Toronto Crime Report 2021
View live map →Toronto, ON recorded 13671 crimes in 2021. Assault was the most frequently reported crime category in Toronto in 2021, accounting for 37% of all Toronto crime. Toronto's monthly crime count was rising across 2021, peaking in October with 3885 crimes.
Toronto Yearly Crime Trend
Toronto's crime count was rising over the course of 2021, with the second half of the year busier than the first. The busiest month for Toronto crime was October (3885 crimes), and the quietest was January (0 crimes). Use the dropdown below to see the monthly trend for a specific crime type.
Hover the chart for exact monthly counts. Dashed line marks the monthly average (1139.3/month).
Toronto Crime by Category
Assault saw the largest increase in Toronto from 2020, up from 0 to 5072 crimes. Crime categories a portal doesn't publish are omitted rather than shown as zero — see below for exact counts and year-over-year change per crime category in Toronto.
Toronto Crime by Time of Day
Toronto crime was most common during the evening (6pm–12am) window, which accounted for 33% of 2021's total. Use the dropdown below to see the time-of-day pattern for a specific crime type.
Hover a bar for the exact count in that hour.
Toronto Top Crime Areas
West Humber-Clairville recorded the most crime of any area in Toronto with 510 (4% of Toronto's total for the year). Use the dropdown below to see top areas for a specific crime type.
All Toronto Crime Reports by Year
Sourced from Toronto Police Service Public Safety Data Portal. Category totals may undercount categories a portal doesn't publish — missing is not the same as zero.