Thunder Bay Crime Map
Ontario · October 2024 · updated 2026-09-10
| October 2024 | 641 incidents |
|---|---|
| 2024 (full year) | 7,231 incidents |
| Full archive | 9,276 incidents (2023–2024) |
| Per 100K / year | 6,145 |
| CSI 2025 | 119.2 (violent 201.8) |
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About crime in Thunder Bay
TL;DR. Thunder Bay open data recorded 641 incidents in October 2024. In the broader 2024 category breakdown, Other represents the highest volume at 3,409 incidents (47.1%), led primarily by Traffic & MVC offences, which account for 3,373 incidents (76.1% of Other). Assault follows as the second most common category with 1,259 incidents (17.4%). Theft recorded 1,048 incidents (14.5%), while Break and enter reached 517 incidents.
About this data
During October 2024, public open-data records for Thunder Bay, Ontario logged 641 total incidents. This monthly total represents the primary headline count for the last complete calendar month with published open-data records. By comparison, the rolling 60-day interactive map window contains 1,733 total incidents between September 28, 2023 and October 24, 2024. For additional perspective, Thunder Bay Police Service annual reports noted 10,729 Total Criminal Code Incidents in 2025, up 27% from 8,458 in 2024.
This resource organizes open-data incident records to offer clear, neutral insights into public safety data across the city of Thunder Bay. By presenting published counts in a structured format, this overview helps residents, researchers, and community organizations analyze local incident patterns and compare map point exports with official Thunder Bay Police Service annual summaries.
Recent trend
Year-over-year percentage change is not available for the October 2024 monthly headline period. In the multi-year open-data archive, dated incident records expanded from 2,045 incidents in 2023 to 7,231 incidents in 2024, reaching 9,276 total incidents across all recorded years. Separately, official annual reports from the Thunder Bay Police Service document 10,729 Total Criminal Code Incidents in 2025 compared to 8,458 in 2024, representing a 27% increase. Those official report figures also show property-related crimes increased 58% from 4,290 in 2024 to 6,757 in 2025.
Category breakdown
In the 2024 category breakdown, Other represents the leading category with 3,409 incidents, accounting for 47.1% of reported open-data incidents. Within the multi-year Other category breakdown, Traffic & MVC is the primary subcategory with 3,373 incidents, comprising 76.1% of Other offences and 36.4% of all total incidents. Assault ranks second among top categories with 1,259 incidents (17.4%), followed by Theft in third place with 1,048 incidents (14.5%). Additional top categories in the 2024 mix include Break and enter with 517 incidents (7.1%), Mischief with 482 incidents (6.7%), and Robbery with 179 incidents (2.5%). Overall, combined violent-category offences total 1,497 incidents in 2024.
FAQ
How many incidents were recorded in Thunder Bay in October 2024?
In October 2024, the open-data feed recorded 641 total incidents in Thunder Bay. Across the entire 2024 open dataset, 7,231 dated incidents were logged, compared to 2,045 incidents recorded in 2023. This brings the combined 2023 to 2024 archive total to 9,276 incidents for the city.
What is the most frequent incident category in Thunder Bay's open data?
The leading category in 2024 is Other, accounting for 3,409 incidents or 47.1% of the total dataset. Within the full-archive breakdown of Other offences, Traffic & MVC represents the largest subcategory with 3,373 incidents (76.1% of Other), followed by Bylaw & Provincial offences with 636 incidents (14.3% of Other).
What is the year-over-year incident trend for Thunder Bay?
Year-over-year comparison data is not available for the open-data selected period. However, official statistics from the Thunder Bay Police Service annual report indicate that Total Criminal Code Incidents reached 10,729 in 2025, up 27% from 8,458 incidents in 2024. In the open dataset, recorded incidents totaled 2,045 in 2023 and 7,231 in 2024.
Why are neighbourhood-level incident maps not available for Thunder Bay?
Neighbourhood-level breakdowns are not available for this source because the open-data feed does not publish incident records organized by neighbourhood boundaries. As a result, all incident statistics for Thunder Bay, including the 7,231 dated incidents logged in 2024, are provided strictly as citywide figures.
What is the official source of Thunder Bay's incident data?
Incident data for Thunder Bay is sourced from an official municipal open-data portal in Ontario. Additional aggregate statistics, including the 2025 full-year report of 10,729 Total Criminal Code Incidents, are published in the Thunder Bay Police Service Annual Reports.
How current are the published incident figures for Thunder Bay?
The monthly open-data stats cover October 2024, with point-level occurrence dates published through October 24, 2024. In contrast, the rolling 60-day interactive map window displays 1,733 recent incidents, while annual reports from the Thunder Bay Police Service provide official figures through full-year 2025.
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By category
- Thunder Bay Assault (1,610)
- Thunder Bay Sexual assault (66)
- Thunder Bay Robbery (220)
- Thunder Bay Break & enter (657)
- Thunder Bay Auto theft (175)
- Thunder Bay Theft from vehicle (165)
- Thunder Bay Theft (1,282)
- Thunder Bay Mischief (667)
- Thunder Bay Other (4,434)