Violent, Property Crime Incidents Remain Up in 2026

TPD crime incident numbers for February 2026 are in. The numbers show that year-to-date (YTD) property crime and violent crime incidents are up 18.6% when compared to YTD numbers in February 2025. The broader 12-month trends show that property incidents, after months of declining, have leveled out while violent crime incidents, after declining, are trending up.

The YTD Numbers

The incident data -tabulated by TR – show that YTD property crime incidents were up 16.7% and YTD violent crime incidents are up 22.0% through February when compared to one year ago.

Property crimes encompass burglaries, thefts, and incidents of vandalism. Violent incidents include aggravated assaults, armed robberies, and physical altercations.

A look at specific crimes reveals the increase in property crime was driven by a 160.0% increase in commercial burglaries and a 27.5% increase in residential burglaries. The Auto Burglary & Theft category – which accounts for approximately 55% of all property crimes – was down 8.3%.

The violent crime data shows that robbery incidents were up 100.0% while assault & battery incidents were up 6.4%.

12-Month Trends

The chart below shows the 12-month trends of property and violent crime incidents from December 2022 through February 2026.

Property crime incidents began to decline in December 2024 and reached a 3-year low in October 2025. Since then, the change in property crime has remained flat.

Violent crime incidents peaked in October 2023 and reached a 3-year low in June 2025. Since then, violent crime incidents have been trending up.

Staff

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