Peterborough recorded 118 assault incidents during the reporting window, accounting for 12% of the city's overall 983 total incidents. Assault ranks as the third most common category among the nine tracked offence types. The data reflects reported incidents only, and counts are subject to standard reporting variances. Neighbourhood breakdowns show AREA1 leading with 34 cases, followed by AREA4 with 28, while AREA3 and AREA2 each recorded 25.
Data current through . Source: official Peterborough police open-data portal.
This page presents assault incident data for Peterborough, Ontario, covering reported occurrences with dates from April 20 through June 19, 2026. Assault is one of nine crime categories tracked in the city's open crime dataset. During this roughly two-month reporting window, 118 assault incidents were recorded. All 118 records carry usable occurrence-year information, with zero undated entries in the selected window.
Those 118 assault incidents account for 12% of Peterborough's 983 total reported incidents across all nine categories during the same period. Assault ranks third among those categories. The breakdown below lists assault counts by neighbourhood and situates the category alongside Theft, Other, Fraud, Mischief, and Break and enter — the other categories with listed incident counts in Peterborough's published crime dataset.
Assault ranks 3rd among Peterborough's 9 crime categories with 118 incidents, placing it behind Theft at 483 and Other at 141. Assault exceeds Fraud (99 incidents), Mischief (76), and Break and enter (46) in the same reporting window. Theft is the largest category by a wide margin, well ahead of the 118 assault records. The gap between Assault and the two categories above it — Other at 141 and Theft at 483 — is substantial, while Assault sits closer to Fraud at 99 incidents below.
Assault is Peterborough's third-ranked category with 118 incidents over a roughly two-month window in 2026. Theft dominates the city's profile at 483 records, far ahead of assault. The top four neighbourhoods — AREA1, AREA4, AREA3, and AREA2 — each show 25 to 34 incidents, while AREA6 drops to 5. With only 2026 in the year series and a partial reporting window from April to June, no year-over-year trend can be assessed.
Peterborough recorded 118 assault incidents in the selected data window, which spans from April 20 to June 19, 2026. These 118 records represent 12% of the city's 983 total incidents across all nine crime categories during the same period. All 118 records carry usable occurrence-year information.
AREA1 recorded the largest listed count with 34 assault incidents, followed by AREA4 at 28 and AREA3 and AREA2 tied at 25 each. AREA6 reported 5 incidents. These neighbourhood-level figures cover the same April 20 to June 19, 2026 reporting window.
Assault ranks 3rd among Peterborough's 9 crime categories with 118 incidents. Theft leads at 483, followed by Other at 141. Assault exceeds Fraud at 99, Mischief at 76, and Break and enter at 46 in the same reporting window. The category sits firmly in the middle of the city's crime profile.
The year series for assault contains only 2026 with 118 incidents, so no year-over-year comparison is available. The data covers a partial window from April 20 to June 19, 2026, rather than a full calendar year, which further limits trend analysis.
Assault incident data for Peterborough, ON is sourced from the Peterborough Police Service open data portal.