In partial reporting for 2026, Clarington logged 421 incidents in the Durham Regional Police Service archive, compared to 471 recorded in 2025. Because 2026 represents a partial year, year-over-year figures reflect reporting windows rather than completed annual trends or per-capita risk. Assault was the most reported category with 149 incidents, followed by 73 break and enter cases and 66 auto thefts. All 62 incidents categorized under Other were traffic and motor vehicle collisions.
During 2026, Clarington recorded 421 police incidents in the official open-data archive released by the Durham Regional Police Service. This figure accounts for 46.5% of the 905 total incidents registered across the city's entire 9-year open-data history from 2016 to 2026. Among the primary incident types logged during 2026, Assault was the most frequent category with 149 reported incidents, followed by Break and enter with 73.
Because 2026 is an ongoing, partial calendar year, the current tally of 421 incidents reflects incomplete year-to-date reporting rather than a full annual sum. For context, Clarington logged 471 incidents during the full 2025 calendar year, which currently stands as the highest annual total in the dataset.
In the context of Clarington's multi-year tracking, 2026 ranks 2nd highest out of 9 total years recorded between 2016 and 2026. The 421 incidents logged in 2026 follow 471 incidents recorded in 2025. Because 2026 data covers a partial year, this raw comparison does not represent a completed annual shift. Prior to 2025, annual open-data record counts were substantially lower, with 6 incidents in 2024, 2 in 2023, and 1 incident in 2021, 2020, 2018, 2017, and 2016. Overall, the 421 incidents in 2026 represent 46.5% of the 905 cumulative incidents recorded across all tracked years in the city archive.
In 2026, Assault led Clarington's open-data categories with 149 incidents, while property-related offences formed a significant portion of the total, including 73 Break and enter incidents, 66 Auto theft incidents, and 59 Theft from vehicle incidents. Additionally, all 62 incidents categorized under Other were specifically Traffic & MVC occurrences, representing 14.7% of the year's total. With 421 incidents recorded so far, 2026 ranks as the 2nd highest volume year in Clarington's 9-year dataset, second only to the 471 incidents recorded in 2025.
During 2026, Clarington recorded 421 police incidents in the open-data archive. This accounts for 46.5% of the 905 total incidents logged in Clarington across the entire 9-year historical dataset from 2016 through 2026. Because 2026 is an open reporting year, this count reflects year-to-date data.
In 2026, Clarington logged 421 incidents compared to 471 incidents in 2025. However, because 2026 is an active, partial reporting year, these raw totals cannot be directly compared as complete annual figures. The year 2025 remains the highest single-year total across all 9 tracked years from 2016 to 2026.
Assault was the leading incident category in Clarington in 2026, with 149 reported incidents. Other major categories included Break and enter with 73 incidents, Auto theft with 66, and Theft from vehicle with 59 incidents. Additionally, 62 incidents fell under the Other category, all of which were Traffic & MVC incidents.
The data for Clarington is sourced from official open-data records published by the Durham Regional Police Service in Ontario. The dataset includes 421 reported incidents for 2026 out of a total of 905 incidents recorded for Clarington across the full 2016 to 2026 period.
Data is sourced from open-data portals maintained by the Durham Regional Police Service in ON.