Richmond Hill Crime Map
Ontario · Latest 24h · updated 2026-10-10
| Latest 24h | 5 incidents (2026-10-07) |
|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | 5,395 incidents through the last complete month |
| 2025 (full year) | 7,786 incidents |
| Full archive | 42,005 incidents (2021–2026) |
| Per 100K / year | 3,507 |
Source: York Regional Police open data.
Official statistics (Statistics Canada)
| York Regional Police: 2025 incidents | 49,765 (down 1.4% vs 2024) |
|---|---|
| Rate per 100,000 | 3,831.2 (population 1,298,920) |
| York Regional Police: Violent incidents | 12,425 (956.6 per 100K) |
| York Regional Police: Property incidents | 25,774 (1,984.3 per 100K) |
| York Regional Police: Crime Severity Index 2025 | 50.3 (violent 63.2) |
| Cleared by police | 39.4% |
| vs Ontario | 16.4% lower rate (4,581.7 per 100K) |
| Estimated Richmond Hill share | 8,522 incidents (estimate: Richmond Hill’s share of the region’s mapped incidents) |
Source: Statistics Canada, police-reported incidents (Uniform Crime Reporting Survey), York Regional Police (all of its area, population 1,298,920). Annual figures; 2025 is the latest published year.
About crime in Richmond Hill
Latest mapped day. Richmond Hill recorded 5 mapped incidents on 2026-10-07. This is a short-window snapshot of police open data, not a personal-safety score.
Year-over-year context
Richmond Hill recorded 8,010 mapped incidents in 2024 and 7,786 in 2025, a 2.8% decrease. Year-to-year comparisons depend on consistent source coverage and reporting definitions.
Latest 24h (2026-10-07) category breakdown
| Fraud | 5 |
Where incidents were mapped
- Richmond Hill B: 5
Across 2021–2026, the current archive contains 42,005 mapped incidents for Richmond Hill. Missing categories or periods reflect what the source publishes; missing is not zero.
Richmond Hill crime overview
Essay updated 2026-10-11 · figures above are from the latest data
TL;DR. Richmond Hill recorded 1 incident on its latest reporting day, Latest day (2026-10-10), in York Regional Police open data. The sole record was fraud, listed in The Hill among 9 neighbourhoods tracked. Police may still add reports for 2026-10-10, so the count can rise. The interactive map shows a separate 60-day window with 889 incidents, while the full archive spans 2021 to 2026 with 42,021 incidents for longer context.
About this data
This page summarizes reported crime for Richmond Hill, Ontario for the Latest day (2026-10-10), based on York Regional Police open data. The headline total is 1 incident recorded with an occurrence date of October 10, 2026, which is the city's latest exact occurrence day in the feed. The data span in the archive runs from 2021 to 2026.
Richmond Hill is shown as part of the York Region feed alongside Vaughan, Markham, Newmarket and other municipalities, with records split to the municipal level. This daily view is useful for seeing what was recorded most recently in The Hill and across 9 neighbourhood areas, while the interactive map provides a broader 60-day context with 889 incidents. Police may still add reports for October 10, 2026, so the count of 1 can rise.
Recent trend
Year-over-year change is not available for the Latest day (2026-10-10) total of 1, because a single-day count cannot be compared with a prior annual total. The multi-year archive provides calendar context, with 5,708 incidents in 2021, 6,836 in 2022, 8,225 in 2023, 8,010 in 2024, 7,786 in 2025 and 5,404 recorded for 2026 to October 10, 2026. For full-archive complete years only, 2025 with 7,786 incidents was down 2.8% from 8,010 in 2024, which is separate from the latest-day headline and the 60-day map window.
Category breakdown
For the Latest day (2026-10-10), the category mix for Richmond Hill reflects the single recorded incident. Fraud accounts for 1 incident, representing 100% of the day's total, making it the most reported category for that occurrence day. No other category types were recorded for October 10, 2026 in this feed. This daily mix is distinct from longer-period patterns, where many incident types contribute across 2021 to 2026. For context on broader classification, the full archive includes an Other parent grouping spanning all years, whose detailed splits are tracked separately and are not part of the October 10, 2026 daily breakdown.
What this means
What stands out is how quiet October 10, 2026 was, with just 1 Fraud incident in The Hill against a 60-day map backdrop of 889 incidents and a full archive of 42,021 incidents from 2021 to 2026. The single-day 100% Fraud share does not describe longer trends. In the full archive, Threats lead the Other grouping with 2,303 records, or 29.8% of Other, followed by Harassment with 1,751 records. Those Threats and Harassment records are person offences in open data, not physical assault.
FAQ
How many crime incidents were recorded in Richmond Hill on the latest day?
Richmond Hill had 1 incident recorded for the latest day, October 10, 2026. That figure is the city's latest exact occurrence day count, not a 60-day or year-to-date total. The longer archive lists 5,404 dated incidents for 2026 and 42,021 incidents across 2021 to 2026. Police may still add late reports for October 10, 2026, so that single-day count can rise.
What was the most common type of crime in Richmond Hill on that day?
The most common category on October 10, 2026 was Fraud, with 1 incident representing 100% of that day's mix. With only 1 incident that day, there was no second-ranked category to compare. For wider context, the full archive includes 7,738 incidents grouped as Other, led by Threats at 2,303 and Harassment at 1,751, which sit beside assault rather than as physical assault.
Has crime in Richmond Hill gone up or down in recent years?
Year-over-year change is not available for the latest-day period of October 10, 2026. For complete calendar-year context, the full archive shows 7,786 incidents in 2025, down 2.8% from 8,010 in 2024. The archive year series runs from 5,708 in 2021 to a peak of 8,225 in 2023, then 8,010 in 2024, before the 2025 decline.
Which neighbourhood had the most incidents on the latest day?
The Hill recorded 1 incident on October 10, 2026, accounting for the city's single incident that day. Richmond Hill has 9 neighbourhoods in this feed. Single-day neighbourhood counts can shift with just one or two reports, so the October 10 result does not describe longer-term concentration, unlike the 889 incidents shown in the 60-day interactive map window.
Where does Richmond Hill crime data come from?
The figures come from York Regional Police open data, with Richmond Hill split out as a municipality from the York Region regional feed. Sibling municipalities in the same feed include Vaughan, Markham and Newmarket, alongside Aurora, Georgina and East Gwillimbury. Counts reflect incidents published to the open layer, not internal police records, and late reports can still be added.
How up to date is the Richmond Hill crime data?
The data is current through October 10, 2026, which is both the latest day in the selected period and the maximum occurrence date in the feed. That latest-day count of 1 incident can still rise as late reports are added. Separately, the interactive map shows a rolling 60-day window with 889 incidents, which is distinct from single-day and full-year archive totals.
Explore Richmond Hill
By category
- Richmond Hill Assault (5,658)
- Richmond Hill Sexual assault (377)
- Richmond Hill Robbery (461)
- Richmond Hill Shooting (31)
- Richmond Hill Homicide (45)
- Richmond Hill Break & enter (2,106)
- Richmond Hill Auto theft (2,382)
- Richmond Hill Theft from vehicle (2,173)
- Richmond Hill Theft (10,855)
- Richmond Hill Mischief (3,689)
- Richmond Hill Fraud (6,491)
- Richmond Hill Other (7,737)
By year
Neighbourhoods
- Richmond Hill B
- Richmond Hill Bathurst
- Richmond Hill C
- Richmond Hill Doncrest
- Richmond Hill East
- Richmond Hill North East
- Richmond Hill North West
- Richmond Hill Richvale
- The Hill