In 2012, Toronto recorded 395 total incidents in the open dataset, representing a 13.5% increase from 348 incidents in 2011. Year totals reflect reporting practices rather than per-capita risk. Shooting was the highest category with 215 incidents, followed by Assault with 159 incidents. Theft accounted for 13 incidents. These figures are part of Toronto's 425,545 total open-data records spanning 2000 through 2026.
In 2012, Toronto, Ontario recorded 395 incidents in the open-data archive, representing a 13.5% increase from the 348 incidents logged in 2011. It is important to note that year-over-year changes and annual totals reflect police reporting practices and open-data tracking rather than individual per-capita risk. The 2012 total accounts for 0.1% of the 425,545 total recorded incidents in Toronto across all years in the dataset, which spans from 2000 to 2026.
This page provides a detailed breakdown of reported police data in Toronto for the 2012 calendar year. The data highlights the leading categories recorded that year, led by 215 shooting incidents and 159 assault incidents, followed by theft, break and enter, auto theft, and robbery.
In 2012, Toronto documented 395 reported incidents in the city dataset, which represents a 13.5% increase compared to the 348 incidents reported in 2011. Within the 27-year dataset spanning from 2000 through 2026, 2012 ranks 15th overall in total recorded incidents. The 2012 count represents 0.1% of the 425,545 total incidents logged across all years in Toronto. The year sits between the earlier reporting period from 2000 to 2012 and the larger annual open-data releases starting in 2014. Note that annual counts reflect dataset reporting scope rather than per-capita risk.
In 2012, Toronto's reported dataset was dominated by shooting with 215 incidents and assault with 159 incidents, whereas theft recorded 13 incidents, break and enter recorded 4, auto theft recorded 3, and robbery recorded 1. Ranking 15th out of 27 tracked years with 395 incidents, 2012 reflects historical open-data scope before annual counts shifted to tens of thousands starting in 2014.
In 2012, Toronto recorded a total of 395 incidents in the open-data archive. This annual figure accounts for 0.1% of the 425,545 incidents logged across Toronto's full dataset spanning 2000 through 2026. Note that annual totals reflect open-data reporting parameters rather than per-capita risk.
The number of reported incidents in Toronto increased by 13.5% in 2012 compared to 2011. Specifically, the total rose from 348 incidents in 2011 to 395 incidents in 2012. Within the 27-year archive spanning 2000 to 2026, 2012 ranks 15th overall in total logged incidents.
Shooting was the most frequent recorded category in Toronto in 2012, with 215 incidents. Assault was the second highest category with 159 incidents. Additional recorded categories during 2012 included theft with 13 incidents, break and enter with 4 incidents, auto theft with 3 incidents, and robbery with 1 incident.
The 2012 dataset for Toronto is sourced from official municipal open-data releases in ON. The full dataset covers 425,545 total incidents across 27 years from 2000 to 2026. Note that annual incident numbers represent police record releases rather than a measure of per-capita risk.
Data is sourced from official municipal open-data portals provided for Toronto, ON.