Toronto Crime Report August 2024
View live map →Toronto, ON recorded 4496 crimes in August 2024, up 2.9% from July 2024 and down 8.2% from August 2023. Assault was the most frequently reported crime category in Toronto this month, accounting for 41% of all Toronto crime. Toronto's daily crime count was steady across August 2024, peaking on August 1 with 190 crimes.
Toronto Daily Crime Trend
Toronto's crime count was steady over the course of August 2024, holding fairly consistent from the first half of the month to the second. The busiest day for Toronto crime was August 1 (190 crimes), and the quietest was August 29 (103 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 (145.0/day).
Toronto Crime by Category
Break & enter saw the largest increase in Toronto from July 2024, up from 501 to 593 crimes. Auto theft saw the largest decrease, down from 704 to 670 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 2024'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 119 (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.