In 2026 (year‑to‑date through January), Chatham‑Kent recorded 94 theft incidents, which represent 8.1 % of the city’s total 1,159 reported crimes across all categories. Theft ranks second among crime types, trailing only the “Other” category. The YTD figure is lower than the 238 thefts reported for the same period in 2025. The data cover incidents from October 2025 to January 2026, with the full dataset including 2,739 incidents over the most recent 60‑day map window.
Data current through . Source: official police open-data portal covering Chatham-Kent.
This page presents reported theft incidents in Chatham‑Kent, Ontario, drawn from the city’s open‑data set for the 2026 calendar year up to the end of January. The dataset records 94 theft incidents, which account for 8.1 % of all 1,159 reported incidents across all categories during this period. Theft ranks second among the seven offence categories captured for the city.
The figures reflect incidents that have been reported to police and entered in the public database; they do not represent crime rates or per‑capita statistics. Because the data covers only the first month of 2026, comparisons to full‑year totals should be made with that limitation in mind. The map window for the most recent 60 days records 2,739 total incidents, but this page focuses on the YTD totals.
In Chatham‑Kent, theft is the second‑most common offence, with 94 incidents accounting for 8.1 % of the city's total crime count of 1,159. The leading category, labelled Other, far exceeds theft with 999 incidents. Smaller categories include Break and enter (24 incidents), Mischief (19), Assault (15) and Auto theft (7). This distribution shows theft as a prominent but not dominant issue relative to the broader range of recorded offences.
Theft is the second‑most common offence in Chatham‑Kent for the 2026 year‑to‑date period, making up 8.1 % of all reported incidents. However, the count of 94 incidents represents a sharp decline from the 238 thefts recorded for the same period in 2025, indicating a notable downward shift. While still far below the 999 incidents classified as Other, theft remains a significant share of city‑wide crime activity.
The 2026 year‑to‑date data, covering up to the end of January, shows 94 reported theft incidents. These 94 incidents make up 8.1 % of the total 1,159 incidents recorded across all crime categories for the same period.
The category labelled Other has the highest count with 999 incidents. Theft follows as the second‑most common category with 94 incidents, while other categories such as Break and enter (24), Mischief (19), Assault (15) and Auto theft (7) have considerably fewer reports.
The year‑over‑year series indicates a decline in theft reports: the 2025 YTD count was 238 incidents, whereas the 2026 YTD count through January is only 94 incidents. This suggests a notable reduction in reported thefts compared with the previous year.
No. The 60‑day map window records a total of 2,739 incidents across all categories, but this theft page uses the year‑to‑date figures up to January 2026, which total 94 theft incidents.
Data sourced from the Ontario open‑data portal (province code ON).