In 2026, Hamilton recorded 1 homicide incident, accounting for 0.3% of the city's total 394 reported crimes. This places homicide as the 4th most frequent category among the 4 tracked.
Data current through . Source: official Hamilton police open-data portal.
This page covers reported homicide incidents in Hamilton, Ontario. During the period from April 2, 2026, to June 1, 2026, there was 1 reported homicide incident in the city. This category represents 0.3% of all reported incidents in Hamilton during this time frame.
Homicide is one of the four major crime categories tracked in Hamilton. While it is a serious crime, it is relatively rare compared to other categories such as break and enter and auto theft.
In Hamilton, homicide is the fourth most common crime category among the four tracked, with only 1 incident reported. This is significantly less frequent than break and enter, which had 222 incidents, and auto theft, which had 158 incidents. Even robbery, with 13 incidents, is more common than homicide. This highlights the rarity of homicide incidents in the city.
Homicide incidents in Hamilton are extremely rare, accounting for only 0.3% of all reported incidents during the specified period. With only 1 incident reported, it is the least common among the four major crime categories. This rarity is notable when compared to other categories like break and enter and auto theft, which have significantly higher incident counts. The data does not show any year-over-year trends due to the limited time frame.
There was 1 reported homicide incident in Hamilton during the period from April 2, 2026, to June 1, 2026.
Homicide incidents represent 0.3% of all reported incidents in Hamilton during this period.
Homicide is the least common among the four major crime categories, with only 1 incident reported. Break and enter had 222 incidents, auto theft had 158, and robbery had 13.
No, the data provided does not include year-over-year comparisons for homicide incidents in Hamilton.
Data sourced from the Ontario open data portal.