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Richmond Hill crime in 2021

In 2021, Richmond Hill logged 5,870 total incidents reported by York Regional Police, accounting for 14 percent of the 41,830 open-data records in the city archive. Category counts for 2021 were led by Other offences with 1,373 incidents, which included 320 threat and 304 harassment cases. Theft followed with 1,249 incidents, alongside 882 fraud offences and 704 assaults. This year ranked fifth highest in total incident volume across six archived years.

5,870
Incidents in 2021
14%
Share of selected city data
5 of 6
Rank among years
Other
Top category
1,373 incidents

Category mix in 2021

Other 1,373
23.4% of 2021 incidents
Theft 1,249
21.3% of 2021 incidents
Fraud 882
15% of 2021 incidents
Assault 704
12% of 2021 incidents
Mischief 568
9.7% of 2021 incidents
7.3% of 2021 incidents

Richmond Hill crime 2021

In 2021, Richmond Hill recorded 5,870 total police-reported incidents in the open-data dataset provided by York Regional Police. This calendar-year count represents 14 percent of the city's total 41,830 incidents logged across the entire 6-year local archive spanning from 2021 through 2026.

This archive summary outlines the annual breakdown of reported offences across Richmond Hill, Ontario for the 2021 calendar year. The narrative examines primary offence categories including Theft, Fraud, and Assault, while providing detailed visibility into subcategories such as Threats and Harassment listed within the broad Other category. It serves as an historical baseline for evaluating police-reported figures across the municipality.

Year-over-year

During 2021, the category labeled Other accounted for the highest number of records in Richmond Hill with 1,373 incidents. Within this category, person-specific offences were prominent, including 320 records of Threats and 304 records of Harassment. Specific property and criminal categories also formed a substantial portion of the annual total, led by 1,249 Theft offences, 882 Fraud cases, 704 Assault incidents, 568 Mischief calls, and 426 Theft from vehicle reports. Additional subcategories under Other included 216 Drug incidents, 163 Other crime entries, 113 Calls for service, 111 Traffic & MVC events, and 93 Weapons offences.

Key stats

What these numbers mean

With 5,870 incidents, 2021 ranks 5th among the 6 recorded years in Richmond Hill's archive, marking the second-lowest annual total in the dataset. Property and financial offences featured prominently, with Theft generating 1,249 reports and Fraud reaching 882 cases. Notably, person-focused offences were heavy drivers within the top category of Other (1,373), where Threats (320) and Harassment (304) represented substantial annual counts.

About this dataset

Frequently asked questions about Richmond Hill crime in 2021

How many incidents were reported in Richmond Hill in 2021?

In 2021, Richmond Hill recorded a total of 5,870 incidents in the open-data archive. This annual figure accounts for 14 percent of the city's cumulative 41,830 incidents logged across all available years in the dataset from 2021 to 2026. The 2021 total represents one of the lowest annual counts recorded for the municipality during this six-year period.

How does the 2021 incident total compare to other years in Richmond Hill?

With 5,870 incidents, 2021 ranked 5th out of 6 recorded years in Richmond Hill. Subsequent years in the dataset showed higher annual totals, including 7,005 incidents in 2022, 8,443 in 2023, 8,208 in 2024, and 8,002 in 2025, before recording 4,302 in 2026.

What were the top categories of reported incidents in Richmond Hill during 2021?

The top category in 2021 was Other with 1,373 incidents, followed by Theft with 1,249 cases, Fraud with 882 incidents, Assault with 704 records, Mischief with 568, and Theft from vehicle with 426. Within Other, Threats (320) and Harassment (304) were the leading subcategories.

What is the source of the 2021 Richmond Hill crime data?

The data for 2021 comes from open-data records published by York Regional Police for Richmond Hill, Ontario. The dataset spans 6 years from 2021 to 2026, recording an overall total of 41,830 incidents across all classifications in the municipal archive.

Sources

Data is sourced from open-data records published by York Regional Police for Richmond Hill, ON.

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