In 2026 through July, Vancouver recorded 3,206 mischief incidents, representing 15.8% of the city's 20,238 total reported incidents across all categories. Mischief ranks fourth among nine tracked categories in the city. The Central Business District recorded the highest count among neighbourhoods with 1,114 mischief incidents during this period. In 2025, annual mischief incidents totalled 5,073, down from 5,319 reported in 2024.
Data current through . Source: official police open-data portal covering Vancouver.
This page details reported Mischief incidents in Vancouver, British Columbia, compiled from official open-data releases for 2026 (YTD, through Jul). During this selected period, Vancouver recorded 3,206 Mischief incidents out of a total of 20,238 reported city incidents across all categories. Mischief incidents account for exactly 15.8% of the city total during these months.
The underlying records span from July 1, 2021, to August 13, 2026. Within the multi-year dataset, the 3,206 Mischief incidents reflect year-to-date records through July 2026 rather than a short-term map window. This overview examines historical counts, city-wide rankings, comparisons with other categories, and neighbourhood-level figures across Vancouver.
In 2026 (YTD, through Jul), Mischief ranks 4th among 9 total categories in Vancouver. It is less frequent than Theft (7,348 incidents), Assault (3,778 incidents), and Theft from vehicle (3,282 incidents). However, Mischief is more frequent than Break and enter (1,161 incidents) and Other offences (705 incidents). Mischief accounts for 3,206 incidents in the city's open-data records for this period, placing it in the middle tier of Vancouver's incident categories behind property theft and violent offences but ahead of entry offences.
Mischief constitutes a notable portion of Vancouver's open-data records, accounting for 3,206 incidents and 15.8% of the city total in 2026 through July. Historically, annual Mischief totals peaked at 6,206 in 2023 after rising from 2,619 in 2021. Counts subsequently decreased to 5,319 in 2024 and 5,073 in 2025. Ranking 4th among 9 categories, Mischief remains below Theft (7,348), Assault (3,778), and Theft from vehicle (3,282). Central Business District leads neighbourhood totals with 1,114 reported incidents, followed by Strathcona with 380 incidents.
In 2026 (YTD, through Jul), Vancouver recorded 3,206 reported Mischief incidents. This represents 15.8% of the 20,238 total incidents logged city-wide across all 9 categories during this period. For comparison, the 60-day map window displays 6,299 total incidents across all categories city-wide.
Mischief ranks 4th among the 9 incident categories tracked in Vancouver for 2026 (YTD, through Jul). Its total of 3,206 incidents is lower than Theft (7,348), Assault (3,778), and Theft from vehicle (3,282), but higher than Break and enter (1,161) and Other offences (705).
In the multi-year series, Mischief counts rose from 2,619 in 2021 to 5,443 in 2022, reaching a peak of 6,206 incidents in 2023. Totals then declined to 5,319 in 2024 and 5,073 in 2025, marking a 4.6% decrease between those two complete years.
Central Business District recorded the highest count with 1,114 Mischief incidents in 2026 (YTD, through Jul). Strathcona recorded 380 incidents, followed by West End with 216, Grandview-Woodland with 184, and Mount Pleasant with 180 incidents during the same period.
Crime data for Vancouver is derived from official BC open data released by the Vancouver Police Department.