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Fraud in Edmonton

In 2026 year-to-date through July, Edmonton recorded 4,054 fraud incidents. This category accounts for 9.7% of the city total of 41,777 reported incidents across all categories. Fraud ranks third among nine tracked categories, lower than theft (16,029) and other offences (7,587), but higher than mischief (3,886) and assault (3,677). For context, Edmonton recorded 4,688 fraud incidents during the full 2025 calendar year.

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

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Fraud in Edmonton

This page details official open-data records for Fraud incidents across Edmonton, Alberta, covering the 2026 year-to-date period through July. According to municipal open-data reports, Edmonton documented 4,054 Fraud incidents during this timeframe. These recorded incidents represent a distinct portion of the 41,777 total incidents logged city-wide across all tracked crime categories in the open-data archive between April 15, 2025, and August 12, 2026.

Fraud accounts for exactly 9.7% of all city-wide incidents reported in Edmonton during this period. Within the city's public reporting system, Fraud ranks 3rd among 9 total categories. These figures reflect recorded open-data year-to-date counts through July 2026 rather than a rolling 60-day map tier, providing a comprehensive summary of reported financial and deceptive offences within the municipality.

How Fraud compares

In Edmonton's open-data breakdown, Fraud ranks 3rd among 9 total categories with 4,054 incidents. It is less common than Theft, which recorded 16,029 incidents, and the Other category, which logged 7,587 incidents. Conversely, Fraud recorded a higher incident count than several other categories in the feed, including Mischief at 3,886 incidents, Assault at 3,677 incidents, and Auto theft at 3,110 incidents. Together, these figures position Fraud behind major property-related categories while exceeding counts for mischief, violent offences such as assault, and vehicle-related theft in the reported dataset.

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What these numbers mean

Fraud represents a major component of Edmonton's reported dataset, ranking 3rd out of 9 categories and making up 9.7% of all 41,777 recorded city-wide incidents. The 2026 year-to-date total stands at 4,054 incidents through July, compared to 4,688 total incidents recorded across 2025. Fraud volume exceeds that of Mischief (3,886) and Assault (3,677), though it remains substantially below Theft (16,029). The year-to-date numbers show sustained reporting levels in financial crime relative to physical property damage and violent offences.

About this dataset

Frequently asked questions about Fraud in Edmonton

How many Fraud incidents were reported in Edmonton in 2026?

Edmonton recorded 4,054 Fraud incidents in 2026 for the year-to-date period through July. This total is part of the 41,777 overall incidents logged across all 9 categories in the city's open-data repository between April 15, 2025, and August 12, 2026.

How does Fraud rank among other crime categories in Edmonton?

Fraud ranks 3rd among the 9 tracked categories in Edmonton's municipal dataset, accounting for 9.7% of total city incidents. It ranks below Theft with 16,029 incidents and Other with 7,587 incidents, but above Mischief with 3,886 incidents and Assault with 3,677 incidents.

How many Fraud incidents were recorded in Edmonton in 2025?

According to Edmonton's municipal open-data series, 4,688 Fraud incidents were recorded in 2025. This compares with 4,054 Fraud incidents logged during the 2026 year-to-date period through July. Over the entire archive spanning April 15, 2025, to August 12, 2026, a total of 41,777 incidents across all categories were documented city-wide.

What percentage of Edmonton's total crime incidents involves Fraud?

Fraud incidents account for 9.7% of the 41,777 total incidents recorded in Edmonton's open-data archive. This makes Fraud the 3rd largest category in the city, positioned behind Theft at 16,029 incidents and the Other category at 7,587 incidents.

Other crime categories in Edmonton

Sources

Incident data is compiled from the official municipal open-data portal for Edmonton, AB.

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