Safety · Vancouver, BC
Safety in Downtown, Vancouver
Downtown scores 46 out of 100 on safety, the 32nd percentile of Vancouver (city median 49).
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
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What stands out
Bait fact
Downtown's strongest safety signal is traffic safety, 100/100 against a city median of 36.
We track six more safety sub-scores for Downtown - crime, traffic, lighting, fire, police, healthcare access, and noise. The full breakdown is in the free trial.
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May 15, 2026
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