Chatham-Kent Crime Map
Ontario · January 2026 · updated 2026-10-13
| January 2026 | 274 incidents |
|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | 274 incidents through the last complete month |
| Full archive | 1,136 incidents (2025–2026) |
| CSI 2025 | 65.7 (violent 73.5) |
Source: Chatham-Kent Police Service open data. ⚠ feed frozen since 2026-01-25
Official statistics (Statistics Canada)
| 2025 incidents | 6,821 (up 1.9% vs 2024) |
|---|---|
| Rate per 100,000 | 6,051.5 (population 112,720) |
| Violent incidents | 1,490 (1,321.9 per 100K) |
| Property incidents | 3,297 (2,925.1 per 100K) |
| Crime Severity Index 2025 | 65.7 (violent 73.5) |
| Cleared by police | 54.1% |
| vs Ontario | 32.1% higher rate (4,581.7 per 100K) |
Source: Statistics Canada, police-reported incidents (Uniform Crime Reporting Survey), Chatham-Kent police service. Annual figures; 2025 is the latest published year.
About crime in Chatham-Kent
Latest available snapshot. Chatham-Kent has 274 mapped incidents for January 2026. Counts reflect the source coverage published for this city.
2025 available coverage category breakdown
| Other | 327 |
| Theft | 238 |
| Assault | 113 |
| Mischief | 98 |
| Break & enter | 59 |
| Auto theft | 22 |
| Robbery | 5 |
Across 2025–2026, the current archive contains 1,136 mapped incidents for Chatham-Kent. Missing categories or periods reflect what the source publishes; missing is not zero.
Chatham-Kent crime overview
Essay updated 2026-09-30 · figures above are from the latest data
TL;DR. Chatham-Kent recorded 274 incidents in January 2026. The 2026 mix through January is led by Other with 114 records, 41.6%, followed by Theft with 94. Across the full archive, Other crime accounts for 271 records, 61.5% of Other, while Harassment, a person offence and not physical assault, accounts for 73. Neighbourhood breakdowns are not available for this municipal open-data source in Ontario.
About this data
This page covers 274 incidents recorded in Chatham-Kent, Ontario, during January 2026, drawn from the official police and municipal open-data portal for Ontario. The count covers that calendar month only, with records spanning from October 28, 2025 to January 25, 2026 in the underlying feed. It provides a month-level view of reported incidents for the municipality.
The category mix shown reflects 2026 (YTD, through Jan), while the interactive map uses a separate 60-day window with 698 incidents for recent location detail. Comparing the January total with the longer archive, which holds 1,136 incidents from 2025 to 2026, helps place a single month in context without treating a partial year as an annual total. Residents, researchers and local organisations can use the breakdown to see which offence types drove January figures.
Recent trend
Year-over-year change is not available for January 2026 because 2026 is still incomplete, with 274 records through January compared with 862 records for the full 2025 calendar year. A direct annual comparison would pair a single month against a complete year and misrepresent the trend. The full on-disk archive holds 1,136 incidents from 2025 to 2026, with the same yearly split of 862 in 2025 and 274 in 2026. Once 2026 closes, a complete-year pair will allow a like-for-like annual comparison.
Category breakdown
In January 2026, Other led with 114 incidents, or 41.6% of the month's 274 records, followed by Theft with 94 incidents, or 34.3%, and Break and enter with 24 incidents, or 8.8%. Mischief added 19 incidents, or 6.9%, while Assault accounted for 15 incidents, or 5.5%, and Auto theft added 7 incidents, or 2.6%. Because Other groups many types together, the full-archive breakdown helps explain it: Other crime accounts for 271 incidents, or 61.5% of Other, followed by Harassment with 73 incidents in the combined 2025 to 2026 archive totalling 1,136 incidents. Harassment reflects open-data person offences recorded under Other, not physical assault.
What this means
January 2026 in Chatham-Kent was driven by Other with 114 incidents, or 41.6%, and Theft with 94 incidents, or 34.3%, leaving Break and enter at 24 incidents, or 8.8%, well behind the top two. Assault stood at 15 incidents, or 5.5%, while the violent-category total was 16 through January. The full-archive lens shows Other is largely Other crime with 271 incidents, or 61.5% of Other, plus Harassment with 73 incidents recorded as person offences rather than physical assault.
FAQ
How many incidents were recorded in Chatham-Kent in January 2026?
Chatham-Kent recorded 274 incidents for January 2026, the last complete calendar month with published counts. That month-only total is the headline open-data count and is separate from the interactive map's 60-day rolling window of 698 incidents. The 274 records include Theft at 94 records and Break and enter at 24 records in the 2026 year-to-date mix through January.
What is the most common incident category in Chatham-Kent and what is in Other?
Other is the leading category in the 2026 year-to-date mix through January with 114 records, or 41.6% of records, followed by Theft at 94 records. In the full-archive breakdown of Other, Other crime leads with 271 records, or 61.5% of Other, followed by Harassment with 73 records. Harassment reflects open-data person offences and is not physical assault.
Has the incident count in Chatham-Kent changed year over year?
Year-over-year change is not available for the selected period. The on-disk archive lists 862 records for 2025 and 274 records for 2026, but 2026 reflects only year-to-date records through January, so the two calendar totals are not directly comparable as an annual change. The headline 274-incident total should be read as a January 2026 month count, not a full-year total.
Which neighbourhoods in Chatham-Kent have the most incidents?
Neighbourhood breakdowns are not available for this Chatham-Kent source, so incidents cannot be ranked by neighbourhood from the current open-data feed. All 274 January 2026 records are reported at the city level without a published neighbourhood split. For context, the city-level 2026 mix through January includes Assault at 15 records and Mischief at 19 records.
Where does Chatham-Kent incident data come from?
The figures come from the official police / municipal open-data portal for Ontario, as compiled for Chatham-Kent. The January 2026 headline covers 274 incidents, with a 2026 year-to-date category mix through January led by Other at 114 records. The full on-disk archive holds 1,136 incidents spanning 2025 to 2026.
How current is the Chatham-Kent data?
The headline reflects January 2026, the last complete calendar month with published counts, with occurrence dates in the feed extending to 25 January 2026. The archive spans 28 October 2025 to 25 January 2026. The interactive map uses a separate 60-day rolling window with 698 incidents, so its total differs from the 274-incident monthly headline.
Explore Chatham-Kent
By category
- Chatham-Kent Assault (128)
- Chatham-Kent Robbery (6)
- Chatham-Kent Break & enter (83)
- Chatham-Kent Auto theft (29)
- Chatham-Kent Theft (332)
- Chatham-Kent Mischief (117)
- Chatham-Kent Other (441)
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Neighbourhoods
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