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Brantford crime in 2026

In 2026, Brantford, Ontario recorded 1,483 total police-reported incidents in the open-data archive. Theft was the most common category with 741 incidents, followed by assault with 260 incidents and fraud with 226 incidents. Additional reported categories in the dataset include auto theft with 148 incidents, break and enter with 83 incidents, and robbery with 25 incidents. The dataset currently spans only the 2026 calendar year.

1,483
Incidents in 2026
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Share of selected city data
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Rank among years
Theft
Top category
741 incidents

Category mix in 2026

Theft 741
50% of 2026 incidents
Assault 260
17.5% of 2026 incidents
Fraud 226
15.2% of 2026 incidents
10% of 2026 incidents
5.6% of 2026 incidents
Robbery 25
1.7% of 2026 incidents

Brantford crime 2026

Brantford recorded 1,483 total reported open-data incidents during the 2026 calendar year. This annual overview details official incident records published for the city of Brantford, Ontario, providing an itemised account of logged events across all primary offence categories.

Throughout 2026, property-related and personal incidents shaped the city overview. Theft represented the highest individual category count with 741 recorded incidents. Assault followed as the second most frequent category with 260 incidents, while Fraud accounted for 226 incidents. The 2026 archive also includes 148 Auto theft incidents, 83 Break and enter incidents, and 25 Robbery incidents logged by local police services in Brantford, ON.

Year-over-year

The 2026 open-data release represents the single available year in Brantford's archive, totaling 1,483 reported incidents across all categories. Because 2026 is currently the sole year recorded in this dataset, year-over-year comparative percentages are unavailable. Theft forms the largest portion of the annual total with 741 incidents, while Assault represents 260 incidents and Fraud accounts for 226 incidents. Lower-frequency categories in the 2026 dataset include 148 Auto theft incidents, 83 Break and enter incidents, and 25 Robbery incidents. These incident counts reflect published open-data records for Brantford, Ontario.

Key stats

What these numbers mean

In 2026, Theft led Brantford's open-data breakdown with 741 incidents, constituting the primary incident volume for the city. Assault (260 incidents) and Fraud (226 incidents) also registered high relative counts. With 1,483 total incidents logged across 2026, this dataset currently establishes the single recorded baseline year for Brantford, ON. Auto theft (148 incidents), Break and enter (83 incidents), and Robbery (25 incidents) complete the published category breakdown for the year.

About this dataset

Frequently asked questions about Brantford crime in 2026

How many incidents were reported in Brantford in 2026?

In 2026, Brantford recorded 1,483 total open-data incidents across all categories. This total reflects all published incident records available for the 2026 calendar year in Brantford, ON, with Theft representing the largest individual category at 741 reported incidents.

What is the year-over-year crime trend for Brantford in 2026?

A year-over-year trend cannot be established for 2026 because the current open-data archive for Brantford, ON contains data for only one year. The total count of 1,483 incidents in 2026 serves as the single year baseline in this dataset without historical comparison.

What was the most common incident category in Brantford during 2026?

Theft was the most frequently logged category in Brantford in 2026, with 741 incidents recorded. Assault was the second highest category with 260 incidents, followed by Fraud with 226 incidents, Auto theft with 148 incidents, Break and enter with 83 incidents, and Robbery with 25 incidents.

Where do the 2026 Brantford incident figures come from?

The 2026 incident data for Brantford is sourced from official municipal open-data releases in Ontario (ON). The dataset records a total of 1,483 incidents for 2026, including 741 Theft incidents and 260 Assault incidents. Note that these figures represent incident counts rather than per-capita crime rates.

Sources

Data is compiled from municipal open-data portals in ON for the city of Brantford.

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