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Assault in Lethbridge — Crime Map & Statistics

Assault accounts for 332 incidents in Lethbridge, representing 18.8% of the city's total 1,763 reported crimes. Ranking third among categories, assault is more common than mischief, break and enter, and fraud, but less frequent than theft and other offences. The data covers records from May to July 2026.

Data current through . Source: official Lethbridge police open-data portal.

332
Assault incidents
18.8%
Share of Lethbridge incidents
3 of 7
Category rank
Senator Buchanan
Top neighbourhood
39 incidents
2026-05-13 to 2026-07-12
Data window

Where Assault concentrates

11.7% of Assault incidents
9% of Assault incidents
8.1% of Assault incidents
7.8% of Assault incidents
6.6% of Assault incidents

Assault in Lethbridge

This page tracks reported assault incidents across Lethbridge, Alberta, for the period spanning May 13 to July 12, 2026. The dataset records 332 assault incidents within the selected window, capturing the volume of violent crime reported during these months. All figures are drawn directly from municipal open-data records.

Assault accounts for 18.8 per cent of all recorded crime in the city during this timeframe. The city-wide total reaches 1,763 incidents across all categories. The figures represent raw incident counts rather than population-adjusted rates, reflecting the total number of reports filed with local authorities. These numbers provide a baseline for understanding the scale of assault activity relative to the broader crime profile in Lethbridge, where the selected window captures only a portion of the calendar year.

How Assault compares

Assault ranks third among the seven tracked offence types in Lethbridge, trailing theft at 564 incidents and other offences at 538 incidents. It exceeds mischief at 164 incidents, break and enter at 85 incidents, and fraud at 60 incidents within the same reporting window. The 332 assault incidents represent a substantial portion of the city's violent crime profile, though property-related and regulatory offences collectively dominate the overall totals. This ranking indicates that while assault is a notable category, it does not lead the city's incident volume.

Key stats

Top neighbourhoods for Assault in Lethbridge

  1. Senator Buchanan — 39 incidents
  2. Westminster — 30 incidents
  3. Varsity Village — 27 incidents
  4. Victoria Park — 26 incidents
  5. Downtown — 22 incidents

What these numbers mean

The 332 assault incidents captured between May and July 2026 show that violent crime makes up nearly one-fifth of Lethbridge's reported activity during this partial calendar window. Assault sits firmly in third place behind theft and other offences, which together account for over half of the city's 1,763 total incidents. With only a single year of series data available, long-term patterns cannot be established, but the current count highlights assault as a consistent component of the municipal crime profile rather than an outlier.

About this dataset

Frequently asked questions about Assault in Lethbridge

How many assault incidents were recorded in Lethbridge during this period?

The dataset records 332 assault incidents across Lethbridge for the selected reporting window. These figures represent the total number of reported incidents rather than a per-capita rate, and they encompass all assault-related reports filed within the specified timeframe. The count reflects the raw volume of violent crime documented by municipal authorities during these months.

What percentage of Lethbridge's total crime does assault represent?

Assault accounts for 18.8 per cent of the city's overall incident volume. The city-wide total reaches 1,763 incidents across all seven tracked categories, with assault ranking third in overall frequency. This share indicates that while assault is a significant component of the municipal crime profile, property and regulatory offences collectively generate higher incident counts.

How does assault compare to other offence types in the city?

Assault ranks third among the seven tracked categories, falling behind theft at 564 incidents and other offences at 538 incidents. It exceeds mischief at 164 incidents, break and enter at 85 incidents, and fraud at 60 incidents. The comparison shows that assault is more frequent than property and regulatory offences but less common than the city's top two categories.

Can I track year-over-year changes for assault in Lethbridge?

Year-over-year comparisons are not available for this category. The year series for assault contains only a single data point for 2026, which records 332 incidents. Without additional historical years in the series, trend analysis or percentage change calculations cannot be performed using the current dataset.

Other crime categories in Lethbridge

Sources

Data sourced from the City of Lethbridge open-data portal in Alberta (AB).

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