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Assault in Edmonton

In 2026 year-to-date through July, Edmonton registered 3,677 reported assault incidents out of a city total of 41,777 incidents across all categories. Assault represents 8.8% of the city total, ranking fifth among nine tracked crime categories. Assault is less common in the dataset than theft with 16,029 incidents, fraud with 4,054, and mischief with 3,886, but more common than auto theft with 3,110 incidents.

Data current through . Source: official police open-data portal covering Edmonton.

3,677
Assault incidents
8.8%
Share of Edmonton incidents
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2026 (YTD, through Jul)
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Assault in Edmonton

This page presents official open-data statistics for Assault in Edmonton, Alberta, covering the selected period of 2026 (YTD, through Jul). During this specific timeframe, Edmonton recorded 3,677 Assault incidents. Across all 9 incident categories tracked within the city during this window, Edmonton registered 41,777 total incidents. Consequently, Assault accounts for exactly 8.8% of the city total crime volume.

The broader open-data archive spans occurrence dates between April 15, 2025 and August 12, 2026. Within this overall dataset, 3,677 Assault incidents belong to the 2026 YTD period through July, whereas 4,736 Assault incidents were recorded for the calendar year of 2025. All figures represent documented incidents released through public reporting feeds for Edmonton, offering a clear, data-driven view of recorded category totals across the municipality.

How Assault compares

Assault ranks 5th among the 9 incident categories tracked in Edmonton during 2026 (YTD, through Jul). With 3,677 recorded incidents, Assault is less common than Theft, which leads all categories in Edmonton with 16,029 incidents. Assault also trails the Other category at 7,587 incidents, Fraud at 4,054 incidents, and Mischief at 3,886 incidents. Conversely, Assault is more common than Auto theft, which recorded 3,110 incidents during the same period. In total, Edmonton logged 41,777 incidents across all categories, with Assault representing 8.8% of that citywide total.

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What these numbers mean

In Edmonton, Assault represents a moderate portion of overall open-data crime records, ranking 5th out of 9 categories with 3,677 incidents in 2026 YTD through July. It accounts for 8.8% of the city's 41,777 total incidents. Property-related categories like Theft (16,029 incidents) dominate the city's volume, while Assault remains higher than Auto theft (3,110 incidents). In 2025, Edmonton logged 4,736 Assault incidents. The current 2026 count reflects data through July rather than a full annual cycle, showing consistent reporting relative to 2025 figures.

About this dataset

Frequently asked questions about Assault in Edmonton

How many Assault incidents were recorded in Edmonton in 2026?

In 2026 (YTD, through Jul), Edmonton recorded 3,677 Assault incidents in its open-data feed. This figure represents 8.8% of the 41,777 total incidents logged across all 9 crime categories in the city during this period. For comparison, Edmonton logged 4,736 Assault incidents throughout the entire 2025 calendar year.

How does Assault rank among crime categories in Edmonton?

Assault ranks 5th among the 9 categories tracked in Edmonton for 2026 (YTD, through Jul), with 3,677 incidents. It is less frequent than Theft (16,029 incidents), Other (7,587 incidents), Fraud (4,054 incidents), and Mischief (3,886 incidents). However, Assault recorded higher numbers than Auto theft, which stood at 3,110 incidents.

How do 2026 Assault numbers compare to 2025 in Edmonton?

Edmonton logged 3,677 Assault incidents in 2026 YTD through July, compared to 4,736 Assault incidents recorded during the full 2025 calendar year. Because 2026 data covers only part of the year through July, it should not be directly evaluated as an annual total against the full 2025 figure.

What percentage of total Edmonton crime does Assault represent?

Assault accounts for exactly 8.8% of Edmonton's total reported incidents in 2026 (YTD, through Jul). Out of 41,777 total incidents recorded across all 9 categories in the city during this window, 3,677 were classified as Assault, placing it behind Theft, Other, Fraud, and Mischief.

Other crime categories in Edmonton

Sources

Data is sourced from official municipal open-data releases for Edmonton, AB.

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