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Break and enter in Waterloo Region — Crime Map & Statistics

Between May 9, 2026 and July 8, 2026, Waterloo Region recorded 250 break and enter incidents. This category accounts for 8.4% of the 2,966 total city incidents reported across all categories during this period, ranking fourth among five categories. Among listed areas, Kitchener reported the highest count with 114 incidents, followed by Cambridge with 64, Waterloo with 45, Woolwich with 10, and North Dumfries with 9.

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

250
Break and enter incidents
8.4%
Share of Waterloo Region incidents
4 of 5
Category rank
KITCHENER
Top neighbourhood
114 incidents
2026-05-09 to 2026-07-08
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Where Break and enter concentrates

KITCHENER 114
45.6% of Break and enter incidents
25.6% of Break and enter incidents
18% of Break and enter incidents
4% of Break and enter incidents
3.6% of Break and enter incidents

Break and enter in Waterloo Region

This page presents official Break and enter statistics reported across Waterloo Region, Ontario, covering the selected reporting window from May 9, 2026, to July 8, 2026. Over this timeframe, local police services logged a total of 250 Break and enter incidents across the region's constituent municipalities. The dataset reflects all documented occurrences for this specific category within the established date range.

The 250 Break and enter occurrences account for exactly 8.4% of the 2,966 total incidents recorded across all five categories in Waterloo Region during these dates. All 250 Break and enter records include usable occurrence date information, with zero undated category records reported in the dataset. These figures detail recorded Break and enter activity relative to total recorded law enforcement entries across the region for this period.

How Break and enter compares

Among the five tracked categories in Waterloo Region, Break and enter ranks 4th with 250 reported incidents between May 9, 2026, and July 8, 2026. Theft is the most frequent category, recording 1,737 incidents, followed by Fraud with 537 incidents and Assault with 396 incidents. Break and enter recorded fewer incidents than Theft, Fraud, and Assault, but registered a higher count than Robbery, which recorded 46 incidents during the same timeframe. In total, 2,966 incidents were logged across all five categories in Waterloo Region throughout this two-month window.

Key stats

Top neighbourhoods for Break and enter in Waterloo Region

  1. KITCHENER — 114 incidents
  2. CAMBRIDGE — 64 incidents
  3. WATERLOO — 45 incidents
  4. WOOLWICH — 10 incidents
  5. NORTH DUMFRIES — 9 incidents

What these numbers mean

Break and enter represents 8.4% of Waterloo Region's 2,966 total recorded incidents between May 9 and July 8, 2026. Ranking 4th out of 5 tracked categories, Break and enter total 250 incidents, behind Theft at 1,737, Fraud at 537, and Assault at 396, but above Robbery at 46. Kitchener recorded the largest municipal count with 114 incidents, followed by Cambridge with 64 and Waterloo with 45. The available series contains only 2026 records from this two-month window.

About this dataset

Frequently asked questions about Break and enter in Waterloo Region

How many Break and enter incidents were recorded in Waterloo Region?

Between May 9, 2026, and July 8, 2026, a total of 250 Break and enter incidents were logged by law enforcement in Waterloo Region. All 250 records included valid occurrence dates. These incidents represent the total count captured within the selected two-month reporting period across the region's municipalities.

What percentage of Waterloo Region's total incidents is Break and enter?

Break and enter accounts for exactly 8.4% of all reported incidents in Waterloo Region during the selected window. Out of 2,966 total incidents recorded across all five categories, 250 were classified as Break and enter. It ranks 4th among the five tracked categories in the region.

Which municipalities in Waterloo Region logged the highest Break and enter counts?

Kitchener logged the highest number of Break and enter incidents with 114 records. Cambridge followed with 64 incidents, while Waterloo recorded 45 incidents. Woolwich registered 10 incidents, and North Dumfries recorded 9 incidents during the May 9, 2026 to July 8, 2026 period.

How does Break and enter compare to other crime categories in Waterloo Region?

With 250 incidents, Break and enter is less common than Theft with 1,737 incidents, Fraud with 537 incidents, and Assault with 396 incidents. However, Break and enter recorded more incidents than Robbery, which registered 46 incidents during the same May 9, 2026 to July 8, 2026 timeframe.

Other crime categories in Waterloo Region

Sources

Data is sourced from official open-data records published by local law enforcement agencies in ON.

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