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Mississauga crime in 2023

In 2023, Mississauga recorded 9,659 total crime incidents, representing 22.8% of the 42,310 total incidents logged in the city archive across all available years. Auto theft emerged as the leading category during the year with 2,986 incidents. Other primary categories reported in 2023 included assault with 1,860 incidents, fraud with 1,737 incidents, mischief with 1,513 incidents, break and enter with 1,111 incidents, and robbery with 234 incidents.

9,659
Incidents in 2023
22.8%
Share of selected city data
3 of 4
Rank among years
Auto theft
Top category
2,986 incidents

Category mix in 2023

Auto theft 2,986
30.9% of 2023 incidents
Assault 1,860
19.3% of 2023 incidents
Fraud 1,737
18% of 2023 incidents
Mischief 1,513
15.7% of 2023 incidents
11.5% of 2023 incidents
Robbery 234
2.4% of 2023 incidents

Mississauga crime 2023

In 2023, Mississauga recorded a total of 9,659 reported incidents across all open-data categories. This annual figure accounts for 22.8% of the 42,310 incidents recorded in the city's full archive, which spans a total of 4 years from 2023 through 2026. This archive page presents a detailed statistical overview of official police-reported data collected throughout the municipality during the 2023 calendar year.

The 2023 records highlight incident volume across primary offence classifications, including auto theft, assault, fraud, mischief, break and enter, and robbery. Examining these yearly statistics provides historical open-data context for annual incident totals logged across Mississauga, Ontario, as published in official municipal tracking repositories.

Year-over-year

During 2023, auto theft was the single highest reported category in Mississauga, with 2,986 incidents recorded. Assault followed as the second most frequent category with 1,860 reported cases, while fraud generated 1,737 incidents. Additionally, mischief accounted for 1,513 records, break and enter registered 1,111 incidents, and robbery comprised 234 reported cases. As 2023 represents the initial year of tracking in this 4-year dataset, no prior-year comparison data exists within the city archive. In total, 9,659 incidents were logged across all categories during 2023, ranking it third in overall volume among the 4 tracked years from 2023 to 2026.

Key stats

What these numbers mean

In 2023, auto theft emerged as the dominant category in Mississauga, with 2,986 recorded incidents outperforming assault at 1,860 and fraud at 1,737. Ranking 3rd out of 4 tracked years, 2023 generated 9,659 total incidents, placing its volume below 2024 with 13,681 and 2025 with 12,385, but above 2026 with 6,585. The substantial concentration of auto theft highlights property crime as the primary driver of open-data records during Mississauga's inaugural tracked calendar year.

About this dataset

Frequently asked questions about Mississauga crime in 2023

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

In 2023, a total of 9,659 incidents were reported in Mississauga across all tracked open-data categories. This annual volume accounts for 22.8% of the city's 42,310 total incidents logged in the complete 4-year archive spanning 2023 through 2026.

How does the 2023 incident count compare to other years in Mississauga?

The 2023 total of 9,659 incidents ranks 3rd highest among the 4 recorded years in the city archive. It was lower than subsequent totals recorded in 2024 with 13,681 incidents and 2025 with 12,385 incidents, but higher than the 6,585 incidents logged in 2026.

What was the most common category reported in Mississauga during 2023?

Auto theft was the most frequently reported category in Mississauga in 2023, with 2,986 recorded incidents. Other top categories included assault with 1,860 incidents, fraud with 1,737 incidents, mischief with 1,513 incidents, break and enter with 1,111 incidents, and robbery with 234 incidents.

Where does the 2023 Mississauga crime data originate?

The statistics published on this page are derived from official police-reported open data for Mississauga, Ontario (ON). Across the full multi-year archive, 42,310 total incidents were published from 2023 to 2026, of which 9,659 records represent the 2023 calendar year.

Sources

Data is sourced from official police-reported open-data releases for Mississauga, ON.

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