Safety · Vancouver, BC

Safety in Downtown, Vancouver

Downtown scores 46 out of 100 on safety, the 32nd percentile of Vancouver (city median 48).

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Safety score

A population-weighted blend of crime rate, traffic incidents, street lighting density, emergency-service drive times, and urban noise. Each input is percentile-ranked across Vancouver, then weighted into the composite above.

Safety

46/ 100

Higher = safer (0–100)

Overall

59/ 100

Across the 4 decision lenses

What stands out

Downtown's strongest safety signal is traffic safety, 100/100 against a city median of 36.

We track seven safety sub-scores for Downtown: crime, traffic, lighting, fire, police, healthcare access, and noise. The full breakdown comes with a Decision Pass.

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All seven safety sub-scores, the underlying data, and an AI-written briefing for Downtown, included in a Decision Pass: $129 once, valid 90 days, for one home search.

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