Security trends across Vancouver neighbourhoods
Greater Vancouver is not one security profile. The pattern of break-ins, the housing stock, and the right hardware look different in Kitsilano than they do in Burnaby Heights or downtown Yaletown. This guide pulls together what we see on calls — neighbourhood-by-neighbourhood — over a typical year.
The common thread is that most properties get broken into through the path of least resistance. In single-family neighbourhoods that's a back door, a garage entry door, or an unlocked side gate. In condo towers it's a piggyback into the lobby followed by a unit door defeated by knob-bumping or a quick pry. The right upgrade depends on which path your home or building exposes.
