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Theft in Yellowknife

Yellowknife recorded 137 theft incidents in 2026 through July, accounting for 37.1% of the 369 total city-wide incidents across all five categories. Theft ranks as the most frequent category in the city's open dataset during this period, followed by mischief with 127 incidents. These open-data numbers cover year-to-date reported incidents through July 2026 and do not represent a 60-day map window.

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

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Theft in Yellowknife

This page provides a comprehensive factual summary of open-data police records for Theft in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, covering 2026 (YTD, through Jul). During this selected period, Yellowknife recorded 137 reported incidents of Theft out of 369 total open-data incidents logged across all 5 tracked categories. These figures reflect open-data totals published for the city through the last complete calendar month of July 2026.

Theft accounts for 37.1% of all reported open-data incidents in Yellowknife during this timeframe. The overall dataset for the city includes occurrence dates ranging from March 17, 2026, to August 12, 2026, with all 137 Theft entries containing specific occurrence dates. Note that these statistics describe recorded incident totals from published open data rather than per-capita crime rates, per-1,000 resident metrics, or population estimates.

How Theft compares

In Yellowknife, Theft ranks 1 out of 5 tracked categories for 2026 (YTD, through Jul), recording 137 incidents out of the 369 total city-wide incidents. It represents the highest incident volume among all published categories. By comparison, Mischief registered 127 incidents, while Break and enter recorded 58 incidents. Further down the list, Auto theft recorded 27 incidents and Theft from vehicle recorded 20 incidents. Theft recorded a higher count than each of its 4 sibling categories during this 2026 year-to-date reporting window.

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What these numbers mean

Theft is the primary contributor to Yellowknife's published open-data incident mix for 2026 (YTD, through Jul), accounting for 137 of 369 city-wide incidents. Holding the top rank among 5 categories at 37.1% of all logged entries, Theft generated more reported cases than Mischief (127) and Break and enter (58). Because open-data archives for Yellowknife currently cover only 2026, multi-year historical comparisons remain unavailable. The published dataset for this category reflects year-to-date open-data entries through July rather than a rolling 60-day map display.

About this dataset

Frequently asked questions about Theft in Yellowknife

How many Theft incidents were recorded in Yellowknife in 2026?

Yellowknife recorded 137 incidents of Theft in 2026 (YTD, through Jul). These incidents are part of a total of 369 open-data incidents recorded across 5 tracked categories in the city during this timeframe. All 137 Theft records in the open-data release include specific occurrence dates between March 17, 2026, and August 12, 2026.

What portion of Yellowknife's overall crime incidents does Theft represent?

Theft accounts for 37.1% of all published open-data incidents in Yellowknife for 2026 (YTD, through Jul). Out of 369 total incidents across all 5 tracked categories, 137 were classified as Theft. This makes Theft the largest single category in Yellowknife's published open dataset for the selected 2026 reporting period.

How does Theft compare to other crime categories in Yellowknife?

Theft ranks 1 among 5 recorded categories in Yellowknife with 137 incidents. It recorded more incidents than Mischief, which had 127 incidents, and Break and enter, which recorded 58 incidents. Other sibling categories include Auto theft with 27 incidents and Theft from vehicle with 20 incidents.

What time period does the Yellowknife Theft dataset cover?

The 2026 year-to-date dataset for Theft in Yellowknife spans occurrence dates from March 17, 2026, to August 12, 2026, with data cut off through the last complete month of July. The overall dataset contains 137 Theft incidents. Separately, the rolling 60-day map window displays 173 total incidents across all categories.

Other crime categories in Yellowknife

Sources

Crime statistics for Yellowknife are compiled from open police data published for the Northwest Territories (NT).

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