fight. My heart is with you.
Another Canadian Citizen

[cailcampbell]

Congratulations BC on getting what you voted for! 👍

[STEVEARABIA]

And what did BC do with drugs that could have something to do with this? Time for law and order when dealing with criminals. Enough of putting criminals above victims and innocent people.

[briandufoe]

And the cities that release those on bail the most ?
The ones that like " catch and realease " over and over,
I'd love to know that stat for the cities.

[Dbodell]

Nanaimo was beautiful until the Provincial government used our city as a crackhead toilet.

[KR]

What? Surrey and Vancouver are not on the list?