Tay Crime Statistics
Ontario · Statistics Canada 2025 · updated 2026-10-13
CrimeMaps has no incident-level map for Tay: its police service does not publish open incident data. These are the official annual police-reported statistics from Statistics Canada.
| 2025 incidents | 349 (up 10.4% vs 2024) |
|---|---|
| Rate per 100,000 | 2,916.1 (population 11,970) |
| Violent incidents | 123 (1,027.7 per 100K) |
| Property incidents | 169 (1,412.1 per 100K) |
| Crime Severity Index 2025 | 38.5 (violent 60.2) |
| Cleared by police | 49.6% |
| vs Ontario | 36.4% lower rate (4,581.7 per 100K) |
Source: Statistics Canada, police-reported incidents (Uniform Crime Reporting Survey), Southern Georgian Bay (Tay) OPP. Annual figures; 2025 is the latest published year.
Year by year
| Year | Incidents | Per 100K | Violent | Property | CSI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 349 | 2,916.1 | 123 | 169 | 38.5 |
| 2024 | 316 | 2,616.5 | 80 | 167 | 33.1 |
| 2023 | 278 | 2,310.7 | 71 | 151 | 31.1 |
| 2022 | 286 | 2,423.5 | 91 | 139 | 37.4 |
| 2021 | 264 | 2,290.3 | 65 | 146 | 34.2 |
| 2020 | 265 | 2,339.8 | 70 | 135 | 29.0 |
| 2019 | 325 | 2,895.6 | 66 | 213 | 39.2 |
Offences in 2025
| Offence | Incidents | Per 100K | vs 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theft (non-vehicle) | 54 | 451.2 | up 1.9% |
| Assault | 53 | 442.9 | up 32.5% |
| Fraud and identity crime | 52 | 434.5 | down 8.8% |
| Mischief | 29 | 242.3 | up 7.4% |
| Theft from vehicle | 20 | 167.1 | up 100.0% |
| Break and enter | 18 | 150.4 | up 28.6% |
| Sexual assault | 15 | 125.3 | up 36.4% |
| Motor vehicle theft | 15 | 125.3 | unchanged |
| Impaired driving | 8 | 66.8 | down 33.3% |
| Shoplifting | 6 | 50.1 | unchanged |
| Drug violations | 6 | 50.1 | up 100.0% |
| Weapons violations | 3 | 25.1 | down 62.5% |
Tay crime overview
Essay updated 2026-10-04 · figures above are Statistics Canada 2025
TL;DR. Tay recorded 349 incidents at a rate of 2,916.1 per 100,000 population in 2025. Total incidents rose 10.4% from 2024. The most common offence was theft (non-vehicle) with 54 incidents.
About this data
Tay is policed by the Southern Georgian Bay (Tay) OPP detachment. These are official annual statistics from Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey for police-reported incidents. In the latest year, 2025, there were 349 incidents, for a rate of 2,916.1 per 100,000 population. That rate is based on a population of 11,970.
Recent trend
Total incidents rose 10.4% from 316 in 2024 to 349 in the latest year, 2025. Since 2019, when there were 325 incidents, the count rose 7.4% while the rate per 100,000 population rose 0.7%. The peak between 2019 and 2025 was 349 in 2025 and the lowest was 264 in 2021. Violent incidents rose 53.8% compared with 2024, while property incidents rose 1.2%. The yearly totals were 325 in 2019, 265 in 2020, 264 in 2021, 286 in 2022, 278 in 2023, 316 in 2024 and 349 in 2025.
Category breakdown
In the latest year, 123 incidents were violent, or 35.2% of the total, and 169 were property, or 48.4% of the total. The most-reported offences were theft (non-vehicle) with 54 incidents, or 15.5% of the total, up from 53 in 2024 after it rose 1.9%, and assault with 53 incidents, or 15.2% of the total, up from 40 after it rose 32.5%. There were 52 incidents of fraud and identity crime, or 14.9%, down from 57 after it fell 8.8%, while there were 29 incidents of mischief, or 8.3%, up from 27 after it rose 7.4%. There were 25 incidents of uttering threats, or 7.2%, up from 10 after it rose 150%, 20 incidents of theft from a vehicle, or 5.7%, up from 10 after it rose 100%, 18 incidents of break and enter, or 5.2%, up from 14 after it rose 28.6%, and 15 incidents of sexual assault, or 4.3%, up from 11 after it rose 36.4%. The Crime Severity Index for 2025 was 38.47, with a violent Crime Severity Index of 60.2, a measure that weights offences by seriousness.
What this means
Tay's total rate of 2,916.1 per 100,000 population was 36.4% below Ontario's 4,581.7. Its violent rate of 1,027.7 was 4.6% below the provincial rate of 1,077.8, and its property rate of 1,412.1 was 45.7% below the provincial rate of 2,599.6. Police-reported data reflect incidents that came to police attention, not every offence, and cannot show locations within Tay, while reporting practices can differ. Statistics Canada publishes each year's data the following July, so the latest year figures cover 2025 as an annual total.
FAQ
What is the crime rate in Tay?
In 2025, the Southern Georgian Bay (Tay) OPP detachment reported 349 incidents, a rate of 2,916.1 per 100,000 population for a population of 11,970. This included 123 violent incidents and 169 property incidents. Police-reported means incidents that came to police attention; not every crime is reported.
Is crime going up or down in Tay?
Total incidents rose 10.4% from 316 in 2024 to 349 in 2025. Violent incidents rose 53.8% and property incidents rose 1.2% over the same period. Since 2019, total incidents rose from 325 to 349, up 7.4%, with the lowest total of 264 in 2021 and the peak of 349 in 2025.
What is the most common crime in Tay?
The most reported offence in 2025 was theft (non-vehicle) with 54 incidents, representing 15.5% of total incidents, at a rate of 451.2 per 100,000 population. It was followed by assault with 53 incidents and fraud and identity crime with 52 incidents. Theft (non-vehicle) rose 1.9% from 53 in 2024.
How does Tay compare with Ontario?
In 2025, Tay's total rate of 2,916.1 per 100,000 population was 36.4% lower than Ontario's rate of 4,581.7 per 100,000 population. Its violent rate of 1,027.7 per 100,000 population was 4.6% lower than the provincial violent rate of 1,077.8, and its property rate of 1,412.1 was 45.7% lower than the provincial property rate of 2,599.6.
Where do these numbers come from?
These are official annual statistics from Statistics Canada's Uniform Crime Reporting Survey for the Southern Georgian Bay (Tay) OPP detachment, covering 2019–2025. Statistics Canada publishes each year's data the following July, with 2025 as the latest year.