Toronto Crime Report August 2022

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Toronto, ON recorded 4,184 crimes in August 2022, unchanged from July 2022. Assault was the most frequently reported crime category in Toronto this month, accounting for 37% of all Toronto crime. Toronto's daily crime count was steady across August 2022, peaking on August 1 with 189 crimes.

Total Toronto crimes
4,184
0%vs July 2022n/a vs year ago
Top crime category
Assault
1,548 crimes (37% of total)

Toronto Daily Crime Trend

Toronto's crime count was steady over the course of August 2022, holding fairly consistent from the first half of the month to the second. The busiest day for Toronto crime was August 1 (189 crimes), and the quietest was August 10 (110 crimes). Use the dropdown below to see the daily trend for a specific crime type.

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Hover the chart for exact daily counts. Dashed line marks the daily average (135.0/day).

Toronto Crime by Category

Auto theft saw the largest increase in Toronto from July 2022, up from 640 to 696 crimes. Bike theft saw the largest decrease, down from 448 to 386 crimes. Crime categories a portal doesn't publish are omitted rather than shown as zero — see below for exact counts and month-over-month change per crime category in Toronto.

Assault
1,548
2%mo/mo
Theft from vehicle
775
5.2%mo/mo
Auto theft
696
8.8%mo/mo
Break & enter
470
0.6%mo/mo
Bike theft
386
13.8%mo/mo
Robbery
186
2.8%mo/mo
Theft
86
6.5%mo/mo
Shooting
35
12.9%mo/mo
Homicide
2
33.3%mo/mo

Toronto Crime by Time of Day

Toronto crime was most common during the evening (6pm–12am) window, which accounted for 33% of August 2022's total. Use the dropdown below to see the time-of-day pattern for a specific crime type.

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Toronto Top Crime Areas

West Humber-Clairville recorded the most crime of any area in Toronto with 144 (3% of Toronto's total for the month). Use the dropdown below to see top areas for a specific crime type.

All Toronto Crime Reports by Month

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.