In 2026, Medicine Hat recorded 21 fraud incidents, representing 2.1% of the city's total crime count of 1,011. Fraud ranked as the fifth most common category among seven tracked crime types.
Data current through . Source: official Medicine Hat police open-data portal.
This page covers reported fraud incidents in Medicine Hat, Alberta. During the selected window, there were 21 reported fraud incidents, accounting for 2.1% of the city's total reported incidents.
Fraud is one of seven crime categories tracked in Medicine Hat. The data reflects incidents reported between April 11, 2026, and June 10, 2026.
In Medicine Hat, fraud ranks fifth among the seven crime categories. It is less frequent than other categories such as mischief (47 incidents), assault (28 incidents), and break and enter (24 incidents), but more frequent than auto theft (1 incident). The 'Other' category, which includes various less common offences, has the highest count with 889 incidents.
Fraud represents a small but notable portion of Medicine Hat's reported incidents, ranking fifth among the seven tracked categories. With 21 incidents over the two-month period, it is less common than property-related crimes like mischief and break and enter, but more frequent than auto theft. The data does not show a year-over-year trend, as the series only includes 2026 figures. This snapshot provides a baseline for understanding fraud's role in the city's crime profile.
There were 21 reported fraud incidents in Medicine Hat during the selected window.
Fraud accounts for 2.1% of the total reported incidents in Medicine Hat.
Fraud is the fifth most common category, with fewer incidents than mischief (47), assault (28), and break and enter (24), but more than auto theft (1).
The data covers incidents reported between April 11, 2026, and June 10, 2026.
Data sourced from the Alberta open data portal.