safety · Vancouver, BC

Is Marpole safe? Vancouver safety data for 2026

Marpole scores 38 out of 100 on PickYourPlace's safety lens — fourth quintile of Vancouver.

How safe is Marpole?

Marpole sits in the fourth quintile for safety in Vancouver, based on a population-weighted blend of crime rate, traffic incidents, street lighting density, emergency-service drive times, and urban noise.

Safety score
38/ 100
Higher = safer (0–100)
Overall
41/ 100
Across 5 lenses

Crime rate

The crime sub-score reflects police-reported incidents per 1,000 residents, normalized against every other neighbourhood in Vancouver.

Crime
57/ 100
Higher = fewer incidents
Traffic safety
37/ 100
Lower incident density
Street lighting
67/ 100
Lights per km road
What the data shows: Reported crime sits above the city median; the gap is meaningful.

Emergency response times

Drive-time minutes from the neighbourhood centroid to the nearest fire, police, and healthcare facility, computed on the Valhalla auto network.

Fire access
42/ 100
Drive-time score
Police access
12/ 100
Drive-time score
Healthcare access
35/ 100
Drive-time score

Urban noise

Lden noise score modelled at 25 m resolution from road traffic, rail corridors, aircraft contours, and complaint density.

Noise
3/ 100
Higher = quieter

How Marpole compares

The closest matches by 28-dimension neighbourhood vector across all four covered cities. Higher match = more similar lifestyle profile.

Updated
April 27, 2026
Methodology
Coverage
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