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Toronto crime in 2024

In 2024, Toronto logged 40,445 total reported incidents, representing a 5.9% decrease from the 42,969 incidents recorded in 2023. Assault led the category mix with 20,935 incidents, followed by Auto theft with 8,381 incidents and Break and enter with 6,559 incidents. Year-over-year totals reflect open-data reporting volume rather than per-capita risk. The 2024 total accounts for 9.5% of the 425,545 incidents recorded across all years in the city archive.

40,445
Incidents in 2024
9.5%
Share of selected city data
2 of 27
Rank among years
Assault
Top category
20,935 incidents
-5.9%
Year-over-year
vs 2023

Category mix in 2024

Assault 20,935
51.8% of 2024 incidents
Auto theft 8,381
20.7% of 2024 incidents
16.2% of 2024 incidents
Robbery 2,323
5.7% of 2024 incidents
Theft 1,329
3.3% of 2024 incidents
Shooting 484
1.2% of 2024 incidents

Toronto crime 2024

In 2024, Toronto, Ontario recorded 40,445 reported incidents in the open-data dataset, representing a 5.9% decrease from the 42,969 incidents documented in 2023. These 2024 figures account for 9.5% of the 425,545 total records logged across the city's 27-year archive spanning from 2000 through 2026.

This page presents the annual open-data summary for Toronto during 2024. It details the distribution of reported incidents across primary categories, including assault, auto theft, break and enter, robbery, theft, and shooting. The record provides factual visibility into municipal police incident counts recorded throughout the full calendar year.

Year-over-year

Compared to 2023, Toronto observed a 5.9% decline in total recorded incidents, moving from 42,969 incidents in 2023 down to 40,445 in 2024. Despite this year-over-year reduction, 2024 stands as the second highest annual volume recorded in the city's 27-year dataset from 2000 to 2026, placing second out of 27 tracked years. It is important to note that annual totals reflect police reporting and open-data publishing practices rather than per-capita risk. This complete calendar-year record provides direct context for comparing 2024 with previous annual totals across Toronto.

Key stats

What these numbers mean

In 2024, assault led Toronto's open-data breakdown with 20,935 incidents, followed by auto theft at 8,381 and break and enter at 6,559. With 40,445 total incidents, 2024 ranks second highest across the 27 tracked years from 2000 to 2026, behind only 2023's peak of 42,969. The concentration in violent and property categories highlights the distinct composition of Toronto's 2024 figures within the broader 425,545 city-wide archive.

About this dataset

Frequently asked questions about Toronto crime in 2024

How many crime incidents were reported in Toronto in 2024?

In 2024, Toronto recorded a total of 40,445 reported incidents in the open-data archive. This annual figure accounts for 9.5% of the 425,545 total incidents documented across Toronto's full 27-year dataset spanning from 2000 to 2026.

Did reported incidents in Toronto increase or decrease in 2024?

Reported incidents in Toronto decreased by 5.9% in 2024 compared to 2023. The total count shifted from 42,969 incidents in 2023 to 40,445 in 2024. Despite this annual reduction, 2024 remains the second highest year on record out of 27 years tracked.

What were the most common crime categories in Toronto during 2024?

Assault was the leading category in Toronto during 2024 with 20,935 reported incidents. Auto theft was the second most frequent category with 8,381 incidents, followed by break and enter with 6,559 records, robbery with 2,323, theft with 1,329, and shooting with 484.

What is the source of Toronto's 2024 crime dataset?

The 2024 figures come directly from open-data records released by municipal police services in Ontario (ON). The complete city archive contains 425,545 incident records logged across 27 years from 2000 through 2026, with 2024 representing a complete calendar-year reporting period.

Sources

Data for Toronto is sourced from municipal police open-data portals in Ontario (ON).

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