Cobourg recorded 23 mischief incidents in 2026 year‑to‑date through May, accounting for 1.1% of all 2,030 reported crimes across the city. This places mischief as the fourth most frequent category out of six tracked categories. The data reflect incidents recorded in the open‑data archive and are limited to reports with precise timestamps up to the end of May. No further breakdown by neighbourhood is available for this category.
Data current through . Source: official police open-data portal covering Cobourg.
This page summarizes reported mischief incidents in Cobourg, Ontario, for the latest calendar year 2026, covering the year‑to‑date period through May. The open‑data feed records 23 incidents in this category, reflecting the incidents that have been logged by the municipal police service up to the most recent complete month.
Those 23 incidents account for 1.1% of Cobourg’s total of 2,030 reported incidents across all crime categories during the same period. While mischief represents a small share of overall police activity, it is one of six tracked categories in the city’s open‑data set. The data covers the period from 7 January to 18 May 2026, which corresponds to the latest complete month for the current calendar year. The dataset includes only incidents with a recorded occurrence date, and no neighbourhood breakdown is provided for mischief.
Mischief ranks fourth among Cobourg’s six crime categories, with 23 incidents recorded YTD through May 2026. The most common category is Other, accounting for 1,830 incidents, followed by Theft with 114 incidents and Assault with 50 incidents. Break and enter and Auto theft are much less frequent, reporting eight and five incidents respectively. Compared with these siblings, mischief’s 23 incidents represent a modest share, sitting between the higher‑volume categories and the lower‑frequency property‑theft types. Overall, the city recorded 2,030 incidents across all categories, making mischief’s contribution just over one percent of the total.
Mischief makes up a small slice of Cobourg’s reported crime landscape, contributing just 23 incidents and 1.1 % of the city’s total 2,030 offences YTD through May 2026. Its fourth‑place ranking among six categories places it behind the dominant “Other” and “Theft” categories but ahead of the less frequent “Break and enter” and “Auto theft” types. Because the year‑to‑date series contains only the 2026 count, no year‑over‑year trend can be discerned for this offence.
Mischief covers intentional property damage, graffiti, vandalism and similar non‑violent offences. In Cobourg, 23 such incidents were recorded in the year‑to‑date period through May 2026, reflecting the police‑reported count for this category.
The open‑data set shows 23 mischief incidents recorded YTD through May 2026 in Cobourg. This figure represents the total number of reported mischief offences for the current reporting window.
Mischief ranks fourth of six categories with 23 incidents. It is far lower than the dominant “Other” category (1,830 incidents) and “Theft” (114 incidents), but higher than “Break and enter” (8 incidents) and “Auto theft” (5 incidents). This places mischief in the mid‑range of reported offences.
Mischief accounts for 1.1 % of all reported crime in Cobourg, with 23 incidents out of a city‑wide total of 2,030 offences YTD through May 2026. This modest share highlights its relatively low frequency compared with other categories.
Source: Ontario open‑data portal (ON).