For the 2026 year-to-date period through July 31, open-data records show 6,079 total incidents in Brampton and 6,554 total incidents in Mississauga. Both municipalities share a comparable reporting period covering January 1, 2026, to July 31, 2026. Theft-related incidents represent the category with the largest raw-count difference between the cities, with Brampton recording 1,159 incidents compared to 1,470 recorded in Mississauga during this timeframe.
Between January 1, 2026, and July 31, 2026, open-data sources register 6,079 total reported incidents in Brampton, Ontario, and 6,554 total reported incidents in Mississauga, Ontario. Both municipalities share a comparable evaluation basis for this selected 2026 year-to-date period, allowing a direct category-by-category comparison of published incident counts.
Assault is the primary category in both cities during this timeframe, with Brampton logging 1,692 assault incidents while Mississauga logged 1,584 assault incidents. Category comparisons also highlight notable differences in property-related offenses such as theft-related incidents, fraud, and break and enter. Across the complete published open-data window, Brampton records 6,079 total incidents between July 24, 2023, and August 13, 2026, whereas Mississauga records 6,554 total incidents between April 17, 2023, and August 12, 2026.
During the selected 2026 year-to-date period from January 1, 2026, to July 31, 2026, Mississauga recorded 6,554 total incidents compared to 6,079 total incidents in Brampton. The largest raw category differences between the two municipalities occurred in property-related offenses. Mississauga recorded 1,470 theft-related incidents compared to 1,159 in Brampton, representing a difference of 311 incidents. In fraud, Mississauga logged 1,149 incidents while Brampton recorded 912 incidents, reflecting a difference of 237 incidents. Break and enter records followed this pattern, with Mississauga recording 603 incidents against 400 in Brampton, a difference of 203 incidents. Conversely, Brampton recorded higher assault numbers, logging 1,692 incidents compared to 1,584 in Mississauga, a difference of 108 incidents.
During the 2026 year-to-date period through July, Mississauga's overall total of 6,554 incidents exceeds Brampton's total of 6,079 incidents. This pattern is primarily driven by property crime categories, where Mississauga recorded higher counts in theft-related incidents (1,470 to 1,159), fraud (1,149 to 912), and break and enter (603 to 400). Conversely, Brampton recorded higher counts in assault (1,692 to 1,584), mischief (1,365 to 1,329), and homicide (6 to 4). Robbery counts were nearly identical at 144 in Brampton and 146 in Mississauga.
For the selected 2026 year-to-date period from January 1, 2026, to July 31, 2026, Brampton recorded 6,079 total incidents while Mississauga recorded 6,554 total incidents. Both cities share a comparable date range for this selected period, enabling a direct side-by-side comparison of published open-data records.
Brampton recorded higher assault numbers than Mississauga during the 2026 year-to-date period through July. Specifically, Brampton registered 1,692 assault incidents compared to 1,584 assault incidents in Mississauga, representing a difference of 108 incidents between the two municipalities in open-data records.
Mississauga recorded a higher number of theft-related incidents than Brampton during the 2026 year-to-date period from January 1, 2026, to July 31, 2026. Mississauga logged 1,470 theft-related incidents, while Brampton logged 1,159 theft-related incidents, resulting in a difference of 311 incidents.
Municipalities maintain independent open-data publishing schedules and update routines. For full published windows, Brampton's dataset covers July 24, 2023, to August 13, 2026 (6,079 total incidents), whereas Mississauga's dataset covers April 17, 2023, to August 12, 2026 (6,554 total incidents). To ensure fair comparisons, selected-period metrics filter both cities to matching date windows, such as the 2026 year-to-date window through July.
This analysis is based on open-data records published by municipal portals in Ontario.