Toronto Crime Report 2022

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Toronto, ON recorded 47422 crimes in 2022, up 246.9% from 2021. Assault was the most frequently reported crime category in Toronto in 2022, accounting for 37% of all Toronto crime. Toronto's monthly crime count was rising across 2022, peaking in October with 4310 crimes.

Total Toronto crimes
47422
246.9%vs 2021
Top crime category
Assault
17618 crimes (37% of total)

Toronto Yearly Crime Trend

Toronto's crime count was rising over the course of 2022, with the second half of the year busier than the first. The busiest month for Toronto crime was October (4310 crimes), and the quietest was February (3104 crimes). Use the dropdown below to see the monthly trend for a specific crime type.

43100JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Hover the chart for exact monthly counts. Dashed line marks the monthly average (3951.8/month).

Toronto Crime by Category

Assault saw the largest increase in Toronto from 2021, up from 5072 to 17618 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
17618
247.4%yr/yr
Theft from vehicle
9281
220.3%yr/yr
Auto theft
8643
293.2%yr/yr
Break & enter
5782
239.5%yr/yr
Bike theft
2629
237.1%yr/yr
Robbery
2112
218.6%yr/yr
Theft
952
323.1%yr/yr
Shooting
380
204%yr/yr
Homicide
25
257.1%yr/yr

Toronto Crime by Time of Day

Toronto crime was most common during the evening (6pm–12am) window, which accounted for 32% of 2022'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 1594 (3% of Toronto's total for the year). Use the dropdown below to see top areas for a specific crime type.

West Humber-Clairville
1594
York University Heights
939
Downtown Yonge East
931
Yonge-Bay Corridor
926
Moss Park
870
Wellington Place
787
Annex
775
St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands
733

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.