Halifax recorded 918 crime incidents between April 10 and June 2, 2026. Assault was the most frequent category, accounting for 52% of all reported cases. The data reflects a mix of violent and property-related offences, with theft from vehicles and break-and-enters also notable.
Data current through . Source: official Halifax police open-data portal.
This map displays 918 reported incidents across Halifax, Nova Scotia, from April 10 to June 2, 2026. The data is sourced from the Halifax Regional Police's public portal, providing a detailed view of crime patterns over a 60-day period. Residents and policymakers can use this information to identify trends and allocate resources effectively.
The dataset includes only incidents with confirmed dates, ensuring accuracy for short-term analysis. By visualizing these reports, users can better understand local safety dynamics and community needs.
The 2026 data shows 918 incidents over a 60-day window, but no prior-year comparisons are available. Without historical context, it's impossible to assess whether this represents an increase, decrease, or stable pattern. Future updates may provide trend insights once additional years are included.
Assault was the most reported incident type, with 477 cases accounting for 52% of all records. Theft from vehicle followed, with 242 incidents (26.4%), while break and enter ranked third at 107 incidents (11.7%). Together, these three categories make up 90.1% of Halifax's reported crime during this period.
Halifax's 60-day snapshot is dominated by assaults, which alone account for over half of all incidents—a rare concentration in Canadian city data. Theft from vehicles and break-and-enters together add another 38.1%, painting a picture heavily weighted toward property and interpersonal violence. With no neighbourhood breakdown or historical comparison, the 918-incident total stands as a raw count without context, but the category distribution is striking: three types alone cover nine in ten reports.
There were 918 reported incidents in Halifax between April 10, 2026, and June 2, 2026. This figure includes all categories of incidents, with assault being the most frequent.
Assault was the most common incident, accounting for 477 reports, or 52% of the total. Theft from vehicles was the second most frequent, with 242 incidents.
The current dataset covers a 60-day window in 2026, with no prior-year data available for comparison. Therefore, no year-over-year trends can be analyzed at this time.
No neighbourhood-specific data is available in this dataset. The 918 incidents are aggregated at the city level.
The data covers incidents from April 10, 2026, to June 2, 2026, and was last updated on June 3, 2026.
This data is sourced from open-data releases provided by the Nova Scotia government, specifically from law enforcement records for Halifax.
Data sourced from the Nova Scotia (NS) open-data portal, based on reported incidents provided by local law enforcement agencies.