In 2024 Gatineau recorded 4,338 crime incidents, a slight decline of 1% compared with 2023’s 4,384 reports. Assault was the most common category, accounting for 1,881 incidents, followed by mischief (960) and break‑and‑enter (684). Other notable counts include theft from vehicle (381), auto theft (335) and robbery (97). This makes 2024 the fourth‑largest yearly total among the five years on record.
In 2024, Gatineau, QC logged 4,338 total reported incidents in the open dataset. This count represents a 1% decline from the 4,384 incidents recorded during 2023. Annual incident totals reflect logged reporting within the municipal dataset rather than per-capita risk.
This summary provides detailed context on the 2024 open-data figures for Gatineau, tracking major reported categories including Assault, Mischief, Break and enter, Theft from vehicle, Auto theft, and Robbery. Out of 20,447 total incidents recorded across the full multi-year city archive spanning from 2022 to 2026, the 2024 annual total represents 21.2% of all historical records on disk for the municipality.
In 2024, Gatineau recorded 4,338 incidents, marking a 1% decline compared to the 4,384 incidents registered in 2023. Looking at the wider multi-year series from 2022 to 2026, 2024 ranks 4th in total incident count among the 5 recorded years. The highest annual volume occurred in 2022 with 4,733 recorded incidents, followed by 4,446 in 2025 and 4,384 in 2023. The partial year of 2026 registered 2,546 incidents. Overall, the 4,338 incidents in 2024 represent a moderate decrease from 2022 levels while remaining close to the 2023 total.
Assault dominated Gatineau's 2024 open-data totals with 1,881 incidents, nearly double the next highest category of Mischief at 960. Property-related offences also featured prominently, including 684 Break and enter incidents, 381 Theft from vehicle reports, and 335 Auto theft cases. Robbery registered the lowest among top categories with 97 incidents. Ranking 4th out of 5 recorded years, 2024 saw stable annual totals alongside 2023, keeping incident volume below the 4,733 peak recorded in 2022.
In 2024, Gatineau recorded 4,338 total reported incidents in the municipal open-data dataset. This annual count accounts for 21.2% of the 20,447 total incidents logged across the city's complete multi-year archive spanning 2022 through 2026. The 2024 total ranks 4th highest among the 5 recorded years in the dataset.
Reported incidents in Gatineau decreased by 1% in 2024, dropping to 4,338 incidents from 4,384 logged in 2023. This total remains below the peak of 4,733 incidents registered in 2022 and slightly below the 4,446 incidents recorded in 2025. Annual totals reflect open-data reporting levels rather than per-capita risk.
Assault was the leading reported category in Gatineau during 2024 with 1,881 incidents. Mischief followed as the second most frequent category with 960 incidents, while Break and enter recorded 684 incidents. Other top categories included Theft from vehicle with 381 incidents, Auto theft with 335 incidents, and Robbery with 97 incidents.
The 2024 incident figures come directly from open data published for Gatineau, QC. The dataset contains 4,338 incidents recorded for 2024 out of 20,447 total incidents on disk across all logged years from 2022 to 2026. These figures represent official open-data reporting and are updated based on municipal record releases.
Data sourced from Gatineau, QC municipal open data portal.