Between May 9, 2026, and July 8, 2026, Waterloo Region recorded 1,737 theft incidents, making it the most frequent category among 5 total categories. Theft represented 58.6% of the 2,966 overall incidents reported in the region. Among listed areas, Kitchener recorded the highest count with 865 incidents, followed by Cambridge with 447, Waterloo with 357, Woolwich with 38, and North Dumfries with 12.
Data current through . Source: official Waterloo Region police open-data portal.
This narrative covers documented Theft incidents throughout Waterloo Region, Ontario, spanning the time frame from May 9, 2026, to July 8, 2026. Over this two-month reporting period, authorities recorded 1,737 Theft incidents in the region. These occurrences form part of an overall total of 2,966 recorded incidents across all 5 tracked major categories in Waterloo Region.
Theft accounts for 58.6% of all recorded incidents across the region during this time frame, making it the most recorded category among all tracked incident types. All 1,737 recorded Theft occurrences possess verified dates within the selected reporting window, leaving 0 undated records. This page examines how Theft compares to sibling categories such as Fraud and Assault, while outlining the distribution across listed areas including Kitchener, Cambridge, Waterloo, Woolwich, and North Dumfries.
In Waterloo Region, Theft ranks 1 among 5 tracked categories between May 9, 2026, and July 8, 2026. With 1,737 recorded incidents, Theft is more frequent than all 4 sibling categories in the dataset. By comparison, Fraud recorded 537 incidents, followed by Assault with 396 incidents. Break and enter recorded 250 incidents, while Robbery registered 46 incidents. Theft alone accounts for a larger share of regional records than Fraud, Assault, Break and enter, and Robbery combined. These figure totals reflect official reported incident counts across the region for the specified time frame.
Theft is the primary category in Waterloo Region for the period from May 9, 2026, to July 8, 2026, accounting for 58.6% of all 2,966 recorded incidents. With 1,737 incidents, Theft ranks 1 among 5 tracked categories, exceeding Fraud (537) and Assault (396). Kitchener registered 865 of these Theft incidents, while Cambridge recorded 447 and Waterloo recorded 357. Because the dataset covers a specific two-month window in 2026, this figure represents a partial-year count rather than an annual total or trend.
Between May 9, 2026, and July 8, 2026, Waterloo Region recorded 1,737 Theft incidents. This represents 58.6% of the 2,966 total incidents recorded across all 5 tracked categories in the region during this timeframe. All 1,737 records have verified dates within the reporting window.
Kitchener logged the highest number of Theft incidents among listed areas in Waterloo Region, with 865 recorded occurrences. Cambridge followed with 447 incidents, and Waterloo recorded 357 incidents. Woolwich and North Dumfries registered 38 and 12 Theft incidents, respectively, during the same period.
Theft ranks 1 out of 5 tracked categories in Waterloo Region with 1,737 incidents. It is more common than Fraud, which recorded 537 incidents, Assault with 396 incidents, Break and enter with 250 incidents, and Robbery with 46 incidents.
The data covers documented incidents from May 9, 2026, to July 8, 2026. A total of 1,737 Theft incidents occurred during this two-month window. Because this reflects a partial-year dataset for 2026, figures should not be interpreted as an annual total or full-year comparison.
Incident figures are compiled from official police open data portals in ON.