In 2026 YTD through July, Vaughan recorded 5 homicide incidents, representing 0.1% of the city's 7,883 total open-data incidents across all categories. Per-incident counts for homicide are typically small and volatile year-to-year. Earlier full-year counts were 8 in 2025, 17 in 2024, 13 in 2023, 16 in 2022, and 20 in 2021. The largest listed neighbourhood counts for 2026 are Woodbridge East (2), Woodbridge South West (2), and South of Maple (1).
Data current through . Source: official police open-data portal covering Vaughan.
This page provides open-data police record figures for the Homicide category in Vaughan, Ontario. For 2026 year-to-date through July, the city recorded 5 Homicide incidents. Across all 12 tracked categories in Vaughan, total citywide incidents reached 7,883 during this same timeframe. Per-incident counts for homicide are typically small and volatile year-to-year, meaning minor changes in total numbers can result in large percentage fluctuations over short periods.
Homicide incidents account for exactly 0.1 percent of all recorded police data in Vaughan for 2026 year-to-date. This published figure reflects official open-data reporting from January 1, 2021 through August 14, 2026. The counts presented represent year-to-date figures through July rather than a 60-day map window. Individual neighbourhood breakdowns include Woodbridge East with 2 incidents, Woodbridge South West with 2 incidents, and South of Maple with 1 incident.
In Vaughan, Homicide ranks 12th out of 12 total crime categories tracked in the official open-data dataset for 2026 year-to-date, making it the least frequently recorded category in the city. With 5 incidents, Homicide remains substantially lower in count than higher-frequency categories. For comparison, Theft is the most prevalent category with 2,209 incidents, followed by the Other category at 1,885 incidents, Assault at 1,042 incidents, Fraud at 1,025 incidents, and Mischief at 601 incidents. Because homicide counts are low relative to property and general personal offences, year-to-year shifts reflect small overall numbers.
Homicide represents a minimal share of Vaughan's open-data records, ranking 12th among 12 categories at 0.1 percent of total city incidents. In complete reporting years, recorded counts decreased from 20 in 2021 to 16 in 2022, 13 in 2023, before rising to 17 in 2024 and dropping 52.9 percent to 8 in 2025. For 2026 year-to-date through July, 5 incidents are recorded. Woodbridge East and Woodbridge South West recorded 2 incidents each, while South of Maple recorded 1.
In 2026 year-to-date through July, Vaughan recorded 5 Homicide incidents out of 7,883 total recorded incidents across all categories. This category accounts for 0.1 percent of total open-data incidents in the city during this period, ranking 12th among the 12 tracked categories.
Annual Homicide counts in Vaughan reached a peak of 20 incidents in 2021, followed by 16 in 2022 and 13 in 2023. Counts rose to 17 in 2024 before decreasing by 52.9 percent to 8 incidents in 2025. Per-incident counts for homicide are typically small and volatile year-to-year.
For 2026 year-to-date through July, Woodbridge East recorded 2 Homicide incidents, Woodbridge South West recorded 2 incidents, and South of Maple recorded 1 incident. Together with the rest of the city, these incidents form the total count of 5 Homicide records in Vaughan for the current year-to-date period.
Homicide is the lowest-ranked category in Vaughan out of 12 categories, with 5 incidents in 2026 year-to-date. In contrast, property and personal offences show much higher figures, including Theft at 2,209 incidents, Other at 1,885, Assault at 1,042, Fraud at 1,025, and Mischief at 601 incidents.
Data is derived from official ON municipal open-data records published for Vaughan covering reported incidents from 2021 through 2026.