In 2026 through July, Richmond Hill recorded 45 sexual assault incidents, accounting for 1% of the 4,348 total incidents across the city. For sexual assault data, figures reflect reported incidents only, and under-reporting is significant. Richmond Hill Doncrest recorded 13 incidents, the highest count among listed neighbourhoods, followed by Richmond Hill North West with 8. In complete years, totals moved from 71 in 2024 to 60 in 2025.
Data current through . Source: official police open-data portal covering Richmond Hill.
This page details reported Sexual assault incidents in Richmond Hill, Ontario, covering the period of 2026 (YTD, through Jul). During this period, Richmond Hill recorded 45 Sexual assault incidents, representing 1 percent of the 4,348 total incidents logged across all categories city-wide. These figures reflect open-data records published for the city archive rather than a short-term map window.
It is important to emphasize that counts for Sexual assault reflect reported incidents only, as under-reporting for sexual offences is known to be significant across Canadian jurisdictions. Historical open-data archives for Richmond Hill span from 2021-01-01 to 2026-08-14, recording annual totals of 39 incidents in 2021, 68 in 2022, 78 in 2023, 71 in 2024, and 60 in 2025 before the 45 incidents logged through July 2026.
Within Richmond Hill, Sexual assault is among the less common reported offence types, ranking 10 out of 12 categories in the city's open-data archive for 2026 (YTD, through Jul). The category's total of 45 incidents remains substantially lower than major property and personal offence categories across the city. By comparison, Theft recorded 1,273 incidents, Other logged 909, Assault registered 650, Fraud saw 606, and Mischief recorded 349 incidents during the same reporting period. Together, these figures illustrate where Sexual assault sits within Richmond Hill's overall city total of 4,348 recorded incidents.
Sexual assault accounts for a small proportion of recorded crime in Richmond Hill, representing 1 percent of the city's 4,348 total incidents and ranking 10 out of 12 categories in 2026 (YTD, through Jul). Annual counts peaked at 78 in 2023 before declining to 71 in 2024 and 60 in 2025, representing a 15.5 percent year-over-year decrease between complete years. The 2026 YTD figure stands at 45. Among listed local areas, Richmond Hill Doncrest recorded 13 incidents while Richmond Hill North West recorded 8.
In 2026 (YTD, through Jul), Richmond Hill logged 45 reported Sexual assault incidents out of a city-wide total of 4,348 incidents across all categories. This category accounts for 1 percent of all recorded incidents in Richmond Hill during this timeframe. Counts reflect reported open-data records available in the published archive.
Sexual assault ranks 10 out of 12 categories in Richmond Hill for 2026 (YTD, through Jul). With 45 recorded incidents, it is substantially lower than higher-volume categories such as Theft with 1,273 incidents, Other offences with 909, Assault with 650, Fraud with 606, and Mischief with 349.
The multi-year open-data series for Sexual assault in Richmond Hill recorded 39 incidents in 2021, 68 in 2022, 78 in 2023, 71 in 2024, and 60 in 2025. Between the complete years of 2024 and 2025, annual reported incidents declined by 15.5 percent from 71 to 60.
For 2026 (YTD, through Jul), Richmond Hill Doncrest recorded the highest count with 13 Sexual assault incidents. Richmond Hill North West recorded 8 incidents, Richmond Hill Richvale recorded 7 incidents, while both Richmond Hill East and Richmond Hill North East logged 5 incidents each.
Data is sourced from published municipal open-data feeds in Ontario (ON).