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Robbery in Waterloo Region

In 2026 year-to-date through July, Waterloo Region recorded 129 robbery incidents, accounting for 1.8% of the 7,147 total open-data incidents reported across the city. Robbery ranks sixth among all six tracked categories, lower than theft, fraud, assault, auto theft, and break and enter. Among listed municipalities, Kitchener accounted for 71 reported incidents, followed by Cambridge with 35, Waterloo with 20, Woolwich with 2, and Wilmot with 1.

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

129
Robbery incidents
1.8%
Share of Waterloo Region incidents
6 of 6
Category rank
KITCHENER
Top neighbourhood
71 incidents
2026 (YTD, through Jul)
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Where Robbery concentrates

55% of Robbery incidents
27.1% of Robbery incidents
15.5% of Robbery incidents
1.6% of Robbery incidents
WILMOT 1
0.8% of Robbery incidents

Robbery in Waterloo Region

This page details official open-data criminal occurrence records for the robbery category within Waterloo Region, Ontario. For the 2026 year-to-date reporting period through July, Waterloo Region recorded 129 robbery incidents in total across the community. These 129 incidents account for exactly 1.8 percent of the 7,147 total incidents recorded across all 6 tracked category groups in the regional dataset during this timeframe.

The recorded incidents for robbery span occurrence dates from March 10, 2026 through July 29, 2026. All 129 entries in this category contain confirmed occurrence dates, with zero undated records reported in the open data. This summary provides factual baseline context from public open-data feeds for the current year-to-date period, separate from the 3,104 total incidents shown in the city-relative 60-day map window.

How Robbery compares

In Waterloo Region's open-data summary for 2026 year-to-date through July, robbery ranks 6th among all 6 tracked categories. With 129 reported incidents, robbery recorded a lower incident count than all other sibling categories in the region. By comparison, theft recorded the highest total with 3,545 incidents, followed by fraud with 1,229 incidents, assault with 900 incidents, auto theft with 744 incidents, and break and enter with 600 incidents. Robbery accounts for the smallest overall volume among all six tracked categories in the regional feed.

Key stats

Top neighbourhoods for Robbery in Waterloo Region

  1. KITCHENER — 71 incidents
  2. CAMBRIDGE — 35 incidents
  3. WATERLOO — 20 incidents
  4. WOOLWICH — 2 incidents
  5. WILMOT — 1 incidents

What these numbers mean

Robbery represents the smallest share among all six tracked category groups in Waterloo Region for 2026 year-to-date, accounting for 1.8 percent of total incidents (129 out of 7,147). Kitchener (71), Cambridge (35), and Waterloo (20) account for the majority of these 129 reported records, while property-focused categories such as theft (3,545) and fraud (1,229) remain substantially higher in volume across the published regional feed.

About this dataset

Frequently asked questions about Robbery in Waterloo Region

How many robbery incidents occurred in Waterloo Region in 2026?

For 2026 year-to-date through July, Waterloo Region recorded 129 robbery incidents in the published open dataset. These 129 incidents span occurrence dates from March 10, 2026 to July 29, 2026. All reported robbery entries in the feed are dated, with zero undated records.

What proportion of total crime in Waterloo Region is robbery?

Robbery accounts for 1.8 percent of all reported crime incidents in Waterloo Region for 2026 year-to-date. Out of 7,147 total incidents recorded across all 6 tracked categories, 129 were categorized as robbery, making it the least frequent among the reported categories.

Which area in Waterloo Region recorded the highest number of robbery incidents?

Kitchener recorded the largest count of robbery incidents among listed areas in Waterloo Region with 71 incidents in 2026 year-to-date. Cambridge recorded the second highest count with 35 incidents, followed by Waterloo with 20 incidents, Woolwich with 2 incidents, and Wilmot with 1 incident.

How does robbery compare to theft and fraud in Waterloo Region?

Robbery recorded significantly fewer incidents than theft and fraud in Waterloo Region during 2026 year-to-date. While robbery recorded 129 incidents, theft recorded 3,545 incidents and fraud recorded 1,229 incidents. Robbery ranks 6th out of 6 tracked categories in total volume.

Other crime categories in Waterloo Region

Sources

Crime incident data for Waterloo Region is sourced from official municipal open-data portals in ON.

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