Toronto Crime Report January 2026
View live map →Toronto, ON recorded 3326 crimes in January 2026, down 1.6% from December 2025 and down 3.2% from January 2025. Assault was the most frequently reported crime category in Toronto this month, accounting for 46% of all Toronto crime. Toronto's daily crime count was steady across January 2026, peaking on January 1 with 163 crimes.
Toronto Daily Crime Trend
Toronto's crime count was steady over the course of January 2026, holding fairly consistent from the first half of the month to the second. The busiest day for Toronto crime was January 1 (163 crimes), and the quietest was January 15 (77 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 (107.3/day).
Toronto Crime by Category
Assault saw the largest increase in Toronto from December 2025, up from 1474 to 1519 crimes. Break & enter saw the largest decrease, down from 540 to 465 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 30% of January 2026'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
Mimico-Queensway recorded the most crime of any area in Toronto with 96 (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.