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Mississauga crime in 2024

In 2024, Mississauga recorded 13,681 total reported incidents, representing a 41.6% increase from the 9,659 incidents logged in 2023. These year-over-year figures reflect changes in police reporting and open data collection rather than individual per-capita risk. Auto theft was the primary category in 2024 with 3,406 incidents, followed by assault at 2,881 and fraud at 2,634. In total, 2024 ranked highest among recorded years.

13,681
Incidents in 2024
32.3%
Share of selected city data
1 of 4
Rank among years
Auto theft
Top category
3,406 incidents
+41.6%
Year-over-year
vs 2023

Category mix in 2024

Auto theft 3,406
24.9% of 2024 incidents
Assault 2,881
21.1% of 2024 incidents
Fraud 2,634
19.3% of 2024 incidents
Mischief 2,316
16.9% of 2024 incidents
11.6% of 2024 incidents
Robbery 433
3.2% of 2024 incidents

Mississauga crime 2024

During the 2024 calendar year, Mississauga recorded 13,681 total incidents in the open-data archive, representing a 41.6% increase compared to the 9,659 incidents logged in 2023. Year-over-year changes in these annual counts reflect changes in open-data reporting volume rather than changes in per-capita risk.

This page details recorded incident statistics for Mississauga, Ontario, covering the full 2024 calendar year. It outlines top incident categories, including auto theft, assault, fraud, mischief, break and enter, and robbery. The 2024 total of 13,681 incidents accounts for 32.3% of the 42,310 total incidents logged across Mississauga's full archive, which spans from 2023 through 2026.

Year-over-year

In 2024, Mississauga recorded 13,681 incidents, an increase of 41.6% compared to 9,659 incidents in 2023. This placed 2024 as the highest volume year among the 4 dataset years recorded between 2023 and 2026. For comparison, subsequent annual figures in the dataset included 12,385 incidents in 2025 and 6,585 incidents in 2026. The 2024 total represents 32.3% of the city's 42,310 total archived incidents across all recorded years. Auto theft was the largest reported category in 2024 with 3,406 incidents, followed by assault with 2,881 incidents, fraud with 2,634 incidents, and mischief with 2,316 incidents.

Key stats

What these numbers mean

With 13,681 incidents, 2024 stands as the highest single-year count in Mississauga's four-year dataset span from 2023 to 2026, ranking first overall. Auto theft led all categories during the year at 3,406 incidents, exceeding assault (2,881) and fraud (2,634). The 41.6% rise over 2023's 9,659 incidents marks the peak year in available records before counts shifted to 12,385 in 2025 and 6,585 in 2026. Property and financial offences—specifically auto theft, fraud, mischief (2,316), and break and enter (1,591)—formed a major share of 2024 reporting.

About this dataset

Frequently asked questions about Mississauga crime in 2024

How many incidents were recorded in Mississauga in 2024?

In 2024, Mississauga logged 13,681 total incidents in the open-data dataset. This calendar-year count represents 32.3% of the 42,310 total incidents recorded in Mississauga's full archive across all four available dataset years from 2023 through 2026, making 2024 the highest-volume year in the recorded dataset.

Did reported incidents in Mississauga increase or decrease in 2024?

Reported incidents in Mississauga increased in 2024 compared to the previous year. The total count rose 41.6% from 9,659 incidents in 2023 to 13,681 incidents in 2024. Year-over-year changes reflect open-data reporting totals rather than per-capita risk. In subsequent years, counts shifted to 12,385 in 2025 and 6,585 in 2026.

What were the top crime categories in Mississauga during 2024?

The top category in Mississauga during 2024 was auto theft, with 3,406 reported incidents. Other leading categories included assault with 2,881 incidents, fraud with 2,634 incidents, mischief with 2,316 incidents, break and enter with 1,591 incidents, and robbery with 433 incidents.

What is the source of the 2024 crime data for Mississauga?

The data comes from official municipal open-data records for Mississauga, Ontario, covering reported incidents from 2023 to 2026. The 2024 dataset contains 13,681 recorded incidents, forming part of the 42,310 total incidents logged in the city's full open-data archive across all documented years.

Sources

Data synthesized from official municipal open-data releases for Mississauga, ON.

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