Tri-Cities among the safest municipalities in the province

Violent crime in Port Coquitlam has been cut in half over the past four years, according to data on police-reported crime recently released by Statistics Canada.

Both Coquitlam and Port Moody also maintained a low Crime Severity Index compared to the national average of 75 and the provincial average of 92.4.

The CSI is determined based on crime volume relative to population, as well as assigning greater weight to serious offences.

Coquitlam

Coquitlam’s CSI has been steadily decreasing over the years from 70.3 in 2015 to 57.1 in 2025. But, the CSI did go up by one point in 2025, compared to 2024’s 56.5. The city saw its biggest drop from 2023 to 2024, when the index fell by 14 per cent.

Home to about 178,000 people, the city reported 8,350 actual incidents in 2025. This is around 500 incidents lower than the previous year.

The city’s violent CSI has also dropped from 61.7 to 53.9 — the non-violent severity index, however, increased from 2024-25 from 55 to 58.9.

Port Moody

Port Moody also saw a drop in CSI with 43.3 in 2025, compared to 45.5 in 2024. However, the city’s CSI has overall fluctuated with its lowest in the decade being 36.2 in 2018 and 2024 being the highest.

Over the past five years, Port Moody has seen many ups and downs in its violent crime severity index. Starting from 40.18 in 2021, it fell to 26, then up to 50.9 in 2024, before decreasing back down to 40.7 in 2025. But the non-violent crimes rates have stayed rather consistent, ranging from 48-42 over the past decade.

With a population around 39,000, the city reported 1,323 actual incidents, 50 incidents more than the previous year, but the lowest of all the Tri-Cities.

Port Coquitlam

Port Coquitlam’s CSI has been steadily decreasing over the past few years from 72.9 in 2022 to 50.8 in 2025.

The violent crime severity index has also seen a dramatic drop from 96.8 in 2021 to 47.7 in 2025. With 68,000 residents, the city’s non-violent crime severity index also fell from 60.8 in 2024 to 52.5.

Port Coquitlam had 3,025 actual incidents in 2025, 178 incidents less than the previous year.
CSI of other municipalities

• Duncan 336.1 — the highest index in the province, which has caused some backlash from the city on how the CSI is determined and worries it may be “misleading.”
• Surrey: 89.1
• Vancouver: 89.3
• Delta: 59.2
• Richmond: 151.8
• New Westminister: 83.9
• Maple Ridge: 89.2

B.C.’s CSI has declined a few points over the last several years, something the Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Nina Krieger said: “didn’t happen by accident. It’s the result of sustained partnerships and investments in enforcement and intervention by our government, First Nations and local governments, police services, community organizations and businesses.”

Across the province offences have dropped by seven per cent, shoplifting by two per cent and child sexual abuse by 21 per cent.

“While these results are encouraging, we know there is more to do and we’re building on this work with new tools to target repeat offenders, organized crime and other serious issues our province is facing,” Krieger said.