In 2026, Hamilton, Ontario recorded 1,017 total reported crime incidents in the open dataset. Theft from vehicle was the highest-volume offence category with 461 incidents, followed by auto theft with 345 incidents and break and enter with 190 incidents. Robbery accounted for 19 incidents, while homicide recorded 2 incidents. As the dataset contains records for 2026 only, year-over-year comparative data is not available for this period.
During 2026, Hamilton, Ontario recorded 1,017 total incidents across all logged open-data categories in the dataset. This comprehensive overview provides a detailed breakdown of the official incident figures for the city of Hamilton throughout the 2026 calendar year, outlining the distribution of reported offences in the community.
Vehicle-related and property offences formed the largest portion of recorded activity during the year. Theft from vehicle led all recorded categories with 461 incidents, while auto theft accounted for 345 incidents. Additionally, break and enter accounted for 190 incidents in 2026. Personal safety offences recorded during the same period included 19 robbery incidents and 2 homicide incidents.
Hamilton's open-data records for 2026 cover a single year within the current dataset, totaling 1,017 incidents across the city. Vehicle-oriented offences represent the highest individual counts among recorded categories, led by 461 theft from vehicle incidents and 345 auto theft incidents. Property security incidents also feature prominently with 190 break and enter records. Severe violent offences remain relatively small in frequency within the recorded data set, with 19 robbery incidents and 2 homicide incidents documented. Because 2026 is currently the only year present in the city archive, direct year-over-year comparative analysis with earlier annual totals cannot be conducted.
Vehicle-related offences dominate Hamilton's 2026 dataset, with theft from vehicle recording 461 incidents and auto theft recording 345 incidents. Break and enter represents the third largest category at 190 incidents, whereas robbery at 19 incidents and homicide at 2 incidents occur at lower volumes. As 2026 currently stands as the single year in the dataset with 1,017 incidents, it establishes the benchmark distribution across these five categories.
In 2026, Hamilton recorded a total of 1,017 incidents in the open-data archive. This total encompasses all 5 tracked categories in the dataset for that year, representing 100% of the city's available records in the current database for the 2026 reporting period.
A year-over-year trend comparison cannot be calculated for 2026 because prior year data is not available in this dataset. The single recorded year shows 1,017 total incidents in 2026, which currently ranks as rank 1 out of 1 total years present in Hamilton's archive.
Theft from vehicle was the highest recorded category in Hamilton during 2026, with 461 incidents. This was followed by auto theft with 345 incidents and break and enter with 190 incidents. Robbery logged 19 incidents, while homicide recorded 2 incidents.
The 2026 figures originate from official municipal open-data releases published for Hamilton, Ontario. The dataset contains a total of 1,017 incidents recorded during 2026, organized into specific categories such as theft from vehicle and auto theft to provide factual public reporting for the community.
Data is sourced from official municipal open-data portal releases for Hamilton, ON.