Between June 5, 2026, and July 23, 2026, York Region recorded 496 fraud incidents, representing 9.7% of the 5,093 total incidents reported across 11 crime categories. Fraud ranks fourth overall among all categories, behind theft, assault, and other offences, but ahead of mischief. Among reported local areas, Vaughan had the highest count for fraud with 154 incidents, followed by Markham with 125 and Richmond Hill with 98.
Data current through . Source: official York Region police open-data portal.
This page details official police-recorded Fraud statistics for York Region, Ontario, capturing incident records logged between June 5, 2026, and July 23, 2026. Throughout this specific reporting period, local police services documented a total of 496 Fraud incidents across the region. Across all 11 tracked incident categories in York Region, overall reported offences reached 5,093 incidents during the same timeframe.
The 496 Fraud incidents represented exactly 9.7 percent of York Region's 5,093 total reported incidents. All 496 Fraud entries in this dataset include complete occurrence dates, with zero undated records reported. By reviewing these numbers alongside other incident classifications, readers gain a structured view of how Fraud figures fit into the broader municipality-wide incident count during the mid-2026 reporting window from June to July.
Among the 11 recorded crime categories in York Region, Fraud ranks 4th with 496 reported incidents. It is less common than Theft, which recorded 1,563 incidents, Assault with 1,425 incidents, and the Other category with 745 incidents. Conversely, Fraud recorded a higher count than Mischief at 390 incidents and Auto theft at 195 incidents. Positioned between Other and Mischief in total volume, Fraud represents a distinct portion of financial offences logged across York Region during the June 5 to July 23, 2026 reporting window.
With 496 recorded incidents, Fraud represents 9.7 percent of York Region's 5,093 total offences, ranking 4th among 11 categories. The category remains below Theft at 1,563 incidents and Assault at 1,425, but above Mischief at 390 and Auto theft at 195. Across municipal areas, Vaughan logged 154 incidents, followed by Markham with 125 and Richmond Hill with 98. Because the dataset spans a short window from June 5 to July 23, 2026, the 496 total reflects selected-window reporting rather than an annual trend.
Between June 5, 2026, and July 23, 2026, police logged 496 Fraud incidents in York Region. This represents 9.7 percent of the 5,093 total reported crime incidents recorded across all 11 categories in the region during the same timeframe. All 496 Fraud entries include complete date information.
Fraud ranks 4th among the 11 reported crime categories in York Region, with 496 incidents. It recorded lower numbers than Theft (1,563), Assault (1,425), and Other (745), but recorded higher numbers than Mischief (390) and Auto theft (195). Overall, Fraud accounts for 9.7 percent of York Region's 5,093 total incidents.
Vaughan recorded the highest Fraud count among listed areas with 154 incidents. Markham followed with 125 incidents, and Richmond Hill documented 98 incidents. Newmarket and Aurora recorded 39 and 34 Fraud incidents, respectively, during the June 5 to July 23, 2026 reporting window.
No annual trend or percentage change is calculated for Fraud because the dataset covers only a partial year, from June 5, 2026, to July 23, 2026. The 496 recorded Fraud incidents represent the total count within this specific reporting timeframe. Overall, 5,093 incidents were logged across all categories.
Data sourced from local police service open-data portals in Ontario (ON).