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Theft from vehicle in Halifax

Halifax recorded 574 theft from vehicle incidents in 2026 year-to-date through July, accounting for 27.3% of the 2,105 total incidents across all categories in the city open-data release. Theft from vehicle ranks second among five reported crime categories in Halifax during this period, behind assault with 1,092 incidents. Other category totals in the published dataset include break and enter with 236 incidents, auto theft with 146, and robbery with 57.

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

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Theft from vehicle in Halifax

This comprehensive summary details public open-data records for theft from vehicle incidents registered across Halifax, Nova Scotia. For the official 2026 year-to-date reporting window through July, municipal police records document 574 incidents within this category. The underlying open-data archive tracks individual reported offences featuring specific occurrence dates that span from April 10, 2026 to August 12, 2026 across the regional municipality.

Across all five tracked categories in Halifax, total open-data incidents reached 2,105 during this exact timeframe. Theft from vehicle accounts for exactly 27.3% of the overall city-wide incident count. Ranking as the second highest category by total volume, these figures provide an empirical baseline of published property incident disclosures without translating data into per-capita crime rates or estimated population metrics.

How Theft from vehicle compares

In Halifax's 2026 year-to-date dataset, theft from vehicle ranks second out of five tracked categories with 574 incidents. It is exceeded only by assault, which recorded 1,092 incidents during the same period. Conversely, theft from vehicle counts remain higher than all other tracked property and violent category siblings. Specifically, it surpassed break and enter at 236 incidents, auto theft at 146 incidents, and robbery at 57 incidents. Together, these sibling metrics illustrate where vehicle-related theft stands relative to other logged offences across the municipality.

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What these numbers mean

In Halifax, theft from vehicle represents a substantial portion of public open-data disclosures for 2026 year-to-date through July. With 574 recorded incidents out of 2,105 total events across all five categories, it forms 27.3% of all logged city incidents. It ranks second overall, sitting below assault (1,092 incidents) but above break and enter (236 incidents) and auto theft (146 incidents). Because the available category archive covers only 2026, no prior-year comparison or multi-year trend line exists in this release.

About this dataset

Frequently asked questions about Theft from vehicle in Halifax

How many theft from vehicle incidents were reported in Halifax in 2026?

For the 2026 year-to-date period through July, Halifax documented 574 theft from vehicle incidents in its open-data portal. These incidents occurred between April 10, 2026 and August 12, 2026. This figure represents the selected calendar year-to-date count rather than a rolling map window.

What percentage of Halifax's overall crime count is theft from vehicle?

Theft from vehicle accounts for 27.3% of all reported incidents in Halifax for the 2026 year-to-date period. Out of a total 2,105 incidents recorded across all five tracked crime categories, theft from vehicle represents 574 occurrences, making it the second largest category by volume in the city.

How does theft from vehicle compare to other crime categories in Halifax?

Theft from vehicle is the second most frequent offence category in Halifax with 574 incidents in 2026 year-to-date. It is lower than assault, which leads all categories at 1,092 incidents, but higher than break and enter (236 incidents), auto theft (146 incidents), and robbery (57 incidents).

Is there year-over-year trend data available for theft from vehicle in Halifax?

The current dataset provides open-data records for 2026 year-to-date only, logging 574 theft from vehicle incidents. Because no previous year series data is included in this publication archive for the category, year-over-year percentage comparisons and multi-year trend figures cannot be presented for Halifax at this time.

Other crime categories in Halifax

Sources

Data is sourced from official municipal open-data releases for Halifax, NS.

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