Crime stats

Kelowna likely to retain its ‘crime capital of Canada’ title
Despite the best efforts of Kelowna RCMP, the city is not likely to improve much…

Kelowna saw increase in robberies, decrease in violent crime over past six months
Kelowna RCMP had fewer calls for service during the six-month period from April through September.…

Penticton most crime ridden city in Thompson-Okanagan and much of B.C.
While Kelowna got the attention last week for having the highest crime rate of larger…

Criminals free to commit crimes in Kelowna while officials disagree on how to count them
There are hundreds of criminals loose in Kelowna who may be committing other crimes while…

Threats and assaults up significantly in Kelowna in 2021
Annual Kelowna RCMP crime statistics show that assaults and other offences against people were up…

Crime returning to pre-pandemic levels in Kelowna: RCMP
As crime in the City of Kelowna returns to pre-pandemic levels, RCMP Supt. Tara Triance…

COVID’s toll on Kelowna citizens showing up in crime stats as increase in assaults
Calls to police throughout the country dropped during the height of the COVID pandemic last…

Kelowna crime down in most categories to start 2021
In the first three months of 2021, there were fewer calls to police in Kelowna…

Kamloops criminals got busier under pandemic; Okanagan crime went down
Criminals were less active in the Okanagan during COVID-19 but people doing bad things in…

Break-ins on the upswing in Kelowna
There has been a significant increase in the number of break-ins in Kelowna over the…

Crime surged in Kelowna this past summer
Crimes recorded by Kelowna RCMP have consistently increased throughout the year. The combined total of…