RCMP: Violent Crime Trending Downward in Nanaimo
Property crime stayed the most common category as Nanaimo logged 475 more criminal-code offences and a 25% jump in disturbance calls.
- On Monday, May 4, Superintendent Eric Rochette reported that violent crime in Nanaimo decreased by 2 per cent in 2025, though total criminal-code offences rose 4 per cent with 475 more files than 2024.
- Violent crime accounted for 21.7 per cent of all criminal-code offences in 2025, bringing Nanaimo's violent-crime average 3.6 per cent lower than the national average and nearly at par with provincial levels.
- Mental-Health related calls surged 20 per cent with 448 more files, and causing-a-disturbance files increased 25 per cent with 436 more files, while most property crimes including break-and-enters and shoplifting declined.
- Coun Ian Thorpe questioned the link between 163 additional mental-health calls and 140 causing-a-disturbance offences in the downtown district; Rochette confirmed a frequent though not constant connection between the two.
- Addressing community concerns from Sheryl Armstrong regarding prolific offenders, Nanaimo RCMP and Crown officials stated they will request custody for arrested offenders, though court discretion ultimately determines remand outcomes.
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RCMP: Violent crime trending downward in Nanaimo
Violent crime in Nanaimo decreased by two per cent in 2025 from the previous year, according to Superintendent Eric Rochette, officer-in-charge at the Nanaimo RCMP detachment. Rochette told Nanaimo city council at its meeting on Monday, May 4 that violent crime accounted for 21.7 per cent of all criminal-code offences in the city in 2025, bringing Nanaimo’s violent-crime average 3.6 per cent lower than the national average, and almost at par wit…
Violent crime trending downward in Nanaimo, says the RCMP
Violent crime in Nanaimo decreased by two per cent in 2025 from the previous year, according to Superintendent Eric Rochette, officer-in-charge at the Nanaimo RCMP detachment. Rochette told Nanaimo city council at its meeting on Monday, May 4 that violent crime accounted for 21.7 per cent of all criminal-code offences in the city in 2025, bringing Nanaimo’s violent-crime average 3.6 per cent lower than the national average, and almost at par wit…
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