Kensington-Chinatown (78), Toronto

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About this neighbourhood

TL;DR. On the latest day of data, Kensington-Chinatown (78) in Toronto recorded 437 incidents, representing about 2 % of the city’s overall 21,841 reports. Assault was the most common type, with 242 cases, followed by break‑and‑enter (84) and theft from vehicle (44). The neighbourhood’s violent count stood at 290, and recent activity reflects a mix of property and personal crimes. Nearby West Humber‑Clairville logged 582 incidents during the same period.

About this data

Kensington‑Chinatown (neighbourhood 78) is a central area of Toronto that saw a total of 437 reported crime incidents in the most recent data snapshot. The neighbourhood’s mix includes a range of offences, from violent assaults to property‑related thefts, reflecting the diverse nature of urban safety concerns.

These 437 incidents account for 2 % of Toronto’s overall tally of 21,841 offences for the reporting window, which spans August 2026. The dataset captures events recorded on that month, though exact days are not available due to synthetic dating. Analysts can use this information to monitor short‑term shifts in crime patterns.

Recent trend

All incidents shown for Kensington‑Chinatown come from the reporting window of August 2026, a single‑month snapshot generated from the city’s latest exact occurrence data. Because the date values are synthetic, the dataset does not include precise day‑level timestamps, only the month and year. Moreover, neighbourhood boundaries are periodically revised by the open‑data portal, so comparisons with earlier years should consider that the geographic scope of “Kensington‑Chinatown” may have shifted. Consequently, any observed changes in incident counts should be interpreted with awareness of these methodological limits.

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