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Yellowknife crime in 2026

In 2026, Yellowknife recorded 398 total police-reported incidents according to data from RCMP K-Division. Property offences formed the largest share of the dataset, led by theft with 147 incidents and mischief with 137 incidents. Other top categories included break and enter with 63 incidents, auto theft with 29 incidents, and theft from vehicle with 22 incidents. Year-over-year comparison data is unavailable for this single-year dataset.

398
Incidents in 2026
100%
Share of selected city data
1 of 1
Rank among years
Theft
Top category
147 incidents

Category mix in 2026

Theft 147
36.9% of 2026 incidents
Mischief 137
34.4% of 2026 incidents
15.8% of 2026 incidents
7.3% of 2026 incidents
5.5% of 2026 incidents

Yellowknife crime 2026

Yellowknife recorded 398 total reported police incidents during 2026, representing 100 share of the city total across all years currently included in the published archive. This page presents the official open-data incident records for the city of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, as released by RCMP K-Division for the 2026 reporting year.

The dataset categorizes all 398 recorded incidents across specific classification categories logged during the year. Theft represents the largest category in 2026 with 147 incidents, followed closely by mischief at 137 incidents. Break and enter registered 63 incidents, auto theft accounted for 29 incidents, and theft from vehicle logged 22 incidents in Yellowknife during 2026.

Year-over-year

The 2026 dataset for Yellowknife contains 398 total reported incidents across a single recorded year spanning from 2026 to 2026. Because 2026 is the only year present in the current dataset series, multi-year historical comparisons and year-over-year percentage changes are unavailable. Within this single-year baseline, theft and mischief comprise the main categories, logging 147 and 137 incidents respectively. Break and enter totals 63 incidents, auto theft totals 29 incidents, and theft from vehicle totals 22 incidents. These figures represent raw incident counts, not crime rates or per-capita metrics.

Key stats

What these numbers mean

In Yellowknife's 2026 open-data baseline, theft (147 incidents) and mischief (137 incidents) dominate the reported counts, vastly outnumbering break and enter (63 incidents), auto theft (29 incidents), and theft from vehicle (22 incidents). With total 2026 incidents standing at 398, rank of year is 1 out of 1 total years in the archive. The close alignment between theft and mischief forms the defining feature of Yellowknife's initial 2026 incident mix.

About this dataset

Frequently asked questions about Yellowknife crime in 2026

How many police incidents were reported in Yellowknife in 2026?

Yellowknife recorded 398 total reported police incidents during the 2026 calendar year. This total accounts for 100 share of the full city archive published for Yellowknife. All 398 incidents are categorized across specific offence types, led by property-related categories such as theft and mischief throughout the 2026 reporting window.

What is the year-over-year incident trend for Yellowknife in 2026?

Year-over-year trend comparisons are unavailable for 2026 because the Yellowknife dataset currently contains 1 single year of data spanning from 2026 to 2026. With total annual incidents recorded at 398, 2026 holds a rank of year of 1 out of 1 total years in the city series.

Which crime categories had the highest counts in Yellowknife in 2026?

Theft was the leading category in Yellowknife during 2026 with 147 reported incidents, followed by mischief with 137 incidents. Other top categories logged in the 2026 dataset include break and enter with 63 incidents, auto theft with 29 incidents, and theft from vehicle with 22 incidents.

What is the source of the 2026 Yellowknife incident data?

The 2026 incident data for Yellowknife, Northwest Territories is sourced from official municipal open-data releases provided by RCMP K-Division. The dataset documents a total of 398 police incidents recorded throughout 2026, with individual category breakdowns such as 147 theft incidents and 137 mischief incidents.

Sources

Incident records for Yellowknife, NT are compiled from open-data figures published by RCMP K-Division.

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