Toronto Crime Report May 2022

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Toronto, ON recorded 4269 crimes in May 2022, up 10.9% from April 2022. Assault was the most frequently reported crime category in Toronto this month, accounting for 39% of all Toronto crime. Toronto's daily crime count was steady across May 2022, peaking on May 1 with 199 crimes.

Total Toronto crimes
4269
10.9%vs April 2022n/a vs year ago
Top crime category
Assault
1654 crimes (39% of total)

Toronto Daily Crime Trend

Toronto's crime count was steady over the course of May 2022, holding fairly consistent from the first half of the month to the second. The busiest day for Toronto crime was May 1 (199 crimes), and the quietest was May 8 (106 crimes). Use the dropdown below to see the daily trend for a specific crime type.

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Hover the chart for exact daily counts. Dashed line marks the daily average (137.7/day).

Toronto Crime by Category

Assault saw the largest increase in Toronto from April 2022, up from 1426 to 1654 crimes. Robbery saw the largest decrease, down from 211 to 194 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
1654
16%mo/mo
Theft from vehicle
811
7.3%mo/mo
Auto theft
668
1%mo/mo
Break & enter
537
9.1%mo/mo
Bike theft
298
76.3%mo/mo
Robbery
194
8.1%mo/mo
Theft
68
16%mo/mo
Shooting
38
2.6%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 33% of May 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 115 (3% of Toronto's total for the month). Use the dropdown below to see top areas for a specific crime type.

West Humber-Clairville
115
Moss Park
97
York University Heights
89
Downtown Yonge East
88
Wellington Place
78
Yonge-Bay Corridor
78
Annex
73
Kensington-Chinatown
70

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.

Toronto Crime Report May 2022 — WikiCrime