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Brampton crime in 2023

In 2023, Brampton recorded 5,363 total reported incidents, representing 15 percent of the 35,706 incidents in the full city archive. Auto theft was the leading category with 1,432 incidents, followed by assault with 1,350 incidents and fraud with 904 incidents. Mischief accounted for 718 incidents, break and enter for 565 incidents, and other offences for 214 incidents, including 140 categorized as other crime and 74 as drugs.

5,363
Incidents in 2023
15%
Share of selected city data
4 of 4
Rank among years
Auto theft
Top category
1,432 incidents

Category mix in 2023

Auto theft 1,432
26.7% of 2023 incidents
Assault 1,350
25.2% of 2023 incidents
Fraud 904
16.9% of 2023 incidents
Mischief 718
13.4% of 2023 incidents
10.5% of 2023 incidents
Other 214
4% of 2023 incidents

Brampton crime 2023

In 2023, Brampton, Ontario recorded 5,363 total open-data police incidents across the municipality. This narrative page provides a detailed breakdown of all reported police records across Brampton throughout the complete 2023 calendar year. Readers can examine incident distribution across primary classification groups, including auto theft, assault, fraud, mischief, break and enter, and other miscellaneous categories.

The 2023 annual total of 5,363 incidents accounts for 15% of Brampton's full multi-year archive total of 35,706 recorded incidents spanning 2023 through 2026. Auto theft was the highest volume category in Brampton during 2023 with 1,432 records, while assault generated 1,350 records and fraud accounted for 904 incidents. Mischief and break and enter registered 718 and 565 incidents respectively.

Year-over-year

As the initial year in the dataset spanning 2023 through 2026, 2023 recorded 5,363 total open-data incidents in Brampton, ranking fourth among the four archived years. Prior year records before 2023 are unavailable in this open-data series. Property-related and personal safety offences made up the bulk of 2023 logging. Auto theft led all classifications with 1,432 incidents, while assault recorded 1,350 incidents and fraud logged 904 incidents. Additionally, mischief accounted for 718 occurrences and break and enter generated 565 records. The remaining 214 records fell under the Other classification, which comprised 140 other crime incidents and 74 drug-related incidents.

Key stats

What these numbers mean

Brampton's 2023 open-data record of 5,363 incidents represents the lowest annual total in the four-year dataset, ranking fourth behind 2024 (12,493), 2025 (11,726), and 2026 (6,124). Auto theft (1,432) and assault (1,350) stood out as the leading incident types, together forming the core of reported activity alongside 904 fraud cases. Within the 214 Other incidents, non-violent other crime offences (140) outpaced drug-related records (74), reflecting a specific breakdown structure for the 2023 calendar year.

About this dataset

Frequently asked questions about Brampton crime in 2023

How many total crime incidents were reported in Brampton in 2023?

In 2023, Brampton recorded 5,363 total open-data police incidents. This figure accounts for 15% of the city's overall archive total of 35,706 incidents documented between 2023 and 2026. The 2023 total includes 1,432 auto theft incidents, 1,350 assault incidents, and 904 fraud cases across the municipality.

How does 2023 incident volume compare to other years in Brampton?

The 2023 count of 5,363 incidents ranks fourth out of four archived years in Brampton's dataset. Annual incident logging increased in subsequent years, recording 12,493 incidents in 2024 and 11,726 incidents in 2025 before logging 6,124 incidents in 2026. Year totals reflect administrative reporting patterns and open-data publishing scope rather than per-capita risk.

What were the top crime categories in Brampton during 2023?

Auto theft was the leading category in Brampton in 2023 with 1,432 incidents, followed by assault with 1,350 incidents. Other prominent categories included fraud with 904 records, mischief with 718, break and enter with 565, and Other offences with 214. Within the Other category, other crime accounted for 140 incidents while drugs accounted for 74.

Where does the 2023 Brampton crime dataset come from?

The data for 2023 originates from official open-data releases for Brampton, Ontario (ON). The dataset comprises 5,363 incidents logged in 2023 out of a total 35,706 records in the complete city archive. Incident figures represent published incident counts rather than per-capita crime rates.

Sources

Data is compiled from official municipal open-data portals serving Brampton, ON.

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