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Mischief in Victoria

In 2026 year-to-date through July, Victoria recorded 559 mischief incidents, making it the third most common category out of 8 total crime categories. Mischief accounts for 11.3% of the city total of 4,947 offences. Within open-data location records for this category, the VICTORIA neighbourhood recorded the largest count at 76 incidents, while HEAD ST & PARADISE ST and QUADRA ST & YATES ST each logged 2 incidents.

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

559
Mischief incidents
11.3%
Share of Victoria incidents
3 of 8
Category rank
VICTORIA
Top neighbourhood
76 incidents
2026 (YTD, through Jul)
Data window

Where Mischief concentrates

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Mischief in Victoria

This page details published open-data records for mischief in Victoria, British Columbia. For the selected period of 2026 (YTD, through Jul), Victoria logged 559 mischief incidents. Across all eight tracked crime categories in the city during this period, police recorded a city total of 4,947 incidents. The figures presented here cover documented occurrences in the city's open dataset spanning from March 16, 2026, to August 13, 2026.

Mischief represents 11.3 percent of the total city-wide incident count in Victoria for 2026 (YTD, through Jul). The data basis reflects the latest calendar year from the archive, cut at the last complete month, rather than a 60-day map window. This overview offers a factual baseline of recorded mischief occurrences to assist readers reviewing municipal open-data reports across British Columbia.

How Mischief compares

In Victoria, mischief ranks 3rd among the city's 8 tracked categories for 2026 (YTD, through Jul), with 559 incidents. It remains lower in volume than Other incidents, which recorded 2,970 cases, and Theft, which recorded 773 cases. Conversely, mischief has a higher count than several other category siblings, including Theft from vehicle (268 incidents), Assault (168 incidents), and Break and enter (151 incidents). These figures place mischief as the third most recorded category in the city's open dataset during this reporting window.

Key stats

Top neighbourhoods for Mischief in Victoria

  1. VICTORIA — 76 incidents
  2. HEAD ST & PARADISE ST — 2 incidents
  3. QUADRA ST & YATES ST — 2 incidents
  4. ACTON ST & CEDAR HILL RD — 1 incidents
  5. BAY ST & SHAKESPEARE ST — 1 incidents

What these numbers mean

Mischief represents a substantial portion of Victoria's recorded open-data incidents, ranking 3rd out of 8 categories with 559 occurrences in 2026 (YTD, through Jul). Accounting for 11.3 percent of the city's 4,947 overall incidents, mischief trails only Other (2,970) and Theft (773) in volume. Within the category's geographic breakdown, VICTORIA recorded 76 incidents, while listed intersection areas like HEAD ST & PARADISE ST recorded 2 incidents. With data present for 2026 only, these figures establish the baseline count for mischief in the city's published archive.

About this dataset

Frequently asked questions about Mischief in Victoria

How many mischief incidents were recorded in Victoria in 2026?

Victoria recorded 559 mischief incidents during 2026 (YTD, through Jul). This category accounts for 11.3 percent of the 4,947 total incidents recorded across all categories in the city during this period, placing mischief 3rd among the city's 8 tracked categories.

How does mischief compare to other crime categories in Victoria?

Mischief ranks 3rd among Victoria's 8 tracked categories with 559 recorded incidents. It has a lower count than Other incidents (2,970) and Theft (773), but records higher numbers than Theft from vehicle (268), Assault (168), and Break and enter (151) during 2026 (YTD, through Jul).

Which neighbourhood areas recorded the highest mischief counts in Victoria?

In the open-data reporting for 2026 (YTD, through Jul), the VICTORIA location recorded the highest count with 76 mischief incidents. Other listed areas include HEAD ST & PARADISE ST with 2 incidents and QUADRA ST & YATES ST with 2 incidents.

What reporting period is covered by these mischief figures for Victoria?

The dataset covers 559 mischief incidents recorded between March 16, 2026, and August 13, 2026 in Victoria. This selected period represents 2026 year-to-date through July from the city's open-data archive, distinct from the rolling 60-day map window which logged 2,212 total incidents.

Other crime categories in Victoria

Sources

Data sourced from municipal open-data portals in BC.

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