Yellowknife Crime Map
Northwest Territories · September 2026 · updated 2026-10-13
| September 2026 | 99 incidents |
|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | 572 incidents through the last complete month |
| Full archive | 578 incidents (2026–2026) |
Source: RCMP K-Division open data.
Official statistics (Statistics Canada)
| 2025 incidents | 7,982 (down 9.8% vs 2024) |
|---|---|
| Rate per 100,000 | 34,597.6 (population 23,070) |
| Violent incidents | 1,651 (7,156.2 per 100K) |
| Property incidents | 4,189 (18,157.0 per 100K) |
| Cleared by police | 31.7% |
| vs Northwest Territories | 36.6% lower rate (54,541.9 per 100K) |
Source: Statistics Canada, police-reported incidents (Uniform Crime Reporting Survey), Yellowknife RCMP. Annual figures; 2025 is the latest published year.
About crime in Yellowknife
Latest available snapshot. Yellowknife has 99 mapped incidents for September 2026. Counts reflect the source coverage published for this city.
Across 2026–2026, the current archive contains 578 mapped incidents for Yellowknife. Missing categories or periods reflect what the source publishes; missing is not zero.
Yellowknife crime overview
Essay updated 2026-10-12 · figures above are from the latest data
TL;DR. Yellowknife recorded 99 incidents in September 2026 in the RCMP K-Division open feed, which covers property offences only. The 2026 year-to-date mix through September totals 572 incidents, led by Theft with 212 records at 37.1%. Mischief follows with 200 records. Person crimes such as assault and robbery are not published on this layer, so absence from the map is not evidence they did not occur.
About this data
This page tracks reported property crime in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, for September 2026, when the open feed recorded 99 incidents for that calendar month. The figures come from the RCMP K-Division public point layer, spatially attributed to the Yellowknife census subdivision. The published layer covers property offences only — break and enter, theft, auto theft, theft from vehicle and mischief — while assault, robbery, homicide and other person crimes are not on this open feed.
The page is useful for seeing what was reported where in September 2026, without implying full violent-crime coverage. The broader category mix shown alongside reflects 2026 year-to-date through September, not just September alone. The interactive map uses a separate 60 days rolling window with 190 incidents, so its total differs from the 99 counted for the September calendar month.
Recent trend
Year-over-year change is not available for the selected period. The archive series on file contains only 2026, with 572 dated incidents recorded for that year, so there is no complete prior calendar year to compare against September 2026. That 572 figure supports year-series discussion only and is separate from the 99 incidents counted for the September calendar month. With dates ranging from 17 March 2026 to 5 October 2026, the feed remains a partial-year record, and a comparison between this incomplete year and a full prior year would not be valid.
Category breakdown
The year-to-date mix for 2026 through September totals 572 dated incidents, led by Theft with 212 records at 37.1%. Mischief follows with 200 records at 35%, just behind the leader. Break and enter ranks third with 94 records at 16.4%. The remaining year-to-date property entries are Auto theft with 35 records at 6.1% and Theft from vehicle with 31 records at 5.4%. These category counts describe the 2026 year-to-date period, not the 99 incidents counted for September alone, which is why the category counts are larger than the monthly headline. No violent-category counts are included because this layer publishes property offences only. Absence of person crimes from the feed is not evidence they did not occur.
What this means
Yellowknife's September 2026 record is a property-only snapshot of 99 incidents, not a full crime picture. What stands out is how concentrated the 2026 year-to-date mix is: Theft at 212 records and Mischief at 200 records together define the published feed, while Break and enter adds 94 records. Auto theft and Theft from vehicle remain smaller slices at 35 and 31 records. Readers should remember assault and other person crimes are absent from this RCMP K-Division layer by design.
FAQ
How many incidents were reported in Yellowknife in September 2026?
Open data records 99 incidents for September 2026, which was the last complete calendar month with published counts. That monthly figure sits within 572 dated incidents recorded in 2026 so far. These are property offences tracked on the open feed, not a full tally of all police activity in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.
What type of property crime was most common in Yellowknife?
Theft was the most common category in the 2026 year-to-date mix through September, with 212 incidents representing 37.1% of the categorized records. Mischief followed with 200 incidents. These category counts describe the 2026 year-to-date period, not just September 2026, which totalled 99 incidents on its own.
Has reported property crime in Yellowknife gone up or down compared with last year?
Year-over-year change is not available for this period because the archive contains only 2026, with 572 dated incidents recorded that year. With no complete prior calendar year to compare, we do not describe a rise or decline. The September 2026 monthly count of 99 provides a current snapshot rather than a trend.
Which neighbourhoods in Yellowknife had the most incidents?
Neighbourhood breakdowns are not available for this source, so we cannot rank neighbourhoods within Yellowknife from this feed. The open records are attributed at the city level, with 99 incidents in September 2026 and 572 dated incidents in 2026 overall. Any neighbourhood view on the map reflects point locations rather than an official neighbourhood ranking.
Where do the Yellowknife numbers come from?
The figures come from RCMP K-Division open data, mapped to the Yellowknife census subdivision. The public layer covers property offences only — break and enter, theft, auto theft, theft from vehicle and mischief — totalling 572 dated incidents in 2026. Assault, robbery, homicide and other person crimes are not published on this feed, so their absence is not evidence they did not occur.
How up to date is the Yellowknife data?
The headline figure is September 2026, the last complete calendar month with published counts, with 99 incidents. The open records extend from 17 March 2026 to 5 October 2026. Separately, the interactive map shows a rolling 60-day window with 190 incidents, which is a different cut from the monthly and year-to-date totals.
Explore Yellowknife
By category
- Yellowknife Break & enter (95)
- Yellowknife Auto theft (35)
- Yellowknife Theft from vehicle (31)
- Yellowknife Theft (215)
- Yellowknife Mischief (202)
By year
Neighbourhoods
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