How many shootings were there in Toronto in 2021?

There were 106 shootings reported in Toronto, ON in 2021.

Shooting in 2021
106
n/a vs 2020
Share of all crime
0.9%
of 11,937 recorded incidents
Per 100,000 residents
3.8
2021 rate

Toronto shootings by month, 2021

The busiest month for shootings in Toronto was October, with 40 shootings.

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What time do shootings happen in Toronto?

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What day of the week do shootings happen in Toronto?

Sunday was the most common day for shootings in Toronto in 2021, at 21% of the total.

Sunday2221%
Monday1110%
Tuesday1413%
Wednesday1615%
Thursday1413%
Friday1211%
Saturday1716%

Where do shootings happen in Toronto?

Golfdale-Cedarbrae-Woburn recorded the most shootings of any area in Toronto in 2021, with 7.

Toronto shootings in 2021: common questions

Discharge of a firearm offences where mapped. Toronto residents also search for this category as gun violence, firearm discharges and gun crime — all of those refer to the same police-reported offences counted on this page.

How many shootings were there in Toronto in 2021?

There were 106 shootings reported in Toronto, ON in 2021.

What time of day did most shootings happen in Toronto in 2021?

Most Toronto shootings in 2021 happened in the overnight (12am–6am) window, which accounted for 44% of them. The busiest individual hour was 2am. 12am is excluded from that figure — it is the default a records system writes when the real time is unknown.

Where did most shootings happen in Toronto in 2021?

Golfdale-Cedarbrae-Woburn recorded the most shootings of any area in Toronto in 2021, with 7, followed by Woburn North with 5.

Which month had the most shootings in Toronto in 2021?

October was the busiest month for Toronto shootings in 2021 with 40, and January was the quietest with 0.

What day of the week did most shootings happen in Toronto in 2021?

Sunday was the most common day for shootings in Toronto in 2021, accounting for 21% of them.

How common were shootings compared to other crime in Toronto in 2021?

Shooting made up 0.9% of all crime recorded in Toronto in 2021 — 106 of 11,937 incidents.

What was the shooting rate in Toronto in 2021?

Toronto recorded 3.8 shootings per 100,000 residents in 2021.

Toronto shootings 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.