In 2025 Chatham‑Kent recorded 3,123 crime incidents. The largest share of these reports falls under the “Other” category, accounting for 2,588 incidents, with the next highest categories being Theft (238), Assault (113), Mischief (98) and Break and enter (59). No year‑over‑year change is provided, but the overall data shows a strong prevalence of service‑related and traffic incidents within the Other group.
In 2025, Chatham‑Kent recorded 3,123 reported incidents, accounting for 72.9 % of the city’s complete archived record. This page displays the full‑archive calendar‑year data for that year, including the top offence categories and a detailed breakdown of the large ‘Other’ bucket, which contains calls for service, traffic incidents, and bylaw matters.
All figures are sourced from Ontario’s open‑data portal and reflect incidents reported to the Chatham‑Kent police service during the calendar year. The 3,123 incidents represent 72.9 % of the city’s total archived count and place 2025 as the highest‑ranking year among the two years available. The dataset does not provide per‑capita rates, and the counts represent reported events rather than confirmed offences.
2025’s incident mix in Chatham‑Kent is led by the ‘Other’ category, which alone accounts for 2,588 reports – about 83 % of the year’s total. Within ‘Other’, calls for service (1,288) and traffic & MVC incidents (668) dominate. Property‑related offences follow, with theft at 238 occurrences and mischief at 98. Break‑and‑enter and auto theft are comparatively low, at 59 and 22 cases respectively. Assaults total 113 incidents, placing violent crime toward the lower end of the spectrum. Overall, the year’s 3,123 incidents constitute 72.9 % of the city’s complete archive and rank first among the two years captured.
2025’s incident profile in Chatham‑Kent is overwhelmingly dominated by the ‘Other’ bucket, which alone comprises 2,588 of the 3,123 reported events – roughly 83% of the year’s total. Within that bucket, calls for service (1,288) and traffic‑related incidents (668) are the biggest sub‑categories. Property‑crime types such as theft (238) and mischief (98) are far lower, while violent offences remain modest with 113 assaults. The year’s count accounts for 72.9% of the city’s complete archive, and it ranks first among the two years on record, highlighting a pronounced concentration of non‑criminal service calls.
The 2025 dataset shows 3,123 reported incidents across the city. This figure alone makes up 72.9 % of Chatham‑Kent’s entire archived total, indicating that the majority of the city’s recorded events fall within this single calendar year. These numbers encompass all categories from property offences to service calls, as captured by the province’s open‑data feed.
Without a comparable prior full‑year total, the dataset cannot establish a clear upward or downward trend; however, 2025 ranks first among the two years recorded, suggesting a higher count than 2026. The 2026 partial count of 1,159 incidents reflects a shorter reporting window, so direct year‑over‑year comparison is unreliable.
The ‘Other’ category dominates with 2,588 incidents, accounting for roughly 83 % of the year's total; within it, calls for service (1,288) and traffic & MVC (668) are the largest sub‑categories. These figures dwarf the next biggest category, theft, which recorded only 238 incidents, highlighting the prevalence of service‑related and traffic‑related reports over traditional property crimes.
All incident numbers are drawn from the Ontario open‑data portal, which publishes reports supplied by the Chatham‑Kent police service for each calendar year. The dataset aggregates incidents across all offence types, includes a detailed ‘Other’ breakdown, and follows the province’s open‑data licensing and privacy standards. Data were generated on 10 August 2026 and reflect the reporting conventions described in the source documentation.
Data sourced from the Ontario (ON) open‑data portal.