A count of civil forfeiture actions initiated by police referrals in British Columbia. The totals represent activity from June 2007 to the present, covering forfeitures of property deemed proceeds or instruments of unlawful activity. The dataset is provided by the Government of British Columbia under the Civil Forfeiture Act.
Use Cases
- Analyze regional trends in civil forfeiture based on provincial region breakdowns.
- Compare prevalence of different unlawful activities leading to forfeiture based on activity type.
- Study the relationship between police referrals and forfeiture outcomes over time.
- Assess the application of the Civil Forfeiture Act across different regions of British Columbia.
Strengths
- Data covers a long time range from June 2007 onward.
- Focuses on a specific legal process (civil forfeiture) independent of criminal charges.
- Geographic scope is clearly defined as property located in British Columbia.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to its source, covering only British Columbia.
Provenance
- Source
- Government of British Columbia
- Collection Method
- Likely compiled from administrative and court applications under the Civil Forfeiture Act.
- Time Range
- June 2007 to present
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-17 15:35:29.082692; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- British Columbia