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Kelowna Crime Rate Drops Year-over-Year

  • Kelowna has experienced an 8.78% decrease in overall crime year-over-year, despite moving up two spots on Statistics Canada's Crime Severity Index for 2024.
  • Violent crime in Kelowna is down 1.96%, while non-violent crime has dropped by 11.6%, according to a release from Kelowna RCMP.
  • Kelowna Mayor Tom Dyas reported that business break-ins have decreased by more than 50% since 2022, with bike thefts down by 49%.
  • Inspector Chris Goebel emphasized that while the data is encouraging, every statistic affects a person, a business, or a neighborhood.
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Kelowna Crime Rate Drops Year-over-Year

Violent crimes dropped 1.96 per cent from 2023

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Daily CourierDaily Courier

Downward trend for both crime and violent crime in Kelowna

Heavy public investment in the Kelowna RCMP seems to have had the desired effect of lowering the city's crime rate.

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Crime severity down in Kelowna, Kamloops but still some of the worst in Canada

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infotel.ca broke the news in Kelowna, Canada on Tuesday, July 22, 2025.
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