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Yellowknife's 2026 (YTD, through Jul) open-data total is 369 incidents, drawn from the RCMP K-Division property-offence layer. Theft is the top category at 137 incidents (37.1%), followed by Mischief at 127 (34.4%). Break and enter accounts for 58, auto theft 27, and theft from vehicle 20. Person crimes are not published on this feed, and year-over-year change is not available.

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Year × type breakdown · Population 22,858 (2025) · 2026 is year-to-date, through Jul

Theft 137
Mischief 127
B&E 58
Auto theft 27
Theft/veh 20
Total 369

About this data

This page summarizes the 2026 (YTD, through Jul) open-data incident counts for Yellowknife from the RCMP K-Division public point layer, spatially attributed to a Statistics Canada census subdivision. The published layer covers property offences only — break and enter, theft, auto theft, theft from vehicle, and mischief — so person crimes such as assault and robbery are not part of these counts. The 369 total incidents below are the year-to-date open-data figure, not the interactive map's recent rolling window.

These counts help residents see what the RCMP K-Division open feed shows for Yellowknife through the first seven months of 2026: which property categories appear most often and how the latest calendar-year total compares with the map's more recent 60-day view. Because the source layer is property-focused, the numbers are best read as a property-offence snapshot, not a full measure of all police activity in the community.

Recent trend

Year-over-year change is not available for the 2026 (YTD, through Jul) period: the archive series used here contains no complete prior-year pair to compare against. All 369 records are dated and fall within 2026, so the year-to-date figure is the current open-data total. These counts should be read as a partial-year snapshot through July, not an annual total, and not as a 60-day map-window figure.

Category breakdown

For 2026 (YTD, through Jul), the most reported category on Yellowknife's RCMP K-Division property feed is Theft, with 137 incidents (37.1%). Mischief follows with 127 incidents (34.4%), and Break and enter is third with 58 incidents (15.7%). Auto theft adds 27 (7.3%) and theft from vehicle 20 (5.4%). Because this open layer covers property offences only, these five categories make up the full published breakdown for the period; assault, robbery, and other person crimes are not plotted on the map. Rankings reflect the categorization used in the RCMP K-Division open-data feed, with counts unadjusted for population or reporting differences.

Key stats

  • 369 total incidents in 2026 (YTD, through Jul).
  • Theft: 137 incidents, 37.1% of the property feed.
  • Mischief: 127 incidents, 34.4%.
  • Break and enter: 58 incidents, 15.7%.
  • 60-day map window shows 172 incidents.
  • RCMP K-Division open layer covers property offences only.

What these numbers mean

Yellowknife's 2026 open-data figures (YTD, through Jul) are property-only: 369 incidents, led by theft at 137 (37.1%) and mischief at 127 (34.4%), with break and enter at 58 (15.7%). Because the RCMP K-Division layer does not publish person crimes, the zero violent-category count reflects the feed's scope, not community safety. No year-over-year change is available, and neighbourhood-level totals aren't provided, so the key surprise for readers may be that the published numbers are entirely property offences; person crimes don't appear on this feed.

About this dataset

  • Reporting basis: Counts reflect incidents reported to police only. Under-reporting — especially for sexual assault, fraud, and minor theft — means actual incidence is higher than these figures show.
  • Not a per-capita rate: These are absolute incident counts. Comparing one place’s counts to another without normalising for population can mislead — see the Crime Severity Index for severity-weighted, population-adjusted rankings.
  • Property-focused open feed: Map points for this place come from the RCMP K-Division public crime layer, attributed to a Statistics Canada census subdivision for mapping. That open layer publishes property offences only (break and enter, theft, auto theft, theft from vehicle, mischief). Assault, robbery, homicide, and other person crimes are not included in this feed — so their absence on the map is not evidence they did not occur.
  • CSD attribution: The upstream layer does not name municipalities. CrimeMaps assigns each point to a 2021 Census Subdivision boundary; detachment areas are not identical to CSD boundaries, so edge error near borders is expected.
  • Privacy: Coordinates on the map are rounded to roughly 111 m so individual addresses cannot be inferred.
  • Data window: 2026 (YTD, through Jul).

Frequently asked questions about crime in Yellowknife

How many property incidents are on the Yellowknife open-data map for 2026 so far?

The 2026 year-to-date total (through July) is 369 incidents, according to RCMP K-Division open data. This is the full YTD figure, not the 60-day map window. The records date from 2026 only; year-over-year change isn't available because no earlier year is published in this archive.

What's the most common incident category in Yellowknife's 2026 data?

Theft is the top category with 137 incidents, about 37.1% of the 369 total. Mischief is second at 127 (34.4%), break and enter has 58, auto theft has 27, and theft from vehicle has 20. These five categories are the only ones the open property-focused layer publishes.

Is the number of incidents in Yellowknife going up or down compared with last year?

A year-over-year comparison is not available for this period. The open RCMP K-Division archive in this dataset contains 2026 records only, so there is no prior-year series for Yellowknife to compare against. The headline figure of 369 incidents is a year-to-date total through July, not a full annual total.

Why isn't there a neighbourhood breakdown for Yellowknife?

Neighbourhood breakdowns are not available for this place because the open records are spatially attributed to a Statistics Canada census subdivision rather than to local neighbourhood boundaries. The map layer therefore doesn't contain Yellowknife neighbourhood labels. The main 2026 YTD figures—369 incidents, with theft at 137—are still city-level totals.

Where does this Yellowknife incident data come from?

The data comes from RCMP K-Division's public open-data point layer, attributed to the Yellowknife census subdivision. This layer covers property offences only: break and enter, theft, auto theft, theft from vehicle, and mischief. Assault, robbery, and homicide are not included in this open feed. Any absence of those categories on the map doesn't mean they didn't occur.

How current is the Yellowknife incident data?

The most recent record in the open feed is dated Aug. 10, 2026. The headline figures cover the 2026 calendar year to date through July, based on the full on-disk archive. The interactive map's rolling 60-day window contains 172 incidents, but the 369 total on this page is not a 60-day count.

Sources

This page uses RCMP K-Division open data for the Yellowknife census subdivision; the public point layer is property-offence focused and does not publish person crimes.

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