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Wood Buffalo

Wood Buffalo recorded 668 total incidents in 2026 (YTD, through Jul), according to open data from RCMP K-Division. Theft represents the leading category with 236 incidents, accounting for 35.3% of reported occurrences. Other prominent property categories include mischief with 140 incidents and theft from vehicle with 115 incidents. This open dataset tracks property offences only within the census subdivision; violent offences are not included on this layer.

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Year × type breakdown · Population 81,611 (2025) · 2026 is year-to-date, through Jul

Theft 236
Mischief 140
Theft/veh 115
Auto theft 96
B&E 81
Total 668

About this data

This page provides an overview of open-data property incident records for Wood Buffalo, Alberta, covering 2026 (YTD, through Jul). The data originates from the RCMP K-Division public point layer, which is spatially attributed to a Statistics Canada census subdivision. A total of 668 incidents were recorded during this year-to-date period. This resource offers residents, researchers, and community members access to structured open data to track localized property incident figures across the municipality.

The published open-data layer specifically tracks property-related categories, including theft, mischief, theft from vehicle, auto theft, and break and enter. Person-focused offences, including assault, robbery, and homicide, are not published on this public feed. Consequently, absence from the map feed does not signify that violent incidents did not take place. For broader context, the rolling 60-day interactive map window displays 283 recent property incidents within the area.

Recent trend

Year-over-year comparison data is not available for the 2026 (YTD, through Jul) period because the primary headline series currently includes records for only a single calendar year, 2026. The full on-disk archive for this feed similarly covers 2026 data, with a total of 714 recorded incidents across the complete dataset. As a result, calculating historical growth or percentage shifts relative to prior annual totals cannot be performed. Future updates to the RCMP K-Division open-data point layer will allow for multi-year trend tracking as additional annual reporting cycles are finalized and published.

Category breakdown

During 2026 (YTD, through Jul), reported incidents in Wood Buffalo are distributed across five main property crime categories. Theft represents the highest volume among recorded categories, with 236 incidents accounting for 35.3% of the total. Mischief ranks second, recording 140 incidents and comprising 21% of the published dataset. Theft from vehicle is the third most frequent category, with 115 incidents representing 17.2% of reported cases. Additionally, auto theft accounts for 96 incidents, or 14.4% of the overall count, while break and enter represents 81 incidents, making up 12.1% of category records. All reported figures reflect public open-data records extracted from RCMP K-Division.

Key stats

  • Wood Buffalo recorded 668 total incidents in 2026 (YTD, through Jul).
  • Theft is the top category with 236 incidents, accounting for 35.3%.
  • Mischief recorded 140 incidents, representing 21% of open-data records.
  • Theft from vehicle comprised 115 incidents, making up 17.2% of counts.
  • Auto theft accounted for 96 incidents, representing 14.4% of total records.
  • The 60-day interactive map window recorded 283 recent property incidents.

What these numbers mean

Wood Buffalo's 2026 (YTD, through Jul) open-data profile consists entirely of property-related offences. Theft forms the largest single component with 236 incidents (35.3%), followed by Mischief with 140 incidents (21%) and Theft from vehicle with 115 incidents (17.2%). Auto theft at 96 incidents (14.4%) and Break and enter at 81 incidents (12.1%) complete the 668 total incidents. Because this RCMP K-Division feed publishes property crime exclusively, person-focused offences do not appear in these figures.

About this dataset

  • Reporting basis: Counts reflect incidents reported to police only. Under-reporting — especially for sexual assault, fraud, and minor theft — means actual incidence is higher than these figures show.
  • Not a per-capita rate: These are absolute incident counts. Comparing one place’s counts to another without normalising for population can mislead — see the Crime Severity Index for severity-weighted, population-adjusted rankings.
  • Property-focused open feed: Map points for this place come from the RCMP K-Division public crime layer, attributed to a Statistics Canada census subdivision for mapping. That open layer publishes property offences only (break and enter, theft, auto theft, theft from vehicle, mischief). Assault, robbery, homicide, and other person crimes are not included in this feed — so their absence on the map is not evidence they did not occur.
  • CSD attribution: The upstream layer does not name municipalities. CrimeMaps assigns each point to a 2021 Census Subdivision boundary; detachment areas are not identical to CSD boundaries, so edge error near borders is expected.
  • Privacy: Coordinates on the map are rounded to roughly 111 m so individual addresses cannot be inferred.
  • Data window: 2026 (YTD, through Jul).

Frequently asked questions about crime in Wood Buffalo

How many total incidents have been reported in Wood Buffalo in 2026?

Wood Buffalo recorded 668 total incidents in the open dataset during 2026 (YTD, through Jul). The recorded occurrences span from 2026-03-17 to 2026-08-13. This total reflects property-related offences published in the public dataset for this period. All 668 records contain explicit event dates.

Which category accounts for the highest number of incidents in Wood Buffalo?

Theft is the leading category in Wood Buffalo for 2026 (YTD, through Jul), representing 236 incidents or 35.3% of the total dataset. Mischief is the second most common category with 140 incidents (21%), followed by Theft from vehicle with 115 incidents (17.2%) and Auto theft with 96 incidents (14.4%).

Is there a year-over-year change available for Wood Buffalo?

Year-over-year change is not available for this period because the dataset currently covers only the incomplete calendar year of 2026 (YTD, through Jul), which contains 668 recorded incidents. Comparative annual historical data for previous complete calendar years is not published in this open feed.

Why are there no neighbourhood-level statistics for Wood Buffalo?

Neighbourhood breakdowns are not available for this source because incident locations from RCMP K-Division are published for the entire Wood Buffalo census subdivision as a single area. The dataset does not delineate sub-city neighbourhood boundaries, listing all 668 property incidents at the municipal level.

What agency publishes the open incident records for Wood Buffalo?

Open data for Wood Buffalo is provided by RCMP K-Division public point layer for Alberta census subdivisions. This open layer tracks property offences, led by 236 Theft incidents and 140 Mischief incidents. Person offences such as assault or robbery are not included in this public point feed.

How current is the incident dataset for Wood Buffalo?

The primary dataset for 2026 (YTD, through Jul) includes incidents logged up to 2026-08-13, representing a total of 668 incidents starting from 2026-03-17. In contrast, the rolling 60 days interactive map window highlights 283 recent incidents recorded across the municipality.

Sources

Data is sourced from RCMP K-Division open data for the Wood Buffalo census subdivision.

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