The Composite Index of Crime is an index formed by the weighted averages of three indicators: serious violent crime rate (weight of 0.35), serious property crime rate (weight of 0.50), and number of serious crimes per police officer (weight of 0.15). Rates are based on the number of reported offences for every 1,000 people. Serious violent crime rate is based on reporting within the crime categories of homicide, attempted murder, sexual and non-sexual assault as well as robbery and abduction. Serious property crime includes breaking and entering, but does not include motor vehicle theft and minor crimes such as bicycle theft and pick pocketing. Data were sourced from BC Stats’ Socio-Economic Indices. Crime rates are based on resident population and do not take into consideration non-resident or transient populations such as tourists or seasonal workers.