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Brampton crime in 2026

In partial 2026 data, Brampton logged 6,222 reported incidents, bringing the city's total archive across all years to 35,804. Because 2026 data reflects a partial reporting window, counts cannot be directly compared to the 11,726 incidents recorded in full-year 2025. Assault was the top category in 2026 with 1,731 incidents, followed by mischief with 1,394, auto theft with 1,185, and fraud with 937. Break and enter and other offences each accounted for 411 incidents.

6,222
Incidents in 2026
17.4%
Share of selected city data
3 of 4
Rank among years
Assault
Top category
1,731 incidents

Category mix in 2026

Assault 1,731
27.8% of 2026 incidents
Mischief 1,394
22.4% of 2026 incidents
Auto theft 1,185
19% of 2026 incidents
Fraud 937
15.1% of 2026 incidents
6.6% of 2026 incidents
Other 411
6.6% of 2026 incidents

Brampton crime 2026

In 2026, open-data records show 6,222 reported incidents in Brampton, Ontario. This total accounts for 17.4% of the city's 35,804 recorded incidents logged across all four years in the dataset spanning from 2023 through 2026. Because 2026 is an in-progress, partial reporting year, these figures reflect logged incidents to date rather than a full annual total. Annual incident totals reflect municipal reporting and logging activity rather than per-capita risk.

Assault was the top reported category in Brampton in 2026 with 1,731 incidents, followed by Mischief with 1,394 incidents and Auto theft with 1,185 incidents. Because the 2026 dataset remains incomplete, direct comparison is limited to raw counts against the 11,726 incidents recorded in 2025.

Year-over-year

Brampton recorded 6,222 incidents in 2026, ranking third among the four years in the city's open-data series from 2023 to 2026. This figure compares to 11,726 incidents in 2025, 12,493 in 2024, and 5,363 in 2023. Because 2026 represents an in-progress partial year, the current 6,222 count cannot be evaluated as a full-year annual total or used to calculate a completed year-over-year percentage against 2025. The 2026 total includes 937 Fraud incidents, 411 Break and enter incidents, and 411 Other category incidents, which includes 278 Other crime incidents and 133 Drugs incidents.

Key stats

What these numbers mean

In 2026, Assault led Brampton's category mix with 1,731 incidents, followed by Mischief at 1,394 and Auto theft at 1,185. Fraud also recorded a substantial 937 incidents. The year currently ranks third among the four dataset years with 6,222 incidents, behind 2024 with 12,493 and 2025 with 11,726, but ahead of 2023's 5,363 incidents. Within the 411 Other category incidents, subcategory data shows 278 Other crime incidents (67.6%) and 133 Drugs incidents (32.4%).

About this dataset

Frequently asked questions about Brampton crime in 2026

How many total crime incidents were reported in Brampton in 2026?

Open-data records show 6,222 reported incidents in Brampton for 2026. This count represents 17.4% of the city's 35,804 overall dataset incidents recorded between 2023 and 2026. Because 2026 is an active reporting year, this figure reflects a partial-year count rather than a finalized annual total.

How does Brampton's 2026 incident count compare to previous years?

Brampton's 2026 partial total of 6,222 incidents currently ranks third out of four logged years. It compares to 11,726 incidents in 2025, 12,493 in 2024, and 5,363 in 2023. Because 2026 is still in progress, annual comparison is limited to raw counts and cannot be calculated as a completed year-over-year percentage.

What were the top reported crime categories in Brampton in 2026?

Assault was the most frequent category in 2026 with 1,731 incidents. Mischief followed with 1,394 incidents, Auto theft with 1,185, Fraud with 937, Break and enter with 411, and Other with 411. Within the Other category, subcategory counts show 278 Other crime incidents and 133 Drugs incidents.

Where does the 2026 crime data for Brampton originate?

The data is sourced from official municipal open-data releases in Ontario for Brampton. The 2026 archive contains 6,222 recorded incidents out of 35,804 total incidents collected across all dataset years from 2023 through 2026. Figures reflect reported and logged incidents, not un-reported occurrences.

Sources

Data for Brampton is compiled from official police open-data portals in ON.

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