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Toronto crime in 2019

In 2019, Toronto recorded 34,457 open-data police incidents, representing a 6% increase from 32,515 incidents in 2018. Assault was the highest-volume category with 16,861 reported incidents, followed by Break and enter with 8,294 incidents and Auto theft with 4,784 incidents. Year-over-year figures reflect changes in official open-data police reporting rather than per-capita risk. Overall, 2019 ranked fifth in total incidents among 27 tracked archive years.

34,457
Incidents in 2019
8.1%
Share of selected city data
5 of 27
Rank among years
Assault
Top category
16,861 incidents
+6%
Year-over-year
vs 2018

Category mix in 2019

Assault 16,861
48.9% of 2019 incidents
24.1% of 2019 incidents
Auto theft 4,784
13.9% of 2019 incidents
Robbery 2,695
7.8% of 2019 incidents
Theft 963
2.8% of 2019 incidents
Shooting 505
1.5% of 2019 incidents

Toronto crime 2019

In 2019, Toronto recorded 34,457 total incidents in the city's open-data archive, representing a 6% increase compared to 2018. This figure accounts for 8.1% of the 425,545 total incidents documented in Toronto across the entire dataset spanning 2000 to 2026. Annual totals reflect recorded police reporting levels rather than per-capita risk.

This page details Toronto's 2019 police reporting archive across major offence categories. The dataset highlights recorded incidents in categories including Assault, Break and enter, Auto theft, Robbery, Theft, and Shooting. Readers can explore category breakdowns, compare annual totals across recorded years, and review historical context for public safety reporting across Toronto, Ontario.

Year-over-year

During 2019, Toronto logged 34,457 incidents in open-data records, representing a 6% increase compared to 32,515 incidents recorded in 2018. Within the city's multi-year tracking archive from 2000 to 2026, 2019 ranks as the 5th highest annual total out of 27 recorded years. The 2019 count represented 8.1% of the 425,545 total incidents registered across the complete dataset. Year-over-year shifts in total volume reflect changes in reported incidents rather than per-capita risk. Evaluating these complete calendar-year totals allows readers to observe changes in recorded incident volume between 2018 and 2019 across Toronto, Ontario.

Key stats

What these numbers mean

In 2019, Toronto's open-data records were led by Assault with 16,861 reported incidents, followed by Break and enter with 8,294 incidents and Auto theft with 4,784 incidents. Robbery logged 2,695 cases, Theft reached 963, and Shooting recorded 505 incidents. Ranking 5th highest across 27 recorded years from 2000 to 2026, 2019 represented 8.1% of the 425,545 total incidents in the city's archive. The 6% rise from 32,515 incidents in 2018 reflects a continued multi-year increase in logged open-data volume for Toronto.

About this dataset

Frequently asked questions about Toronto crime in 2019

How many total incidents were recorded in Toronto in 2019?

In 2019, Toronto recorded a total of 34,457 incidents in the open-data dataset. This count accounts for 8.1% of the 425,545 total incidents logged across all 27 recorded years in Toronto's archive, spanning from 2000 to 2026. The 2019 total places the year as the 5th highest annual count overall in the city's historical dataset.

How did recorded incidents in Toronto change from 2018 to 2019?

Recorded incidents in Toronto rose by 6% in 2019 compared to 2018. The annual total increased from 32,515 incidents in 2018 to 34,457 incidents in 2019. This change reflects full calendar-year open-data reporting totals. Year totals indicate recorded police activity and reporting entries across Toronto rather than direct changes in per-capita risk.

What were the most common recorded crime categories in Toronto during 2019?

Assault was the leading category in Toronto during 2019, with 16,861 recorded incidents. Break and enter recorded the second highest volume with 8,294 incidents, followed by Auto theft at 4,784 incidents. Additional leading categories included Robbery with 2,695 incidents, Theft with 963 incidents, and Shooting with 505 recorded incidents in the 2019 open-data figures.

Where does the 2019 crime data for Toronto come from?

The data originates from public open-data records released by local police reporting services in Toronto, Ontario. The dataset for 2019 forms part of a broader archive containing 425,545 incidents recorded between 2000 and 2026. These figures document incidents logged by law enforcement, providing open public records for analysis across specific calendar years and offence classifications.

Sources

Data is sourced from official open-data portals published by police services in Toronto, ON.

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