In 2026 year-to-date through July, Niagara Region recorded 17 mischief incidents. This represents 2.7% of the 627 total incidents recorded across all categories in the city. Mischief ranks sixth out of seven categories. Among listed municipal areas, Niagara Falls had the highest count with 7 incidents, followed by St Catharines with 5, Welland with 3, and 1 each in Grimsby and Lincoln.
Data current through . Source: official police open-data portal covering Niagara Region.
This page provides a factual summary of open-data police records for mischief across Niagara Region, Ontario. During the 2026 calendar year (YTD, through Jul), law enforcement recorded 17 mischief incidents in the region. These incidents account for exactly 2.7% of the 627 total reported incidents across all open-data categories in Niagara Region during this selected reporting period.
The published data covers occurrence dates from 2026-06-28 through 2026-08-14, representing the latest full archive available rather than a rolling 60-day map window. Among the 7 crime categories tracked in Niagara Region, mischief ranks 6th in total incident count. The figures below detail the regional distribution, highlighting specific breakdown counts across local areas such as NIAGARA FALLS, ST CATHARINES, and WELLAND, alongside direct comparisons with sibling categories.
In Niagara Region, mischief ranks 6th among 7 total crime categories for the 2026 year-to-date period through July. With 17 reported incidents, mischief is less frequent than all higher-ranking sibling categories in the regional open-data feed. Specifically, it recorded fewer incidents than Other (383), Assault (115), Theft (54), Break and enter (31), and Auto theft (21). Combined, these sibling categories make up the bulk of the 627 total incidents recorded city-wide, positioning mischief near the bottom of the regional incident volume hierarchy.
Mischief represents a relatively small share of reported open-data incidents in Niagara Region for 2026 (YTD, through Jul). With 17 reported incidents, the category ranks 6th among 7 tracked categories, generating significantly fewer records than Other (383), Assault (115), Theft (54), Break and enter (31), and Auto theft (21). Across the region's municipal divisions, reported counts remain low overall, led by NIAGARA FALLS with 7 incidents and ST CATHARINES with 5 incidents.
In 2026 (YTD, through Jul), a total of 17 mischief incidents were reported across Niagara Region. This category accounts for 2.7% of the 627 total reported incidents in the city across all 7 tracked categories. Among all categories, mischief ranks 6th in volume during this period.
NIAGARA FALLS recorded the highest number of mischief incidents in Niagara Region in 2026 (YTD, through Jul) with 7 reported incidents. ST CATHARINES followed with 5 incidents, while WELLAND recorded 3 incidents. GRIMSBY and LINCOLN each reported 1 incident, rounding out the top neighbourhoods for this category.
Mischief is less common than most other categories in Niagara Region, ranking 6th out of 7 categories. Its 17 reported incidents in 2026 (YTD, through Jul) place it below Other (383), Assault (115), Theft (54), Break and enter (31), and Auto theft (21).
The 2026 mischief data for Niagara Region covers the year-to-date period through July 2026, with occurrence dates ranging from 2026-06-28 to 2026-08-14. During this timeframe, 17 mischief incidents were published in the open-data archive, representing 2.7% of all 627 incidents reported city-wide across 7 categories.
Crime data for Niagara Region is sourced from official ON open-data police portals.