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Brampton vs Toronto — Crime Rate & Statistics Comparison

Between May 24, 2026, and July 23, 2026, Brampton recorded 1,347 total incidents while Toronto recorded 6,779 total incidents. This comparison uses the exact same date range for both Ontario municipalities. The category with the largest raw-count difference was assault, where Brampton registered 379 incidents compared to 3,589 incidents in Toronto. Theft-related incidents were the second largest category for both cities, with 289 in Brampton and 1,802 in Toronto.

1,347
Brampton incidents
2026-05-24 to 2026-07-23
6,779
Toronto incidents
2026-05-24 to 2026-07-23
Assault
Brampton top category
379 incidents
Assault
Toronto top category
3,589 incidents
same date range
Comparison basis

Same-period category differences between Brampton and Toronto

Assault 3,210 gap
Brampton: 379 incidents · Toronto: 3,589 incidents
Theft-related incidents 1,513 gap
Brampton: 289 incidents · Toronto: 1,802 incidents
Break and enter 757 gap
Brampton: 67 incidents · Toronto: 824 incidents
Mischief 354 gap
Brampton: 354 incidents · Toronto: 0 incidents
Robbery 317 gap
Brampton: 31 incidents · Toronto: 348 incidents
Bike theft 170 gap
Brampton: 0 incidents · Toronto: 170 incidents

Brampton vs Toronto crime comparison

Between May 24, 2026, and July 23, 2026, police recorded 1,347 total incidents in Brampton, Ontario, and 6,779 total incidents in Toronto, Ontario. Both cities share the exact same date range for this selected period comparison, spanning 61 inclusive days of published open data. During this 2026 timeframe, both municipalities logged entries across multiple categories in their respective open-data feeds.

In Brampton, assault was the most recorded category with 379 incidents, followed by mischief with 354 incidents and theft-related incidents with 289 entries. In Toronto, assault was also the highest reported category with 3,589 incidents, followed by theft-related incidents with 1,802 entries and break and enter with 824 incidents. Fraud accounted for 109 incidents in Brampton, while Toronto logged 0 fraud incidents in the same feed.

How they compare

During the shared date range from May 24, 2026, to July 23, 2026, Brampton registered 1,347 total incidents, while Toronto registered 6,779 total incidents. The largest absolute difference between the two municipalities occurred in assault, where Toronto recorded 3,589 incidents compared to 379 in Brampton. Theft-related incidents showed another wide difference, with Toronto recording 1,802 incidents and Brampton recording 289 incidents. Break and enter totals also differed, with 824 incidents reported in Toronto versus 67 in Brampton. Conversely, Brampton logged 354 mischief incidents while Toronto recorded 0 mischief incidents in this dataset. Robbery counts stood at 348 in Toronto and 31 in Brampton.

Key stats

What these numbers mean

Comparing May 24, 2026, to July 23, 2026, shows distinct category reporting profiles between Brampton and Toronto. While assault is the leading reported incident type in both cities (379 in Brampton and 3,589 in Toronto), secondary breakdown patterns diverge. Brampton's feed includes 354 mischief incidents and 109 fraud incidents, categories that show 0 recorded entries in Toronto's map feed. In contrast, Toronto's feed includes 170 bike theft incidents and 45 shooting incidents, whereas Brampton recorded 0 in both categories during this 61-day window.

About this dataset

Frequently asked questions

Why do some city comparisons show different date ranges or published windows?

Municipal police portals update open data on independent schedules. While this Brampton and Toronto comparison uses a matching period from May 24, 2026, to July 23, 2026, other city pairs may cover non-identical published windows. In this selected 61-day timeframe, Brampton recorded 1,347 total incidents while Toronto recorded 6,779 total incidents.

What were the primary incident types reported in Brampton during this period?

Between May 24, 2026, and July 23, 2026, assault was Brampton's highest recorded category with 379 incidents. Mischief followed with 354 incidents, and theft-related incidents totaled 289. Other categories included 116 other incidents, 109 fraud incidents, 67 break and enter incidents, 31 robbery incidents, and 2 homicide incidents.

What were the most frequent incident categories in Toronto during this timeframe?

For the same May 24, 2026, to July 23, 2026 date range, Toronto logged 3,589 assault incidents, making it the most frequent category. Theft-related incidents accounted for 1,802 entries, while break and enter totaled 824. Toronto also recorded 348 robbery incidents, 170 bike theft incidents, 45 shooting incidents, and 1 homicide incident.

Why do mischief and fraud show zero incidents in Toronto's data for this period?

Zero entries in specific categories often reflect differences in how municipal open-data feeds categorize or publish incident data rather than an absolute absence of events. During the selected period from May 24, 2026, to July 23, 2026, Brampton reported 354 mischief incidents and 109 fraud incidents, while Toronto's map feed recorded 0 entries under those specific labels.

Sources

Data compiled from open-data portals published by municipal police services in Ontario.

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