Toronto Crime Report 2023

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Toronto, ON recorded 53668 crimes in 2023, up 13.2% from 2022. Assault was the most frequently reported crime category in Toronto in 2023, accounting for 38% of all Toronto crime. Toronto's monthly crime count was steady across 2023, peaking in August with 4897 crimes.

Total Toronto crimes
53668
13.2%vs 2022
Top crime category
Assault
20327 crimes (38% of total)

Toronto Yearly Crime Trend

Toronto's crime count was steady over the course of 2023, holding fairly consistent from the first half of the year to the second. The busiest month for Toronto crime was August (4897 crimes), and the quietest was February (3662 crimes). Use the dropdown below to see the monthly trend for a specific crime type.

48970JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Hover the chart for exact monthly counts. Dashed line marks the monthly average (4472.3/month).

Toronto Crime by Category

Assault saw the largest increase in Toronto from 2022, up from 17618 to 20327 crimes. Theft from vehicle saw the largest decrease, down from 9281 to 8619 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
20327
15.4%yr/yr
Auto theft
10759
24.5%yr/yr
Theft from vehicle
8619
7.1%yr/yr
Break & enter
7366
27.4%yr/yr
Bike theft
2716
3.3%yr/yr
Robbery
2382
12.8%yr/yr
Theft
1113
16.9%yr/yr
Shooting
344
9.5%yr/yr
Homicide
42
68%yr/yr

Toronto Crime by Time of Day

Toronto crime was most common during the evening (6pm–12am) window, which accounted for 33% of 2023's total. Use the dropdown below to see the time-of-day pattern for a specific crime type.

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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 1669 (3% of Toronto's total for the year). Use the dropdown below to see top areas for a specific crime type.

West Humber-Clairville
1669
Downtown Yonge East
1085
York University Heights
1033
Yonge-Bay Corridor
1015
Moss Park
970
Kensington-Chinatown
912
Etobicoke City Centre
828
Annex
808

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.