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Mischief in Yellowknife

Yellowknife recorded 127 mischief incidents in 2026 year-to-date through July, out of 369 total city-wide incidents across all five tracked categories. Mischief represents 34.4% of all reported city incidents, making it the second most frequent category in Yellowknife behind theft, which logged 137 incidents. Other recorded categories include break and enter with 58 incidents, auto theft with 27, and theft from vehicle with 20.

Data current through . Source: official police open-data portal covering Yellowknife.

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Mischief in Yellowknife

This page details official open-data incident records for the Mischief category in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, covering the 2026 year-to-date observation period through July. During this calendar timeframe, published open data documents 127 reported Mischief incidents within the city. This specific category represents 34.4% of all 369 total incidents recorded across all tracked categories in Yellowknife during 2026.

The underlying open dataset for Yellowknife includes individual incident records logged between March 17, 2026, and August 12, 2026. These published figures capture reported property damage and related offences logged in official public feeds. All metrics presented on this page reflect year-to-date calendar figures through July 2026 rather than short-term map views or rolling 60-day tiers. The summary provides a factual record of municipal data published for this specific category.

How Mischief compares

In Yellowknife, Mischief ranks 2nd among 5 total categories in the 2026 open dataset. With 127 reported incidents, Mischief recorded a lower count than Theft, which leads the city with 137 incidents. Mischief recorded a higher count than Break and enter with 58 incidents, Auto theft with 27 incidents, and Theft from vehicle with 20 incidents. These category figures represent the published incident counts for Yellowknife across the 2026 year-to-date reporting window through July.

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What these numbers mean

Mischief is a major component of Yellowknife's 2026 open-data profile, accounting for 34.4% of all reported incidents. It ranks 2nd among 5 tracked categories, closely following Theft which recorded 137 incidents. With 127 recorded incidents through July 2026, Mischief generates substantially more records than Break and enter at 58 incidents, Auto theft at 27 incidents, or Theft from vehicle at 20 incidents. Because the archive currently contains data only for 2026, multi-year trend comparisons are not available for this category.

About this dataset

Frequently asked questions about Mischief in Yellowknife

How many Mischief incidents were reported in Yellowknife in 2026?

Yellowknife recorded 127 Mischief incidents in the 2026 year-to-date open dataset through July. This figure accounts for 34.4% of the 369 total incidents documented across all 5 tracked categories in the city during this observation period.

How does Mischief compare to other crime categories in Yellowknife?

Mischief is the 2nd most frequent category in Yellowknife out of 5 total categories. It is lower than Theft, which recorded 137 incidents, but higher than Break and enter with 58 incidents, Auto theft with 27 incidents, and Theft from vehicle with 20 incidents.

What share of Yellowknife's total incidents does Mischief represent?

Mischief accounts for 34.4% of all incidents in Yellowknife's 2026 open-data archive. Out of 369 city-wide incidents recorded across 5 tracked categories, 127 fall under the Mischief classification during the 2026 year-to-date timeframe through July.

Are there multi-year trends available for Mischief in Yellowknife?

The available open-data archive for Yellowknife currently includes records for the year 2026 only, with 127 Mischief incidents recorded through July. Because multi-year historical series are not present in the published dataset, year-over-year percentage changes cannot be calculated at this time.

Other crime categories in Yellowknife

Sources

Crime data for Yellowknife is compiled from official open-data portals published by municipal and territorial authorities in NT.

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