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Alberta, Canada · City dispatch report

Medicine HatEmergency dispatch activity across 28 neighbourhoods — police calls, aggregated monthly

Data period: August 1 – 31, 2026 · refreshed monthly
800 ▲7%
Dispatched calls
19
Priority calls (P1–P2)
26
Avg calls / day

Data note: The source feed publishes date-level timestamps, so time-of-day patterns are not available.

Neighbourhood map

Crescent Heights — 15 callsNorth Flats — 2 callsRiverside — 46 callsParkview — 86 callsKensington — 188 callsSE Hill — 10 callsCrestwood — 13 callsNorwood — 60 callsRoss Glen — 27 callsSouth Flats — 21 callsSouth Central Gap — 49 callsSouthview — 15 callsSouth Ridge — 33 callsHamptons — 1 callsSouth Vista Heights — 22 callsSaamis Heights — 0 callsCoulee Ridge — 0 callsEast Ridge — 0 callsNorth Ridge — 1 callsWest Flats — 0 callsNorth Bridge — 15 callsSoutheast Terrace — 0 callsEast Central — 0 callsSouth Central Extension — 29 callsNorth Central Extension — 138 callsNorth Central North — 8 callsNorth Central East — 12 callsWest Valley Central — 9 calls
Calls per neighbourhood:≤ 10≤ 21≤ 46> 46

Shading = dispatched calls in August 2026, by citywide quartile. Tap a neighbourhood to open its page.

August 2026 spotlights

🏆 Busiest
Kensington
188 calls in August
Most dispatched calls of any neighbourhood this period.
📈 Rising
Kensington
+31% vs July
Largest month-over-month increase (min. 30 calls).
📉 Cooling off
South Vista Heights
−35% vs July
Largest month-over-month decrease (min. 30 calls).

Monthly history

December 2025 — 290 callsJanuary 2026 — 267 callsFebruary 2026 — 220 calls220March 2026 — 382 callsApril 2026 — 467 callsMay 2026 — 682 callsJune 2026 — 675 callsJuly 2026 — 746 callsAugust 2026 — 800 calls800December 2025August 2026

Dispatched calls per month citywide since December 2025.

MonthCallsPriority
August 20268002%
July 20267462%
June 20266752%
May 20266822%
April 20264672%
March 20263822%
February 20262203%
January 20262673%
December 20252902%

Top call types

Bylaw371
Assist138
Suspicious91
Domestic Dispute21
Bylaw20
Fraud19
Mischief19
Assault16
Dispute12
Provincial11
Full breakdown — all 33 call categories
Bylaw371
Assist138
Suspicious91
Domestic Dispute21
Bylaw20
Fraud19
Mischief19
Assault16
Dispute12
Provincial11
Harassment9
Uttering Threats8
Subpoena Service7
Family Dispute7
Park On Pri7
Missing Per6
Gla5
Break-In4
Petty Tresp4
Possession3
Assist3
Impaired Driving3
Burglary3
+ 10 rarer categories with fewer than 3 calls each (13 calls combined)

What do these categories mean? See the call-types guide.

Time of day

Time-of-day data isn't available for Medicine Hat. Medicine Hat Police Service publishes generalized (date-level) timestamps rather than precise event times, so hourly and weekday-vs-weekend patterns can't be computed. Counts, categories, locations, and monthly history are unaffected.

All neighbourhoods

Ranked by dispatched calls in August 2026 — every neighbourhood has its own page. Data feeds: Medicine Hat Police Service (methodology).

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