Toronto Crime Report August 2023
View live map →Toronto, ON recorded 4897 crimes in August 2023, up 2.7% from July 2023 and up 17% from August 2022. Assault was the most frequently reported crime category in Toronto this month, accounting for 38% of all Toronto crime. Toronto's daily crime count was steady across August 2023, peaking on August 1 with 213 crimes.
Toronto Daily Crime Trend
Toronto's crime count was steady over the course of August 2023, holding fairly consistent from the first half of the month to the second. The busiest day for Toronto crime was August 1 (213 crimes), and the quietest was August 7 (118 crimes). Use the dropdown below to see the daily trend for a specific crime type.
Hover the chart for exact daily counts. Dashed line marks the daily average (158.0/day).
Toronto Crime by Category
Auto theft saw the largest increase in Toronto from July 2023, up from 773 to 881 crimes. Bike theft saw the largest decrease, down from 409 to 373 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.
Toronto Crime by Time of Day
Toronto crime was most common during the evening (6pm–12am) window, which accounted for 34% of August 2023's total. Use the dropdown below to see the time-of-day pattern for a specific crime type.
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 138 (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.