River East — Violent Crime

Source: Winnipeg Police Service (WPS)

Between 2017 and 2026, River East recorded 422 Violent crime incidents. The most frequent offence was "Assault - Level 1", accounting for 156 incidents (37% of this category).

In 2026, there were 4 Violent incidents, decreased by 90% from 2025 (40). This is a positive trend for River East's Violent crime profile.

Over the full period, Violent crime in River East has fallen by approximately 93% since 2017. For a complete picture of crime in River East, Winnipeg, visit the full crime statistics overview.

Violent Breakdown 422 total

Assault - Level 1 156 (37%)

Uttering Threats 72 (17%)

Robbery 70 (17%)

Assault - Level 2 52 (12%)

Sexual Assault - Level 1 32 (8%)

Other Sexual Offenses 16 (4%)

Extortion 7 (2%)

Assaults against Peace Officer 6 (1%)

Criminal Harassment 5 (1%)

Assault - Level 3 3 (1%)

Subcategory	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	Total
Assault - Level 1	27	24	11	14	8	14	14	23	21	-	156
Uttering Threats	5	11	4	12	10	16	5	4	4	1	72
Robbery	5	12	8	11	1	9	5	10	8	1	70
Assault - Level 2	12	6	3	4	10	8	2	5	2	-	52
Sexual Assault - Level 1	5	4	2	2	2	6	5	2	3	1	32
Other Sexual Offenses	-	-	1	2	2	4	2	4	1	-	16
Extortion	-	-	-	-	1	2	2	1	-	1	7
Assaults against Peace Officer	1	-	2	1	-	-	1	1	-	-	6
Criminal Harassment	-	-	-	-	1	2	1	-	1	-	5
Assault - Level 3	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	2	-	-	3
Firearms Offences (use, discharge, point)	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Sexual Assault - Level 2	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Threatening/Harassing Communications	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	1
Year Total	55	58	32	46	37	61	37	52	40	4	422

What is "Violent" crime?

Offences involving force or threats against a person: homicide, sexual assault, assault (all levels), robbery, criminal harassment, and kidnapping.

Classification based on Statistics Canada's Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Survey, as used by the Winnipeg Police Service (WPS).