Toronto Crime Report 2021

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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.

Total Toronto crimes
13671
n/a vs 2020
Top crime category
Assault
5072 crimes (37% of total)

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.

38850JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

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.

Assault
5072
n/a yr/yr
Theft from vehicle
2898
n/a yr/yr
Auto theft
2198
n/a yr/yr
Break & enter
1703
n/a yr/yr
Bike theft
780
n/a yr/yr
Robbery
663
n/a yr/yr
Theft
225
n/a yr/yr
Shooting
125
n/a yr/yr
Homicide
7
n/a yr/yr

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.

12am6am12pm6pm

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.

West Humber-Clairville
510
Downtown Yonge East
352
Moss Park
278
York University Heights
259
Yonge-Bay Corridor
254
Wellington Place
242
Annex
238
West Hill
222

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.

Toronto Crime Report 2021 — WikiCrime