How many assaults were there in Toronto in 2022?
There were 17,618 assaults reported in Toronto, ON in 2022, up 296.7% from 2021.
Toronto assaults by month, 2022
The busiest month for assaults in Toronto was May, with 1,654 assaults. Across the whole period, Toronto assaults were up 296.7% from 2021.
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What time do assaults happen in Toronto?
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What day of the week do assaults happen in Toronto?
Saturday was the most common day for assaults in Toronto in 2022, at 16% of the total.
Where do assaults happen in Toronto?
Downtown Yonge East recorded the most assaults of any area in Toronto in 2022, with 456.
Toronto assaults in 2022: common questions
Physical attacks on a person, from police-reported assault categories. Toronto residents also search for this category as attacks, violent assaults and assault charges — all of those refer to the same police-reported offences counted on this page.
How many assaults were there in Toronto in 2022?
There were 17,618 assaults reported in Toronto, ON in 2022, up 296.7% from 2021.
What time of day did most assaults happen in Toronto in 2022?
Most Toronto assaults in 2022 happened in the afternoon (12pm–6pm) window, which accounted for 32% of them. The busiest individual hour was 3pm. 12am and 12pm is excluded from that figure — it is the default a records system writes when the real time is unknown.
Where did most assaults happen in Toronto in 2022?
Downtown Yonge East recorded the most assaults of any area in Toronto in 2022, with 456, followed by Moss Park with 454.
Which month had the most assaults in Toronto in 2022?
May was the busiest month for Toronto assaults in 2022 with 1,654, and January was the quietest with 1,130.
What day of the week did most assaults happen in Toronto in 2022?
Saturday was the most common day for assaults in Toronto in 2022, accounting for 16% of them.
How common were assaults compared to other crime in Toronto in 2022?
Assault made up 37.2% of all crime recorded in Toronto in 2022 — 17,618 of 47,422 incidents.
What was the assault rate in Toronto in 2022?
Toronto recorded 630.5 assaults per 100,000 residents in 2022.
Toronto assaults by year
Sourced from Toronto Police Service Public Safety Data Portal. Counts reflect incidents the portal published and may differ from figures released elsewhere — missing is not the same as zero.