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Mischief in Belleville

⚠ Belleville's open-data feed stopped updating on 2016-04-27 (10 years ago). The numbers below are a frozen snapshot, not current. More recent data may be available from the local police service.

Belleville recorded 68 mischief incidents in 2016, accounting for 3.4% of the city’s total 2,008 crimes. This places the mischief category fourth among seven categories, behind Other (1,637) and Theft (175), but ahead of Break and Enter (40) and Robbery (7). No incidents were recorded without dates, and the data reflects the complete calendar year for 2016. The dataset includes both dated and undated records, though all 68 incidents were dated.

Data current through . Source: official police open-data portal covering Belleville.

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Mischief incidents
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Share of Belleville incidents
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Category rank
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Mischief in Belleville

This page presents all reported mischief incidents in Belleville, Ontario, for the calendar year 2016. The city’s open‑data archive records 68 mischief incidents, which represent 3.4 % of the total 2,008 crimes documented for that year. Mischief includes acts such as vandalism, graffiti and property damage that do not rise to the level of theft or assault but still affect community safety.

The data cover the full 2016 calendar year, not the 60‑day rolling map tier, providing a comprehensive snapshot of mischief activity for that period.

How Mischief compares

Within Belleville’s crime profile, mischief ranks fourth among seven reported categories. It follows Other offences (1,637 incidents) and Theft (175 incidents), and sits just below Assault, which recorded 77 incidents. Break and enter accounted for 40 incidents, and Robbery was reported 7 times. With 68 incidents, mischief represents a modest share compared with the dominant “Other” category but exceeds the counts for break‑and‑enter and robbery. This positioning highlights that while mischief is not among the most prevalent offences, it still contributes to the city’s overall crime tally and is more common than some serious offences.

Key stats

What these numbers mean

Mischief makes up a small but measurable portion of Belleville’s crime picture for 2016, representing 3.4 % of all reported offenses and placing fourth among seven categories. Although far behind the dominant “Other” category, its incident count exceeds both break‑and‑enter and robbery, indicating that property‑related vandalism is more frequent than some serious offences. The single‑year series shows no year‑over‑trend, so the data provide a snapshot rather than a trajectory.

About this dataset

Frequently asked questions about Mischief in Belleville

How many mischief incidents were reported in Belleville in 2016?

In 2016, Belleville recorded 68 reported mischief incidents, as captured in the city’s open‑data archive. These incidents include various forms of vandalism, graffiti and minor property damage, and together they represent a modest share of the city’s overall crime totals for that year.

What percentage of total crimes does mischief represent?

Mischief accounted for 3.4 % of all 2,008 reported crimes in Belleville for 2016, indicating a relatively low proportion compared with other categories. While “Other” offences dominated the statistics, mischief still contributed a noticeable number of incidents to the city’s overall crime count.

How does mischief compare to theft and assault in 2016?

In 2016, Belleville recorded 175 theft incidents and 77 assault incidents. Mischief, with 68 reported cases, fell below both theft and assault in absolute numbers. This places mischief as the fourth‑most common category, after “Other” and theft, but just ahead of break‑and‑enter and robbery.

Why does the dataset only cover the year 2016 for mischief?

The mischief data for Belleville is drawn from the city’s complete 2016 archive, which is the most recent full‑year dataset available in the open‑data portal for this offence type. Earlier or later years may be missing or incomplete for mischief, so the site currently presents the 2016 figures as the definitive snapshot.

Other crime categories in Belleville

Sources

Data sourced from the Ontario open‑data portal (ON).

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