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Break and enter in St. Thomas

⚠ St. Thomas's open-data feed stopped updating on 2019-02-19 (7 years ago). The numbers below are a frozen snapshot, not current. More recent data may be available from the local police service.

Break and enter incidents in St. Thomas were recorded at 13 for the 2019 calendar year, accounting for 1.6 % of the city’s total 817 crimes. This makes break and enter the fourth most common offence among the six categories tracked. The count decreased slightly from 14 in 2018, reflecting a 7.1 % year‑over‑year decline. No neighbourhood breakdown is available for this category.

Data current through . Source: official police open-data portal covering St. Thomas.

13
Break and enter incidents
1.6%
Share of St. Thomas incidents
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Category rank
2019
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Break and enter in St. Thomas

This page displays the open‑data incident counts for the Break and enter category in St. Thomas, Ontario, for the calendar year 2019. The figures are drawn from the municipal police’s open‑data feed, which records each incident with its occurrence date and offence type. The selected period is the complete calendar year 2019, providing a full‑year snapshot rather than the 60‑day rolling map tier that appears on the interactive map.

In 2019 there were 13 break‑and‑enter incidents, representing 1.6 % of St. Thomas’s total of 817 reported incidents across all categories. This makes break‑and‑enter the fourth‑most common offence type among the six categories tracked, positioned between Mischief (26 incidents) and Assault (11 incidents). The year‑over‑year change shows a slight decline of 7.1 % from the 14 incidents recorded in 2018.

How Break and enter compares

Break and enter accounts for 13 incidents, placing it fourth in rank among St. Thomas’s six offence categories. The category trails the top three: Other (695 incidents), Theft (71 incidents) and Mischief (26 incidents). It sits just above Assault (11 incidents) and well ahead of Auto theft (1 incident). With a share of 1.6 % of the city’s total 817 incidents, break‑and‑enter is a relatively low‑frequency offence compared with the dominant “Other” category. Overall, break‑and‑enter ranks 4th out of 6 categories, indicating it is less common than half of the recorded offence types.

Key stats

What these numbers mean

Break and enter made up a modest 13 incidents in 2019, accounting for just 1.6 % of all reported crimes in St. Thomas. Its rank of fourth among six categories shows it sits in the lower half of offence types by frequency. The slight year‑over‑year decline of 7.1 % from 2018 suggests a modest reduction, though the absolute change is only one incident. Compared with the overwhelming volume of “Other” offences, break‑and‑enter remains a relatively minor component of the city’s crime landscape.

About this dataset

Frequently asked questions about Break and enter in St. Thomas

How many break‑and‑enter incidents were reported in St. Thomas in 2019?

The 2019 open‑data set records 13 break‑and‑enter incidents in St. Thomas. These incidents are taken from the municipal police’s complete calendar‑year archive for that year, providing a full‑year count rather than a short‑term map snapshot. The figure represents all reported break‑and‑enter cases that were entered into the open‑data feed for that calendar year.

What proportion of St. Thomas’s total reported incidents does break‑and‑enter represent?

Break‑and‑enter incidents account for 1.6 % of the city’s total of 817 reported offences in 2019. This share is calculated by dividing the 13 break‑and‑enter incidents by the overall incident count, reflecting the relatively small contribution of this offence type to the city’s crime totals for that year.

How does break‑and‑enter compare to the most common offence categories in St. Thomas?

The most common category in 2019 is “Other” with 695 incidents, followed by “Theft” at 71 incidents and “Mischief” at 26 incidents. Break‑and‑enter, with 13 incidents, ranks fourth, ahead of “Assault” (11 incidents) and “Auto theft” (1 incident). Its share of 1.6 % is far lower than the dominant categories, illustrating its relatively low frequency.

Did the number of break‑and‑enter incidents increase or decrease from the previous year?

The year‑over‑year data shows a decrease of 7.1 % from 2018 to 2019. In 2018 there were 14 reported break‑and‑enter incidents, falling to 13 in 2019. While the change represents a single‑incident drop, the percentage reflects the small base size of this offence type.

Other crime categories in St. Thomas

Sources

Data sourced from the St. Thomas open‑data portal, Ontario (ON).

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