Toronto Crime Report December 2023
View live map →Toronto, ON recorded 4305 crimes in December 2023, down 5.9% from November 2023 and up 7.3% from December 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 falling across December 2023, peaking on December 1 with 246 crimes.
Toronto Daily Crime Trend
Toronto's crime count was falling over the course of December 2023, with the second half of the month quieter than the first. The busiest day for Toronto crime was December 1 (246 crimes), and the quietest was December 25 (100 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 (138.9/day).
Toronto Crime by Category
Homicide saw the largest increase in Toronto from November 2023, up from 2 to 6 crimes. Auto theft saw the largest decrease, down from 1003 to 887 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 31% of December 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 139 (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.