Toronto Crime Report January 2022

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Toronto, ON recorded 3,113 crimes in January 2022, down 9% from December 2021. Assault was the most frequently reported crime category in Toronto this month, accounting for 36% of all Toronto crime. Toronto's daily crime count was falling across January 2022, peaking on January 1 with 277 crimes.

Total Toronto crimes
3,113
9%vs December 2021n/a vs year ago
Top crime category
Assault
1,130 crimes (36% of total)

Toronto Daily Crime Trend

Toronto's crime count was falling over the course of January 2022, with the second half of the month quieter than the first. The busiest day for Toronto crime was January 1 (277 crimes), and the quietest was January 17 (75 crimes). Use the dropdown below to see the daily trend for a specific crime type.

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Toronto Crime by Category

Auto theft saw the largest increase in Toronto from December 2021, up from 542 to 611 crimes. Assault saw the largest decrease, down from 1,304 to 1,130 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
1,130
13.3%mo/mo
Theft from vehicle
648
11%mo/mo
Auto theft
611
12.7%mo/mo
Break & enter
447
8.8%mo/mo
Robbery
142
13.4%mo/mo
Theft
57
18.6%mo/mo
Bike theft
44
48.2%mo/mo
Shooting
33
5.7%mo/mo
Homicide
1
50%mo/mo

Toronto Crime by Time of Day

Toronto crime was most common during the evening (6pm–12am) window, which accounted for 31% of January 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 118 (4% 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.