In 2026, Halifax recorded 1,109 reported incidents. Assault was the most frequent category, accounting for 573 cases, while theft from vehicles followed with 309 incidents. This dataset represents the first year of available data for the city.
In 2026, Halifax recorded 1,109 reported incidents across all crime categories. This marks the first year of available data for the city, providing a baseline for future comparisons.
This page details the distribution of crime types in Halifax for 2026, highlighting the most frequently reported categories and their respective counts.
The 2026 data for Halifax shows a total of 1,109 reported incidents. Assault was the most common category, accounting for 573 incidents, followed by theft from vehicle with 309 incidents. Break and enter, auto theft, and robbery rounded out the top five categories. These figures represent the entirety of the available data for the year, offering a snapshot of crime reporting in the city.
The 2026 data for Halifax reveals a significant focus on assault and theft-related incidents, with assault alone accounting for over half of all reported crimes. The absence of prior-year data limits trend analysis, but the concentration of incidents in these categories suggests areas for potential community and policing focus. The dataset provides a clear starting point for understanding crime patterns in the city.
Halifax recorded 1,109 reported incidents across all crime categories in 2026.
As 2026 is the first year of available data, no year-over-year trends can be established yet.
Assault was the most reported category, with 573 incidents in 2026.
The data is sourced from the open-data portal provided by the Government of Nova Scotia (NS).
Data sourced from the Nova Scotia (NS) open-data portal.