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UPDATE | COVID-19 Statistics Correction Issued

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Date Published: 12 May 2020, Last Updated: 15 May 2025

Victoria, BC – VicPD is issuing a correction to the COVID-19 crime and call statistics previously released on May 8th.Specifically, the corrected statistics reflect the accurate number of domestic assaults for the time period between March 15-May 2, with a comparison between 2019 and 2020. We apologize for the error.These numbers reflect crime reports, which are actual reports generated by officers who attend to a call for service. These statistics reflect crime in Victoria and Esquimalt.Check well being calls are the only category which counts calls for service, rather than crime reports. Mental health related calls are not considered a crime statistic, but are included in the chart to demonstrate the numbers in that category.An updated table of the crime and call statistics is available below.
 
Call CategoryMarch 15-May 2, 2019March 15-May 2, 2020% Change
    
Business Break & Enter1280567%
Theft Of Auto263742%
Theft From Auto23830126%
Mischief18726240%
Robbery162556%
Sexual Assault2011-45%
Assault1861923%
Domestic Assault38393%
Domestic Dispute12214720%
Check Well Being*596548-8%
Impaired Driving3730-19%
Mental Health Related799520%
*Check Well Being numbers refer to calls for service, not crime reports.
 

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