Sexual assault incidents in Lethbridge for 2026 year‑to‑date, through July, total 94 reported cases. This represents 1.7 % of the city’s overall 5,457 recorded crimes across all categories. The count is lower than the previous year’s 131 incidents, indicating a decline. The most affected neighbourhoods are Downtown (12 incidents), Victoria Park (9), and Varsity Village (7). Sexual assault makes up the seventh‑most common crime category among seven tracked categories.
Data current through . Source: official police open-data portal covering Lethbridge.
The page summarises open‑data reporting of sexual assault incidents in Lethbridge for the most recent calendar year, 2026, with figures calculated year‑to‑date through July. The dataset draws from the full municipal archive rather than the rolling 60‑day map view, ensuring the counts represent the complete set of incidents recorded up to the last full month. Because the count is year‑to‑date, it does not include incidents occurring after July 2026. In this period Lethbridge recorded 94 sexual assault incidents, which account for 1.7 % of the city’s total of 5,457 reported crimes. These numbers reflect only incidents that were reported to police and do not capture unreported cases. Compared with other offence categories, sexual assault represents a small share of overall police activity.
Sexual assault ranks seventh out of seven offence categories in Lethbridge, accounting for 1.7 % of all reported crime. Its count of 94 is far lower than the leading categories: Other offences total 2,261 incidents, Theft records 1,434, Assault 643, Mischief 520 and Fraud 254. Together these five categories comprise the bulk of the city’s 5,457 crimes, while sexual assault remains one of the least frequently recorded types. The seventh‑place ranking reflects that sexual assault incidents are reported less often than property‑related offences, which together account for over three‑quarters of all incidents.
Sexual assault accounts for a modest 1.7 % of all crime in Lethbridge, placing it at the bottom of the city’s offence hierarchy (7th of 7). The year‑to‑date total of 94 incidents represents a noticeable decline from the 131 cases recorded in 2025, suggesting a downward shift in reported occurrences. Incidents are concentrated in a handful of neighbourhoods, with Downtown leading at 12 reports, followed by Victoria Park (9) and Varsity Village (7). While the numbers remain low relative to property‑crime categories, the drop year over year is the clearest trend for this offence.
The open‑data set shows 94 sexual assault incidents recorded for 2026 year‑to‑date through July. This figure represents 1.7 % of the city’s overall 5,457 reported crimes for the same period. The count reflects incidents that were formally reported to police and does not include unreported cases.
In 2025 the city recorded 131 sexual assault incidents. The 2026 year‑to‑date total of 94 therefore marks a decline of 37 incidents compared with the prior year, indicating fewer reported cases so far in the current reporting window.
The five neighbourhoods with the most reported sexual assault incidents in 2026 are Downtown (12), Victoria Park (9), Varsity Village (7), Redwood (6) and Winston Churchill (6). These areas together account for more than half of the city’s total sexual assault count.
Sexual assault makes up 1.7 % of Lethbridge’s total reported crime for the 2026 year‑to‑date period, based on 94 sexual assault incidents out of 5,457 overall offences.
Data sourced from the Alberta open‑data portal (province code AB).