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Toronto crime in 2013

In 2013, Toronto recorded 741 reported incidents in open data, representing an 87.6% increase from 395 recorded in 2012. Assault was the most prevalent category with 346 incidents, followed by 196 shooting incidents and 73 break and enter reports. Theft accounted for 72 incidents, auto theft for 33, and robbery for 20. These annual figures reflect open-data reporting totals rather than per-capita risk.

741
Incidents in 2013
0.2%
Share of selected city data
14 of 27
Rank among years
Assault
Top category
346 incidents
+87.6%
Year-over-year
vs 2012

Category mix in 2013

Assault 346
46.7% of 2013 incidents
Shooting 196
26.5% of 2013 incidents
9.9% of 2013 incidents
Theft 72
9.7% of 2013 incidents
4.5% of 2013 incidents
Robbery 20
2.7% of 2013 incidents

Toronto crime 2013

In 2013, Toronto, Ontario recorded 741 total incidents in the municipal open-data archive. This total represents an 87.6% increase compared to the 395 incidents logged during 2012. The figures represent calendar-year reporting documented by police services for the city of Toronto throughout 2013, accounting for 0.2% of the 425,545 total incidents recorded in the full archive.

This page provides a detailed statistical overview of reported police incidents across Toronto during 2013. It examines the leading incident categories—including assault, shooting, and break and enter—while offering historical context across the broader dataset ranging from 2000 to 2026. Readers can explore category totals and track how reported incident volume shifted between 2012 and 2013.

Year-over-year

The 741 incidents documented in Toronto during 2013 represent an 87.6% increase over the 395 incidents recorded in 2012. It is important to emphasize that year-over-year shifts in open-data incident counts reflect municipal reporting and record-keeping practices rather than per-capita risk. In the context of Toronto's 27-year dataset spanning 2000 to 2026, 2013 ranks 14th overall in total recorded volume. The year-over-year rise from 395 to 741 incidents preceded a substantial expansion in recorded volume in subsequent dataset years, starting in 2014 when 28,320 incidents were archived.

Key stats

What these numbers mean

In 2013, Toronto recorded 741 open-data incidents, placing it 14th among 27 tracked years between 2000 and 2026. The category distribution in 2013 was led by assault at 346 incidents and shooting at 196 incidents, which together comprised the primary share of logged records. Break and enter followed with 73 incidents, alongside theft at 72. With 741 incidents, 2013 marked the final year of lower historical reporting volumes in the dataset before archived counts increased significantly to 28,320 in 2014.

About this dataset

Frequently asked questions about Toronto crime in 2013

How many police incidents were reported in Toronto in 2013?

In 2013, Toronto recorded a total of 741 open-data police incidents across the city. This annual count represents 0.2% of the 425,545 total incidents documented in the municipal dataset spanning from 2000 through 2026. Out of 27 total archive years, 2013 ranks 14th in overall incident volume for Toronto.

How did reported incidents in Toronto change from 2012 to 2013?

Reported incidents in Toronto increased by 87.6% from 2012 to 2013. The total count rose from 395 logged incidents in 2012 to 741 incidents in 2013. Year-over-year changes reflect updates in municipal open-data reporting rather than direct per-capita risk measurements.

What were the top crime categories recorded in Toronto in 2013?

The most frequent category logged in Toronto during 2013 was assault, with 346 reported incidents. Shooting was the second most common category with 196 incidents, followed by break and enter at 73, theft at 72, auto theft at 33, and robbery at 20 incidents.

Where does the 2013 Toronto incident data come from?

The data for 2013 originates from municipal open-data portals published for Toronto, ON. This dataset archives reported police incidents across the municipality, recording 741 incidents in 2013 and a total of 425,545 incidents across the complete historical record from 2000 to 2026.

Sources

Data is sourced from official municipal open-data portal releases for Toronto, ON.

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