Vancouver has a population of 176,884. During the past three years, Vancouver saw 18,554 arrests. For 2017, the Vancouver's arrest rate totaled 346.05 per 10,000 residents. This increase of 9.32% makes Vancouver higher than the national average of 316.54 per 10,000 residents. From that total, 652 were violent crimes like murder, rape, and robbery. The city of Vancouver also totaled 5,469 arrests for property crimes during 2017. When compared to Battle Ground and Camas, Vancouver is a more dangerous place to live.
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Overall, Vancouver had a higher rate of non-violent crime. For 2017, Vancouver averaged 652 violent crimes and 5,469 non-violent crimes.
The city of Vancouver experienced 6,971 violent crimes during 2007-2017. Of that total, 46 were for murder/non-negligent manslaughter. Additionally, 1,172 was for legacy rape. The robbery total was 1,734, and the aggravated assault total was 4,019.
It is situated in Clark county, Washington with a total number of 203 employees - 27 female, 127 male officers and 49 civilians. Vancouver PD ORI (Originated Agency Identifier) number is WA0060300, it belongs to the Pacific division in the West region with a region code of Region IV.