Mischief recorded 1,329 incidents in Mississauga's 2026 year-to-date open data through July, accounting for 20.3% of the city-wide total of 6,557. The category ranks third among eight categories. Annual counts were 2,316 in 2024, 2,174 in 2025, and 1,329 in 2026 to date, with 2025 down 6.1% from 2024. Highest listed neighbourhood counts are Hurontario NHD (96), East Credit NHD (80), DT Core (70), Applewood NHD (66), and Malton NHD (66).
Data current through . Source: official police open-data portal covering Mississauga.
This page looks at reported mischief incidents in Mississauga, Ontario, using the city's published open-data archive. It is one of eight categories tracked for Mississauga. For the selected window — 2026 year-to-date through July — the archive contains 1,329 mischief records. Mischief represents 20.3% of Mississauga's 6,557 total incidents for the same window. All figures here are reported incident counts, not rates.
The mischief series in this archive covers 2023 through 2026. After climbing from 1,513 records in 2023 to 2,316 in 2024, the category fell to 2,174 in 2025 — a 6.1% decline from the prior full year. The 2026 count of 1,329 is a year-to-date figure through July, so it covers only part of the year and should not be read as a full-year total.
Mischief is the third-largest of the eight categories tracked for Mississauga, accounting for 20.3% of the city's 6,557 incidents. It ranks behind Assault (1,586) and Auto theft (1,471) among sibling categories in the archive, while sitting ahead of Fraud (1,148), Break and enter (602), and Other (271). The 1,329 mischief records therefore place the category in the upper tier of the city's reported mix, above property-crime categories such as break and enter and fraud but below assault and auto-theft counts.
Mischief stands out in Mississauga as the third-largest of eight tracked categories, behind Assault (1,586) and Auto theft (1,471) but ahead of Fraud (1,148). The complete-year series shows a steep climb from 1,513 records in 2023 to 2,316 in 2024, followed by a 6.1% decline to 2,174 in 2025. The 2026 figure of 1,329 is the smallest listed value in the series. Hurontario NHD (96), East Credit NHD (80), and DT Core (70) are the largest listed neighbourhood counts for this category.
The mischief category covers reported incidents classified as mischief in Mississauga's open-data archive. For the selected window, 2026 year-to-date through July, the archive contains 1,329 mischief records. The category is one of eight tracked for the city and accounts for 20.3% of all reported incidents. Definitions follow the upstream police classification.
Between the two most recent complete calendar years, mischief fell 6.1%, from 2,316 records in 2024 to 2,174 in 2025. The 2024 count is the highest in the available series, which begins at 1,513 in 2023. The 2026 figure of 1,329 is a year-to-date total through July, so it is not directly comparable to a full calendar year.
The largest listed neighbourhood counts for mischief in 2026 are Hurontario NHD with 96 records, East Credit NHD with 80, and DT Core with 70. Applewood NHD and Malton NHD each follow with 66. These five neighbourhoods have the highest counts in the published feed for this category.
Mischief ranks third among Mississauga's eight tracked categories, behind Assault (1,586) and Auto theft (1,471) and ahead of Fraud (1,148), Break and enter (602), and Other (271). It represents 20.3% of the city's 6,557 total incidents. The ranking reflects the published open-data counts for the selected window.
Source: Peel Regional Police open-data records for Mississauga, ON.