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Wood Buffalo crime in 2026

In 2026, Wood Buffalo, Alberta, recorded 714 total incidents in the open-data archive provided by RCMP K-Division. Because 2026 represents the single calendar year available in this dataset, year-over-year direction is not available. The highest category count for the year was theft with 251 incidents, followed by 150 mischief offences, 123 thefts from vehicles, 103 auto thefts, and 87 break and enter incidents.

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Incidents in 2026
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Share of selected city data
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Rank among years
Theft
Top category
251 incidents

Category mix in 2026

Theft 251
35.2% of 2026 incidents
Mischief 150
21% of 2026 incidents
17.2% of 2026 incidents
14.4% of 2026 incidents
12.2% of 2026 incidents

Wood Buffalo crime 2026

In 2026, Wood Buffalo, Alberta recorded 714 total incidents in the public open-data dataset serviced by RCMP K-Division. This count of 714 incidents represents the complete annual figure for the city in 2026, accounting for 100 percent of the total 714 incidents currently catalogued in the city-wide archive across all recorded years.

This page details the official incident records for Wood Buffalo throughout 2026. Property-related categories comprise the leading reported numbers for the year, led by Theft with 251 recorded incidents and Mischief with 150 recorded incidents. Additional top categories in 2026 include Theft from vehicle with 123 incidents, Auto theft with 103 incidents, and Break and enter with 87 incidents.

Year-over-year

The 2026 dataset for Wood Buffalo includes a single year of recorded open data totaling 714 incidents. Because 2026 is the only year present in the current dataset, prior-year comparisons cannot be drawn. Within this single-year timeframe, Theft stands as the highest individual category with 251 incidents, followed by Mischief at 150 incidents. Vehicles were also frequently involved in reported events, with Theft from vehicle recording 123 incidents and Auto theft logging 103 incidents. Break and enter recorded 87 incidents. These figures establish the baseline open-data distribution across Wood Buffalo for 2026 under RCMP K-Division reporting.

Key stats

What these numbers mean

Wood Buffalo's 2026 dataset shows a strong concentration in property-related offences, with Theft leading at 251 incidents and Mischief ranking second at 150 incidents. Vehicle-related incident categories are also prominent in the city's 714 total count, as Theft from vehicle recorded 123 incidents and Auto theft recorded 103 incidents. Break and enter registered 87 incidents. Because 2026 is currently the sole year of available data in the archive, 2026 ranks first out of 1 total year recorded.

About this dataset

Frequently asked questions about Wood Buffalo crime in 2026

How many incidents were recorded in Wood Buffalo in 2026?

In 2026, Wood Buffalo recorded a total of 714 incidents in the public open dataset. This single-year total of 714 incidents accounts for 100 percent of all incidents catalogued in the city's overall dataset archive, establishing the baseline count for open-data reporting in the municipality.

What is the year-over-year crime trend for Wood Buffalo in 2026?

Year-over-year trend comparisons are unavailable for 2026 because 2026 is the only year recorded in the dataset for Wood Buffalo. With 714 incidents logged during 2026, this dataset currently contains 1 recorded year of data, making multi-year trend analysis or year-over-year percentage calculations impossible until additional historical or future annual data is published.

What was the most common incident category in Wood Buffalo in 2026?

Theft was the highest recorded category in Wood Buffalo in 2026, with 251 incidents logged. Other leading categories in the city during the year included Mischief with 150 incidents, Theft from vehicle with 123 incidents, Auto theft with 103 incidents, and Break and enter with 87 incidents.

Where do the 2026 Wood Buffalo incident figures come from?

The incident data for Wood Buffalo in 2026 comes from public open-data records serviced by RCMP K-Division in Alberta. These figures document reported incidents logged in the municipality's official dataset for the 2026 calendar year, total 714 incidents, and are updated as public open-data releases are made available.

Sources

Data for Wood Buffalo is sourced from open-data records published by RCMP K-Division in AB.

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