Compared to 2021, total property crime on the Coast increased by 20 per cent in 2022.
Between 2021 and last year, shoplifting offences almost tripled, going from 43 to 127.
Thefts valued at over $5,000 more than doubled between 2021 and 2022, reaching 11 from five in the earlier year.
2022 auto thefts were up 67 per cent, with the number increasing from 21 in 2021 to 35.
Quarter one 2023 statistics cite 13 reports, down from 19 in that period of 2022, a 32 per cent reduction.
Reports in this category continued to go up during the first three months of 2023, with 15 reports compared to 12 in that span of 2022.
Mischief to property declined by three per cent, with 250 cases in 2022 compared to 258 in 2021.
The lowest rates of property crime increase between 2021 and 2022 were in the areas of thefts from vehicles, which went from 136 to 138 and bike thefts which numbered 37 in 2022, compared to 35 the previous year.
In 2022, the Coast’s RCMP detachment received 8,630 calls for service compared to 8,729 in 2021.