Property crime in Prince George
Thefts, break-ins, vehicle crime and vandalism reported to the Prince George RCMP, mapped to the block. Use it to see patterns, not to judge a street: one busy parking lot can dominate a neighbourhood's numbers.
Summary
Reported, last 12 months
3,958
September 2025 to August 2026
Change on the year before
+0.3%
3,948 in the previous 12 months
Average per month
330
About 10.8 a day
Most common
Theft
38% of reports
Map of the last 12 months
Each dot is one report, placed at the block level the RCMP publishes (addresses are rounded, like “12XX 3rd Ave”). Darker areas have more reports.
Reports by month
What gets reported
- Theft (other)38.3% 1,515
- Mischief (vandalism)25.3% 1,002
- Theft from vehicle16.6% 656
- Break and enter12.6% 500
- Theft of vehicle5.0% 196
- Bike theft2.2% 89
By year
2026 is the year so far.
Time of day
The busiest hour is the one starting at 2 p.m. Only reports with a recorded time are counted; many thefts are discovered later and logged without one.
By neighbourhood
Last 12 months. Commercial areas like Downtown and the highway corridors see more reports simply because more people and cars are there.
| Neighbourhood | Reports | Share | Per km² |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Bowl | 1,091 | 27.6% | 90.2 |
| Downtown | 968 | 24.5% | 647.0 |
| Van Bow | 264 | 6.7% | 512.1 |
| East Central Fort George | 241 | 6.1% | 160.3 |
| College Heights | 212 | 5.4% | 26.5 |
| Millar Addition | 156 | 3.9% | 119.6 |
| Crescents | 155 | 3.9% | 131.7 |
| VLA | 108 | 2.7% | 150.0 |
| Seymour | 90 | 2.3% | 187.2 |
| South Fort George | 72 | 1.8% | 58.9 |
| Central Hart | 70 | 1.8% | 4.5 |
| Cranbrook Hill | 64 | 1.6% | 1.0 |
| CNR Industrial | 57 | 1.4% | 25.5 |
| Austin West | 45 | 1.1% | 3.9 |
| Heritage | 42 | 1.1% | 18.3 |
| Austin East | 41 | 1.0% | 3.7 |
| Southwest | 40 | 1.0% | 1.0 |
| North Nechako | 29 | 0.7% | 1.5 |
| Airport | 28 | 0.7% | 1.3 |
| Danson Industrial Park | 26 | 0.7% | 5.3 |
| Assman | 23 | 0.6% | 41.4 |
| Carrie Jane Gray Park | 21 | 0.5% | 29.7 |
| Blackburn | 18 | 0.5% | 1.0 |
| BCR Industrial Park | 17 | 0.4% | 2.2 |
| Hart Highlands | 15 | 0.4% | 3.6 |
| Perry | 14 | 0.4% | 39.9 |
| Lansdowne | 13 | 0.3% | 20.6 |
| Fraserview | 11 | 0.3% | 35.1 |
| Old Summit Lake | 10 | 0.3% | 0.3 |
| Chief Lake | 10 | 0.3% | 0.6 |
| Pulpmill Rd. | 4 | 0.1% | 0.7 |
Keeping your things safe
- Theft from vehicles is one of the most reported crimes here. Leave nothing visible, and lock up even in your own driveway.
- Register your bike’s serial number with Project 529 and lock it with a U-lock.
- Report non-emergencies to Prince George RCMP at 250-561-3300, or online for minor thefts and damage.
- In an emergency or a crime in progress, call 911.
Source: RCMP property crime occurrences, City of Prince George Open Data (PGCrime), as of October 12, 2026. Report a data problem
Sources
- RCMP property crime occurrences, City of Prince George Open Data (PGCrime)
- City of Prince George Open Data, Community Boundary
- Crime severity index (all crime, incl. violent)
How these figures are gathered
Live figures are fetched from these providers and cached briefly on our server. Provisional real-time data can be revised by the source. When a source is down we say so rather than guess.
- RCMP property crime occurrences, City of Prince George Open Data (PGCrime)
- Block-level locations, 2021 onward, updated by the City
- Crime severity index (all crime, incl. violent)
- Statistics Canada
