In 2026 year-to-date (through July), Peterborough recorded 363 reported assault incidents out of 3,394 total incidents across all categories. Assault represents 10.7% of all city incidents and ranks second among nine categories, behind theft at 1,777 incidents and ahead of other offences at 357. Among listed areas, AREA1 recorded the highest count with 102 incidents, followed by AREA2 with 91, AREA3 with 78, AREA4 with 78, and AREA6 with 9.
Data current through . Source: official police open-data portal covering Peterborough.
This page provides an overview of reported Assault incidents in Peterborough, Ontario, drawing from municipal open-data figures. For 2026 year-to-date through July, the city documented 363 reported incidents within the Assault category. Across all 9 reported categories in Peterborough, total incidents reached 3,394 during the same period. The Assault category accounts for 10.7% of Peterborough's city-wide total incident count, placing it among the major documented categories in the local dataset.
The underlying records for Peterborough cover occurrence dates from April 16, 2025, through August 12, 2026. All 363 Assault records in the 2026 year-to-date figure have complete date information, with zero undated records. This full archive view represents official calendar reporting through July 2026, distinct from the rolling 60-day map window which displays 1,032 total incidents across all categories. This summary outlines reported Assault activity across Peterborough neighbourhoods.
Within Peterborough's open-data breakdown, Assault ranks 2nd out of 9 total categories for 2026 year-to-date. With 363 reported incidents, Assault is less common than Theft, which recorded 1,777 incidents. However, Assault recorded higher counts than all other listed sibling categories. Specifically, it exceeded Other (357 incidents), Fraud (346 incidents), Mischief (312 incidents), and Break and enter (165 incidents). Examining these relative counts highlights where Assault sits in the city's overall incident profile, positioned directly behind Theft as the second most frequent category in Peterborough's reported open data.
Assault stands out as Peterborough's second most frequent incident category for 2026 year-to-date, capturing 10.7% of the city's 3,394 total reported incidents across 9 categories. With 363 incidents recorded through July 2026, the category remains below Theft's total of 1,777 but sits ahead of Other (357) and Fraud (346). In 2025, Peterborough recorded 463 Assault incidents over the full calendar year. Within individual areas, AREA1 logged 102 incidents and AREA2 logged 91 incidents, representing the highest counts among reported neighbourhoods in this category.
For 2026 year-to-date through July, Peterborough recorded 363 reported Assault incidents. All 363 records have complete date entries in the municipal open-data archive. This total places Assault second among all 9 reported categories in the city during this timeframe, accounting for 10.7% of Peterborough's 3,394 city-wide reported incidents.
Assault ranks 2nd out of 9 total categories in Peterborough for 2026 year-to-date with 363 incidents. It is less frequent than Theft, which recorded 1,777 incidents. However, Assault is more common than Other (357 incidents), Fraud (346 incidents), Mischief (312 incidents), and Break and enter (165 incidents).
In the 2026 year-to-date dataset, AREA1 logged the highest count with 102 reported Assault incidents, followed by AREA2 with 91 incidents. AREA3 and AREA4 each recorded 78 incidents, while AREA6 logged 9 incidents. These figures reflect reported occurrences scaled to the 2026 city year-to-date total of 363 Assault incidents.
The multi-year open-data series for Assault in Peterborough shows 463 reported incidents in full-year 2025 and 363 reported incidents in 2026 year-to-date through July. Because the 2026 data covers a partial year through July, it should not be directly compared as an annual year-over-year percentage change against the complete 2025 calendar year total.
Data is sourced from Peterborough's official municipal open-data portal in ON, covering reported incidents from April 2025 through August 2026.