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Greater Sudbury

In 2018, Greater Sudbury recorded 110 crime incidents across the city. The data covers the full calendar year and includes every dated report. Theft was the most common category, accounting for 79 of the incidents (71.8%). Other notable categories were Break and enter (10 incidents), Mischief (9), and Assault (7). The remaining four incidents fall under Other, split between Bylaw & Provincial offences and Weapons offences.

⚠ Greater Sudbury's open-data feed stopped updating on 2018-09-03 (8 years ago). The numbers below are a frozen snapshot, not current. More recent data may be available from the local police service.
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Area × type · 2018 · Population 188,504 (2025)

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About this data

The 2018 Greater Sudbury crime data page presents every incident recorded in the open‑data feed for that calendar year. The figures come from the official police open‑data portal for Ontario and represent the total of 110 reported incidents, covering categories from theft to violent offences. All incidents are date‑stamped, ranging from August 5 to September 3, 2018, and no undated records are present.

These totals help residents and policymakers understand the distribution of crime across the city and support evidence‑based decisions. The interactive map on the page shows a rolling 60‑day window, which for 2018 also totals 110 incidents, providing a short‑term snapshot that complements the full‑year view and public safety initiatives.

Recent trend

A year‑over‑year comparison for 2018 cannot be provided because the archive’s year‑series contains only this single year of data, leaving no complete prior year to calculate a change. Consequently, the page does not display a YoY percentage for the selected period. The 60‑day map window also records 110 incidents for this year, yet it does not provide the comparative baseline needed for a YoY figure. Therefore, analysts must await further yearly data.

Category breakdown

In 2018, Theft was the predominant offence, accounting for 79 of the 110 incidents, or 71.8 % of the total. Break and enter followed with 10 incidents (9.1 %), and Mischief contributed 9 incidents (8.2 %). Assault incidents numbered 7, representing 6.4 % of all reports and comprising the entire violent‑crime count. Other categories together made up 4 incidents (3.6 %). Within the Other group, Bylaw & Provincial offences were the most common subcategory, with 3 incidents, which is 75 % of the Other count. Weapons offences accounted for the remaining single incident. Auto theft was recorded once, representing 0.9 % of the yearly total. These figures show a clear emphasis on property‑related crimes, with violent offences forming a small share of the overall count.

Key stats

  • 110 total incidents reported in 2018.
  • Theft accounted for 79 incidents (71.8% of total).
  • Break and enter 10 incidents (9.1% of total).
  • Assault incidents numbered 7 (6.4% of total).
  • Other had 4 incidents, including 3 Bylaw & Provincial offences (75% of Other).

What these numbers mean

Greater Sudbury’s 2018 data is dominated by theft, which alone accounts for nearly three‑quarters of all reported incidents. Property‑related offences such as break‑and‑enter and mischief together comprise another 17 % of the total. Violent crime is a small fraction, with only seven assaults recorded, matching the city’s overall violent‑crime count. The modest ‘Other’ category is driven chiefly by three bylaw and provincial offences, highlighting that many low‑impact infractions are grouped together. These patterns suggest a crime profile centred on property offences rather than personal violence.

About this dataset

  • Reporting basis: Counts reflect incidents reported to police only. Under-reporting — especially for sexual assault, fraud, and minor theft — means actual incidence is higher than these figures show.
  • Not a per-capita rate: These are absolute incident counts. Comparing one place’s counts to another without normalising for population can mislead — see the Crime Severity Index for severity-weighted, population-adjusted rankings.
  • Privacy: Coordinates on the map are rounded to roughly 111 m so individual addresses cannot be inferred.
  • What "Other" includes: The parent Other category is split on the map into Traffic & MVC, Drugs, Weapons offences, Bylaw & Provincial, Calls for service, and Other crime. In this dataset the largest Other slice is Bylaw & Provincial (75% of Other, 3 records). These are open-data rows, not a separate "mystery crime" class.
  • Data window: 2018.

Frequently asked questions about crime in Greater Sudbury

How many incidents were recorded in Greater Sudbury in 2018?

The 2018 archive contains 110 reported incidents, with occurrence dates between Aug 5 and Sep 3, 2018. Seven of those are violent-category records (assault, sexual assault, robbery, homicide, or shooting). These are incident counts from open data, not crime rates.

What was the most common type of incident in 2018?

Theft was the leading category with 79 incidents, or 71.8% of the 2018 total. Break and enter followed with 10 incidents (9.1%), mischief had 9 (8.2%), assault had 7 (6.4%), and auto theft had 1 (0.9%).

Is the number of incidents going up or down?

A year-over-year change is not available for this period. The archive's year series contains only 2018 data (110 incidents), so there is no earlier or later complete year to compare against. The 2018 figure is a count of reported incidents, not a rate.

Can I see incident counts by neighbourhood in Greater Sudbury?

Neighbourhood-level breakdowns are not available for this source. The open dataset does not provide neighbourhood assignments for the 110 incidents in the 2018 archive, so counts are presented at the city level only.

Where do these incident counts come from?

The numbers come from Greater Sudbury's official police/municipal open-data portal for Ontario. The CrimeMaps.ca page organizes those records by category and year; all counts reflect reported incidents in the 2018 archive rather than population-based rates.

How current is the Greater Sudbury data on this page?

The latest recorded incident date in this 2018 archive is Sep 3, 2018, and the earliest is Aug 5, 2018. The interactive map's 60-day rolling window also shows 110 incidents from this feed, but the page headline stays anchored to the 2018 archive total.

Sources

Counts on this page are sourced from Greater Sudbury's official police/municipal open-data portal for Ontario (ON), accessed as the 2018 archive.

Explore Greater Sudbury crime data

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