Toronto Crime Report 2024

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Toronto, ON recorded 50019 crimes in 2024, down 6.8% from 2023. Assault was the most frequently reported crime category in Toronto in 2024, accounting for 42% of all Toronto crime. Toronto's monthly crime count was steady across 2024, peaking in May with 4533 crimes.

Total Toronto crimes
50019
6.8%vs 2023
Top crime category
Assault
20844 crimes (42% of total)

Toronto Yearly Crime Trend

Toronto's crime count was steady over the course of 2024, holding fairly consistent from the first half of the year to the second. The busiest month for Toronto crime was May (4533 crimes), and the quietest was December (3668 crimes). Use the dropdown below to see the monthly trend for a specific crime type.

45330JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Hover the chart for exact monthly counts. Dashed line marks the monthly average (4168.3/month).

Toronto Crime by Category

Assault saw the largest increase in Toronto from 2023, up from 20327 to 20844 crimes. Auto theft saw the largest decrease, down from 10759 to 8269 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
20844
2.5%yr/yr
Auto theft
8269
23.1%yr/yr
Theft from vehicle
7603
11.8%yr/yr
Break & enter
6611
10.2%yr/yr
Bike theft
2494
8.2%yr/yr
Robbery
2465
3.5%yr/yr
Theft
1231
10.6%yr/yr
Shooting
462
34.3%yr/yr
Homicide
40
4.8%yr/yr

Toronto Crime by Time of Day

Toronto crime was most common during the evening (6pm–12am) window, which accounted for 33% of 2024'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 1395 (3% of Toronto's total for the year). Use the dropdown below to see top areas for a specific crime type.

West Humber-Clairville
1395
Kensington-Chinatown
1073
Downtown Yonge East
1052
Mimico-Queensway
979
Yonge-Bay Corridor
929
York University Heights
914
Moss Park
901
Annex
852

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.