Belleville recorded 2,008 criminal incidents in 2016, the full calendar‑year total for the city. The dataset’s largest single category is “Other,” with 1,637 reports, followed by theft (175) and assault (77). Within the Other group, calls for service accounted for 910 incidents, traffic and MVC for 315, and bylaw matters for 204. No year‑over‑year change is provided. These figures reflect reported incidents across all offence types for the year.
In 2016, Belleville reported a total of 2,008 incidents across all offence types. The figure captures every recorded event for that calendar year, providing a comprehensive snapshot of police activity in the city.
This page breaks down the incident count by category, highlights the dominant "Other" group and its sub‑categories, and offers context for the data recorded in 2016.
The 2016 dataset for Belleville contains 2,008 recorded incidents, with the "Other" category accounting for the majority at 1,637 cases. Property‑related offences such as theft (175) and break‑and‑enter (40) represent a smaller share, while assault contributed 77 incidents. Sub‑category details show that calls for service (910) and traffic‑related matters (315) dominate the "Other" breakdown. Because no prior year data is available, the narrative focuses solely on the composition of this single calendar year.
The 2016 snapshot is dominated by the "Other" category, which alone comprises over 80% of all incidents, driven primarily by 910 calls for service and 315 traffic‑related events. Property crimes such as theft and break‑and‑enter are comparatively modest, and violent offences remain low. As the sole year in the archive, this dataset ranks first by default, but the concentration of service‑oriented reports suggests policing activity focused on non‑violent community interactions rather than serious crimes.
Belleville recorded a total of 2,008 incidents in the calendar year 2016, covering all offence types captured in the open‑data set.
The dataset for Belleville only includes the year 2016, so there is no earlier year to compare against. Consequently, a trend direction cannot be established from the available data.
The "Other" category had the highest count, with 1,637 incidents, far exceeding the next largest category, theft, which recorded 175 incidents.
All incident data for Belleville is sourced from the Ontario open‑data portal (province code ON) and reflects the official police service reports for the year 2016.
Data sourced from the Ontario open‑data portal for Belleville (ON).