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Police calls for service

Area: Victoria and Esquimalt police area 12 months to September 2026

54,994 calls in 12 months

7.0% Rising

Up 7.0% in a year. Up 6.1% since the 12 months to Sep 2021.

Who decides what

Main decision-maker: Victoria and Esquimalt Police Board · 2 other bodies Show all
Who decides what: Police calls for service
BodyWhat it decidesLaw or bylawLast decisionNext decision
Victoria and Esquimalt Police BoardOversees the Victoria Police Department, appoints its chief constable and prepares its budget.Police Act, s. 26
Police Act, s. 27		Provisional budget due to the councils by November 30, 2026 (Police Act, s. 27)
Victoria and Esquimalt councilsApprove the police board’s budget. If they reject an item, either side can ask the Province to decide.Police Act, s. 27
Police Act, s. 27 (3)
Province of B.C.Sets standards for policing.Police Act, s. 40

Councils: last general local election October 17, 2026; next on October 19, 2030, the third Saturday of October set by the Local Government Act, s. 52. Province: last general election October 19, 2024; next set for October 21, 2028 unless called earlier (Constitution Act, s. 23).

The first row is the main decision-maker. Each row says what a body decides and links to the law, order or bylaw that gives it that role. It does not say who caused a change: markets, households and other governments also move these numbers. Who decides what, for every measure · How we choose

Over time

Time range

Police calls for service a year

2025 Calls, by year

  • All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt 52,047 calls
  • Dispatched calls, Victoria and Esquimalt 39,686 calls
  • Dispatched calls, City of Victoria 36,629 calls
Line chart of 3 lines, 6 periods from 2020 to 2025. All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: starts at 51,404 calls (2020), ends at 52,047 calls (2025); highest 52,047 calls (2025), lowest 48,619 calls (2023). Dispatched calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: starts at 38,632 calls (2020), ends at 39,686 calls (2025); highest 39,686 calls (2025), lowest 37,660 calls (2021). Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: starts at 34,913 calls (2020), ends at 36,629 calls (2025); highest 36,629 calls (2025), lowest 34,387 calls (2021). Short ticks on the top edge mark general election days: City election: Oct 15, 2022; Provincial election: Oct 24, 2020; Oct 19, 2024. Every value is in the table.020,00040,00060,000 calls202520232021Provincial election, Oct 24, 2020City election, Oct 15, 2022Provincial election, Oct 19, 20242020: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 51,404 calls; Dispatched calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 38,632 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 34,913 calls2021: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 51,462 calls; Dispatched calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 37,660 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 34,387 calls2022: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 49,320 calls; Dispatched calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 38,909 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 35,766 calls2023: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 48,619 calls; Dispatched calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 38,289 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 35,245 calls2024: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 48,643 calls; Dispatched calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 38,442 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 35,403 calls2025: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 52,047 calls; Dispatched calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 39,686 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 36,629 calls
Line chart of 3 lines, 6 periods from 2020 to 2025. All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: starts at 51,404 calls (2020), ends at 52,047 calls (2025); highest 52,047 calls (2025), lowest 48,619 calls (2023). Dispatched calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: starts at 38,632 calls (2020), ends at 39,686 calls (2025); highest 39,686 calls (2025), lowest 37,660 calls (2021). Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: starts at 34,913 calls (2020), ends at 36,629 calls (2025); highest 36,629 calls (2025), lowest 34,387 calls (2021). Short ticks on the top edge mark general election days: City election: Oct 15, 2022; Provincial election: Oct 24, 2020; Oct 19, 2024. Every value is in the table.020,00040,00060,000 calls202520242023202220212020Provincial election, Oct 24, 2020City election, Oct 15, 2022Provincial election, Oct 19, 2024All calls,Victoria andEsquimalt52,047Dispatchedcalls, Victoriaand Esquimalt39,686Dispatchedcalls, City ofVictoria 36,6292020: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 51,404 calls; Dispatched calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 38,632 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 34,913 calls2021: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 51,462 calls; Dispatched calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 37,660 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 34,387 calls2022: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 49,320 calls; Dispatched calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 38,909 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 35,766 calls2023: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 48,619 calls; Dispatched calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 38,289 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 35,245 calls2024: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 48,643 calls; Dispatched calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 38,442 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 35,403 calls2025: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 52,047 calls; Dispatched calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 39,686 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 36,629 calls

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M municipal election: Oct 15, 2022P provincial election: Oct 24, 2020; Oct 19, 2024

Ticks on the top edge mark general election days for the governments listed under “Who decides what”; the main decision-maker’s are shown first. Results often lag decisions by years. About these ticks

Police calls for service a year

2025 Calls, by year

  • All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt 52,047 calls
  • Dispatched calls, Victoria and Esquimalt 39,686 calls
  • Dispatched calls, City of Victoria 36,629 calls
Line chart of 3 lines, 10 periods from 2016 to 2025. All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: starts at 58,061 calls (2016), ends at 52,047 calls (2025); highest 59,059 calls (2018), lowest 48,619 calls (2023). Dispatched calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: starts at 40,089 calls (2016), ends at 39,686 calls (2025); highest 40,617 calls (2018), lowest 37,660 calls (2021). Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: starts at 35,890 calls (2016), ends at 36,629 calls (2025); highest 36,874 calls (2018), lowest 34,387 calls (2021). Short ticks on the top edge mark general election days: City election: Oct 20, 2018; Oct 15, 2022; Provincial election: May 9, 2017; Oct 24, 2020; Oct 19, 2024. Every value is in the table.020,00040,00060,000 calls202520212017Provincial election, May 9, 2017City election, Oct 20, 2018Provincial election, Oct 24, 2020City election, Oct 15, 2022Provincial election, Oct 19, 20242016: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 58,061 calls; Dispatched calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 40,089 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 35,890 calls2017: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 56,321 calls; Dispatched calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 39,143 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 35,380 calls2018: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 59,059 calls; Dispatched calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 40,617 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 36,874 calls2019: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 55,207 calls; Dispatched calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 40,491 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 36,533 calls2020: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 51,404 calls; Dispatched calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 38,632 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 34,913 calls2021: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 51,462 calls; Dispatched calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 37,660 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 34,387 calls2022: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 49,320 calls; Dispatched calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 38,909 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 35,766 calls2023: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 48,619 calls; Dispatched calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 38,289 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 35,245 calls2024: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 48,643 calls; Dispatched calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 38,442 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 35,403 calls2025: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 52,047 calls; Dispatched calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 39,686 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 36,629 calls
Line chart of 3 lines, 10 periods from 2016 to 2025. All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: starts at 58,061 calls (2016), ends at 52,047 calls (2025); highest 59,059 calls (2018), lowest 48,619 calls (2023). Dispatched calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: starts at 40,089 calls (2016), ends at 39,686 calls (2025); highest 40,617 calls (2018), lowest 37,660 calls (2021). Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: starts at 35,890 calls (2016), ends at 36,629 calls (2025); highest 36,874 calls (2018), lowest 34,387 calls (2021). Short ticks on the top edge mark general election days: City election: Oct 20, 2018; Oct 15, 2022; Provincial election: May 9, 2017; Oct 24, 2020; Oct 19, 2024. Every value is in the table.020,00040,00060,000 calls20252023202120192017Provincial election, May 9, 2017City election, Oct 20, 2018Provincial election, Oct 24, 2020City election, Oct 15, 2022Provincial election, Oct 19, 2024All calls,Victoria andEsquimalt52,047Dispatchedcalls, Victoriaand Esquimalt39,686Dispatchedcalls, City ofVictoria 36,6292016: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 58,061 calls; Dispatched calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 40,089 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 35,890 calls2017: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 56,321 calls; Dispatched calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 39,143 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 35,380 calls2018: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 59,059 calls; Dispatched calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 40,617 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 36,874 calls2019: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 55,207 calls; Dispatched calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 40,491 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 36,533 calls2020: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 51,404 calls; Dispatched calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 38,632 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 34,913 calls2021: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 51,462 calls; Dispatched calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 37,660 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 34,387 calls2022: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 49,320 calls; Dispatched calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 38,909 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 35,766 calls2023: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 48,619 calls; Dispatched calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 38,289 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 35,245 calls2024: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 48,643 calls; Dispatched calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 38,442 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 35,403 calls2025: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 52,047 calls; Dispatched calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 39,686 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 36,629 calls

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M municipal election: Oct 20, 2018; Oct 15, 2022P provincial election: May 9, 2017; Oct 24, 2020; Oct 19, 2024

Ticks on the top edge mark general election days for the governments listed under “Who decides what”; the main decision-maker’s are shown first. Results often lag decisions by years. About these ticks

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Police calls for service by quarter

Oct–Dec 2025 Calls, by quarter

  • All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt 13,256 calls
  • Dispatched calls, City of Victoria 9,114 calls
Line chart of 2 lines, 31 periods from Jan–Mar 2019 to Oct–Dec 2025. All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: starts at 13,549 calls (Jan–Mar 2019), ends at 13,256 calls (Oct–Dec 2025); highest 15,026 calls (Apr–Jun 2019), lowest 11,127 calls (Jan–Mar 2024). Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: starts at 8,777 calls (Jan–Mar 2019), ends at 9,114 calls (Oct–Dec 2025); highest 10,540 calls (Jul–Sep 2026), lowest 7,893 calls (Oct–Dec 2021). Short ticks on the top edge mark general election days: City election: Oct 15, 2022; Provincial election: Oct 24, 2020; Oct 19, 2024. Every value is in the table.010,00020,000 calls202520202023Provincial election, Oct 24, 2020City election, Oct 15, 2022Provincial election, Oct 19, 2024Jan–Mar 2019: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 13,549 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 8,777 callsJan–Mar 2020: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 13,769 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 9,356 callsJan–Mar 2021: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 12,285 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 8,305 callsJan–Mar 2022: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 11,974 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 8,583 callsJan–Mar 2023: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 11,731 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 8,650 callsJan–Mar 2024: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 11,127 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 8,301 callsJan–Mar 2025: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 11,467 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 8,218 callsJan–Mar 2026: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 13,073 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 9,726 callsApr–Jun 2019: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 15,026 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 9,577 callsApr–Jun 2020: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 12,342 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 8,563 callsApr–Jun 2021: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 13,579 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 9,001 callsApr–Jun 2022: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 12,579 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 9,099 callsApr–Jun 2023: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 11,939 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 8,505 callsApr–Jun 2024: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 12,135 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 8,775 callsApr–Jun 2025: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 13,284 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 9,341 callsApr–Jun 2026: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 13,847 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 10,098 callsJul–Sep 2019: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 14,562 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 9,887 callsJul–Sep 2020: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 13,251 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 8,873 callsJul–Sep 2021: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 13,911 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 9,188 callsJul–Sep 2022: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 13,015 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 9,556 callsJul–Sep 2023: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 12,963 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 9,481 callsJul–Sep 2024: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 12,764 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 9,306 callsJul–Sep 2025: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 14,040 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 9,956 callsJul–Sep 2026: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 14,818 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 10,540 callsOct–Dec 2019: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 12,070 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 8,292 callsOct–Dec 2020: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 12,042 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 8,121 callsOct–Dec 2021: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 11,687 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 7,893 callsOct–Dec 2022: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 11,752 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 8,528 callsOct–Dec 2023: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 11,986 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 8,609 callsOct–Dec 2024: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 12,617 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 9,021 callsOct–Dec 2025: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 13,256 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 9,114 calls
Line chart of 2 lines, 31 periods from Jan–Mar 2019 to Oct–Dec 2025. All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: starts at 13,549 calls (Jan–Mar 2019), ends at 13,256 calls (Oct–Dec 2025); highest 15,026 calls (Apr–Jun 2019), lowest 11,127 calls (Jan–Mar 2024). Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: starts at 8,777 calls (Jan–Mar 2019), ends at 9,114 calls (Oct–Dec 2025); highest 10,540 calls (Jul–Sep 2026), lowest 7,893 calls (Oct–Dec 2021). Short ticks on the top edge mark general election days: City election: Oct 15, 2022; Provincial election: Oct 24, 2020; Oct 19, 2024. Every value is in the table.010,00020,000 calls202520192021202320252019Provincial election, Oct 24, 2020City election, Oct 15, 2022Provincial election, Oct 19, 2024All calls,Victoria andEsquimalt13,256Dispatchedcalls, City ofVictoria 9,114Jan–Mar 2019: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 13,549 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 8,777 callsJan–Mar 2020: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 13,769 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 9,356 callsJan–Mar 2021: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 12,285 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 8,305 callsJan–Mar 2022: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 11,974 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 8,583 callsJan–Mar 2023: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 11,731 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 8,650 callsJan–Mar 2024: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 11,127 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 8,301 callsJan–Mar 2025: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 11,467 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 8,218 callsJan–Mar 2026: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 13,073 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 9,726 callsApr–Jun 2019: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 15,026 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 9,577 callsApr–Jun 2020: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 12,342 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 8,563 callsApr–Jun 2021: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 13,579 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 9,001 callsApr–Jun 2022: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 12,579 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 9,099 callsApr–Jun 2023: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 11,939 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 8,505 callsApr–Jun 2024: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 12,135 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 8,775 callsApr–Jun 2025: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 13,284 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 9,341 callsApr–Jun 2026: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 13,847 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 10,098 callsJul–Sep 2019: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 14,562 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 9,887 callsJul–Sep 2020: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 13,251 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 8,873 callsJul–Sep 2021: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 13,911 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 9,188 callsJul–Sep 2022: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 13,015 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 9,556 callsJul–Sep 2023: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 12,963 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 9,481 callsJul–Sep 2024: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 12,764 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 9,306 callsJul–Sep 2025: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 14,040 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 9,956 callsJul–Sep 2026: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 14,818 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 10,540 callsOct–Dec 2019: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 12,070 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 8,292 callsOct–Dec 2020: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 12,042 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 8,121 callsOct–Dec 2021: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 11,687 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 7,893 callsOct–Dec 2022: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 11,752 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 8,528 callsOct–Dec 2023: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 11,986 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 8,609 callsOct–Dec 2024: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 12,617 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 9,021 callsOct–Dec 2025: All calls, Victoria and Esquimalt: 13,256 calls; Dispatched calls, City of Victoria: 9,114 calls

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M municipal election: Oct 15, 2022P provincial election: Oct 24, 2020; Oct 19, 2024

Ticks on the top edge mark general election days for the governments listed under “Who decides what”; the main decision-maker’s are shown first. Results often lag decisions by years. About these ticks

Show the numbers as a table
Police calls for service a year (newest first)
PeriodAll calls, Victoria and EsquimaltDispatched calls, Victoria and EsquimaltDispatched calls, City of Victoria
202552,04739,68636,629
202448,64338,44235,403
202348,61938,28935,245
202249,32038,90935,766
202151,46237,66034,387
202051,40438,63234,913
201955,20740,49136,533
201859,05940,61736,874
201756,32139,14335,380
201658,06140,08935,890
Police calls for service by quarter (newest first)
PeriodAll calls, Victoria and EsquimaltDispatched calls, City of Victoria
Oct–Dec 202513,2569,114
Oct–Dec 202412,6179,021
Oct–Dec 202311,9868,609
Oct–Dec 202211,7528,528
Oct–Dec 202111,6877,893
Oct–Dec 202012,0428,121
Oct–Dec 201912,0708,292
Jul–Sep 202614,81810,540
Jul–Sep 202514,0409,956
Jul–Sep 202412,7649,306
Jul–Sep 202312,9639,481
Jul–Sep 202213,0159,556
Jul–Sep 202113,9119,188
Jul–Sep 202013,2518,873
Jul–Sep 201914,5629,887
Apr–Jun 202613,84710,098
Apr–Jun 202513,2849,341
Apr–Jun 202412,1358,775
Apr–Jun 202311,9398,505
Apr–Jun 202212,5799,099
Apr–Jun 202113,5799,001
Apr–Jun 202012,3428,563
Apr–Jun 201915,0269,577
Jan–Mar 202613,0739,726
Jan–Mar 202511,4678,218
Jan–Mar 202411,1278,301
Jan–Mar 202311,7318,650
Jan–Mar 202211,9748,583
Jan–Mar 202112,2858,305
Jan–Mar 202013,7699,356
Jan–Mar 201913,5498,777

In plain words

Requests for help from the Victoria Police Department, and reports to it, that led to police action, over the latest 12 months. The switch shows dispatched calls in the City of Victoria only.

How we decide “Rising”

The change is 7.0% of the earlier value, at or above the 5% threshold.

54,994 calls in the 4 quarters to Q3 2026 against 51,408 in the 4 quarters to Q3 2025 (sums of the department’s quarterly counts).

Outcome measures read Better, Worse or About the same; published government targets read Ahead of, On or Behind target; value-judgement measures read Rising, Falling or Steady in a neutral colour. A change smaller than the agency's own margin of error, or otherwise smaller than 5% of the earlier value, is About the same (or Steady). No change is calculated across a marked break in a series. The rule.

Keep in mind

Why it matters. It shows how much is asked of the police. It is not a count of crimes, and a rise can mean more need or more reporting.

  • The department’s definition: “Call for Service (CFS) are requests for services from, or reports to the police department that generate any action on the part of the police department or partner agency performing work on behalf of the police department (such as E-Comm 9-1-1).”
  • Note from the department: “Note that while Calls for Service by Category include all calls, the VicPD Jurisdiction Calls for Service only includes dispatched calls.” The City of Victoria view uses those dispatched calls.
  • The headline adds the latest 4 quarters, so it covers 12 months (brief rule C3). 2016 to 2018 are published only as yearly totals.
  • Calls for service count requests for help and reports. They are not a count of crimes.

Which places

Area: Victoria and Esquimalt police area

The area served by the Victoria Police Department: the City of Victoria and the Township of Esquimalt together.

Included

  • City of Victoria
  • Township of Esquimalt (also policed by the Victoria Police Department, under an agreement with the Province)

Not included

  • Saanich, Oak Bay, Central Saanich and the West Shore, which have their own police services or RCMP detachments
  • Crime statistics are published separately for the City of Victoria and for Esquimalt from 2020 on

Official definition

How the agency describes it: Victoria and Esquimalt police area (the Victoria Police Department serves both).

How we got it

This number is published by the agency as shown; it is not calculated here. The script reads it from the agency’s own document and refuses to show it unless the expected text is found.

Licence and credits

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Updated by agency
Quarterly (dashboard); latest release Not stated by the agency
Retrieved
Nov 11, 2026, 11:10 PM B.C. time

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Source: Victoria Police Department, Community Data Dashboard. Public data, used with attribution; not endorsed by the department.

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