Safe Cities profile series: Key indicators by census metropolitan area
Toronto, Ontario
Satisfaction with safety
Toronto 88%, Ontario 89%*, Canada 88%
proportion of people who reported being satisfied with their personal safety from crime in 2014
* significantly different from Toronto (p < 0.05)
Police-reported violent crime rate in 2018
Toronto 818, Ontario 899, Canada 1,143
rate per 100,000 population
Ten-year change in police-reported crime rate (2008 to 2018)
Toronto -15%, Ontario -16%, Canada, -17%
Population and demographics
Toronto, Ontario
Toronto, a city in Ontario, was home to 6,341,935 people in 2018, and it had a high density population of 1,074 residents per square kilometre. Three in ten (29%) residents were aged 24 and younger, on par with the distribution in Ontario (29%) and across Canada (28%).
About 0.8% of Toronto residents were part of the Indigenous population (First Nations, Métis and Inuit) in 2016, notably lower than Ontario (2.8%) and Canada (4.9%). Immigrants represented nearly half (46%) of residents, higher than Ontario (29%) and Canada (22%). One in eight (13%) immigrants in Toronto were recent immigrants (since 2011), similar to Ontario (12%) but somewhat lower than Canada (16%). There was a notably larger proportion of people who identified as a visible minority in Toronto (51%) than in Ontario (29%) and Canada overall (22%).
Education, employment and income
In 2016, seven in ten (69%) Toronto residents aged 25 to 64 had completed some form of postsecondary education, just over one in five (22%) had completed high school (or equivalent) as their highest level of education, and one in ten (10%) had completed neither.
In 2018, the unemployment rate in Toronto (6.0%) was similar to Ontario (5.6%) and Canada’s provinces (5.8%). Households in Toronto earned a median after-tax annual income of $51,760 in 2017, slightly lower than in Ontario ($53,850) and Canada ($52,090). The percentage of families considered low-income was somewhat higher in Toronto (20%) than in Ontario (17%) and Canada (17%).
Housing and families
On average, there were 2.7 persons per household in Toronto in 2016, similar to Ontario (2.6) and Canada (2.4). Most (66%) households in Toronto owned their homes, on par with Ontario (70%) and Canada (68%). When a household spends 30% or more of its income on shelter costs, it is considered to live in unaffordable housing: this was the case for one in three (33%) Toronto households, higher than in Ontario (28%) and Canada (24%). A small proportion (5.4%) of occupied private dwellings in Toronto were in need of major repairs, slightly lower than Ontario (6.1%) and Canada (6.5%). About one-fifth (18%) of Toronto families were lone-parent families, on par with Ontario (17%) and Canada (16%). In 2018, there were an estimated 8,715 homeless individuals living in Toronto.
Community safety and sense of belonging
- In 2014, more than one-third (36%) of Toronto residents aged 15 and older were very satisfied with their personal safety from crime, significantly lower than Ontario residents (40%) and Canadians living in the provinces overall (38%).
- Over two in five (44%) Toronto residents felt very safe when walking alone after dark, significantly lower than Ontario (51%) and Canada’s provinces (52%).
- Women who lived in Toronto were significantly less likely than men to feel very safe when walking alone after dark (29% versus 57%), similar to Ontario and Canada’s provinces.
- About one in five (22%) Toronto residents thought social disorder was a big or moderate problem in their neighbourhood, significantly higher than in Ontario (21%) but the same as Canada’s provinces (22%).
- Nearly one in four (23%) Toronto residents said they had a very strong sense of belonging to their community, significantly lower than in Ontario (25%) and Canada’s provinces (25%).
- Over a six-year period (2009 to 2014), 17% of Toronto residents experienced discrimination, which was significantly higher than Ontario (15%) and Canada’s provinces (13%).
- About 14% of Toronto residents said they knew most people in their neighbourhood in 2014, significantly lower than in Ontario (20%) and Canada’s provinces (21%).
- The large majority (72%) of Toronto residents thought crime levels in their neighbourhood were lower than the rest of Canada, significantly lower than in Ontario (76%) and Canada’s provinces (74%).
- The vast majority (90%) of Toronto residents reported having confidence in police in 2014, which was similar to the proportion in Ontario (91%) and Canada’s provinces (91%).
Self-reported experiences of victimization
- Among Toronto residents aged 15 and older, there were 423,000 incidents of self-reported violent victimization in 2014—a rate of 83 per 1,000 population—which was not significantly different than the rate in Ontario (82) and Canada’s provinces (76).
- In 2018, 3.7% of Toronto residents were victims of a self-reported physical or sexual assault, significantly lower than Ontario (4.6%) but not significantly different from Canada’s provinces (4.4%).
- More than one in four (27%) Toronto residents experienced unwanted sexual behaviour in public, which was similar to Ontario (25%) but significantly higher than Canada’s provinces (23%).
- In Toronto, women were significantly more likely to experience unwanted sexual behaviour in public than men (37% versus 16%).
- Of those who experienced unwanted sexual behaviour in public, one in five (21%) Toronto residents said the most serious incident took place on public transit, significantly higher than Ontario (12%) and Canada’s provinces (11%).
- For reference, in 2016, the use of public transit as a main mode of commuting was higher in Toronto (24%) than in Ontario (15%) and Canada overall (12%).
- Of those who experienced unwanted sexual behaviour in public in 2018, more than half (54%) of Toronto residents changed their behaviour while in public as a result, as did nearly half of those in Ontario (52%) and those in Canada’s provinces (50%).
Police-reported crime
- In 2018, Toronto police reported an overall crime rate of 3,428 incidents per 100,000 population, 17% lower than in Ontario (4,113) and 38% lower than in Canada (5,488).
- Over the past decade (2008 to 2018), police-reported crime declined by 15% in Toronto, while a similar decline was seen in Ontario (-16%) and Canada (-17%).
- The severity of crime in Toronto increased by 8% between 2017 and 2018, mostly due to an increase in homicide and fraud. Over the past decade (2008 to 2018), the severity of crime in Toronto declined by 20%, compared with a 15% decline in Ontario and a 17% decline in Canada.
Property crime
- Police-reported: There were 2,282 property crimes per 100,000 population reported by police in Toronto in 2018, 13% lower than in Ontario (2,621) and 32% lower than Canada (3,339).
- Self-reported: There were 118 property crimes per 1,000 Toronto households reported in 2014 (includes breaking and entering, theft of motor vehicle or parts, theft of household property and vandalism), which was not significantly different than Ontario (128) but was significantly lower than Canada’s provinces (143).
Violent crime
- In 2018, there were 818 incidents of violent crime per 100,000 population reported by police in Toronto, 9% lower than Ontario (899) and 28% lower than Canada overall (1,143).
- In Toronto, Ontario and Canada, half of victims of violent crime were female (50%, 53% and 53%, respectively).
- Between 2008 and 2018:
- The violent crime rate in Toronto declined by 18%, somewhat larger than the decline seen in Ontario (-14%) and Canada (-14%).
- The severity of violent crime in Toronto declined by 20%, which was greater than the decline in Ontario (-11%) and Canada (-13%).
- Violent crime against girls and women in Toronto between 2009 and 2018 declined to a smaller extent than violent crime against boys and men (-14% versus -19%).
Hate crime
- The police-reported hate crime rate—which depends on police services' level of expertise in identifying crimes motivated by hate—was higher in Toronto (6.4 incidents per 100,000 population) than in Ontario (5.3) and Canada (4.9) in 2018.
- Between 2014 and 2018, the rate of police-reported hate crime in Toronto increased by 9%, a similar increase as in Ontario (+10%) but smaller than in Canada (+33%).
Intimate partner violence
- There were 207 victims of intimate partner violence per 100,000 population aged 15 and older reported by police in Toronto in 2018, 15% lower than Ontario (243) and 36% lower than Canada (323).
- The large majority (83%) of victims of police-reported intimate partner violence in Toronto were female, slightly higher than in Ontario (81%) and Canada (79%).
- Same-sex partners accounted for 4.0% of police-reported intimate partner violence in Toronto between 2009 and 2018, similar to Ontario (4.2%) but slightly higher than Canada (3.4%).
Homicide
- In 2018, Toronto had 142 homicides—a rate of 2.26 per 100,000 population—higher than Ontario (1.86) and Canada (1.76).
- Of the 142 homicide victims in Toronto, 33 were female (23%). This was a slightly lower proportion than in Ontario (27%) and Canada (25%).
- The number of homicides in Toronto increased from 103 victims in 2008 to 142 victims in 2018.
Charts and tables
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Data table for Chart 1
| Year | Violent Crime Severity Index | Non-violent Crime Severity Index | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | Ontario | Canada | Toronto | Ontario | Canada | |
| index | ||||||
| 1998 | 99 | 85 | 98 | 89 | 107 | 127 |
| 1999 | 94 | 83 | 99 | 77 | 96 | 116 |
| 2000 | 98 | 85 | 98 | 72 | 91 | 110 |
| 2001 | 100 | 85 | 97 | 72 | 87 | 108 |
| 2002 | 96 | 82 | 96 | 72 | 85 | 107 |
| 2003 | 96 | 81 | 98 | 70 | 84 | 110 |
| 2004 | 92 | 79 | 96 | 65 | 78 | 107 |
| 2005 | 98 | 83 | 99 | 62 | 74 | 102 |
| 2006 | 101 | 87 | 100 | 63 | 75 | 100 |
| 2007 | 103 | 86 | 98 | 58 | 70 | 94 |
| 2008 | 98 | 82 | 95 | 55 | 67 | 89 |
| 2009 | 96 | 82 | 94 | 52 | 64 | 85 |
| 2010 | 90 | 78 | 89 | 49 | 61 | 81 |
| 2011 | 84 | 73 | 86 | 46 | 57 | 75 |
| 2012 | 79 | 70 | 82 | 43 | 55 | 73 |
| 2013 | 68 | 62 | 74 | 39 | 49 | 67 |
| 2014 | 64 | 58 | 71 | 38 | 47 | 65 |
| 2015 | 66 | 60 | 75 | 39 | 48 | 68 |
| 2016 | 71 | 65 | 77 | 40 | 49 | 70 |
| 2017 | 73 | 70 | 81 | 41 | 51 | 71 |
| 2018 | 78 | 73 | 82 | 45 | 55 | 72 |
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Note: Crime Severity Indexes are based on Criminal Code incidents, including traffic offences, as well as other federal statute violations. The base index was set at 100 for 2006 for Canada. Data on the Crime Severity Indexes are available as of 1998. Populations are based on July 1 estimates from Statistics Canada, Centre for Demography. Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, Aggregate Database. |
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| Year | Female victims | Male victims | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | Ontario | Canada | Toronto | Ontario | Canada | |
| rate per 100,000 population | ||||||
| 2009 | 891 | 937 | 1,206 | 989 | 940 | 1,202 |
| 2010 | 858 | 917 | 1,209 | 946 | 913 | 1,162 |
| 2011 | 851 | 872 | 1,124 | 898 | 859 | 1,087 |
| 2012 | 789 | 824 | 1,079 | 837 | 809 | 1,048 |
| 2013 | 733 | 771 | 1,004 | 748 | 726 | 947 |
| 2014 | 685 | 721 | 952 | 700 | 675 | 898 |
| 2015 | 711 | 729 | 970 | 735 | 687 | 914 |
| 2016 | 722 | 741 | 978 | 761 | 708 | 910 |
| 2017 | 734 | 790 | 1,019 | 778 | 739 | 926 |
| 2018 | 768 | 834 | 1,048 | 801 | 766 | 936 |
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Note: Crime rates are based on Criminal Code incidents, excluding traffic offences. Counts are based on the most serious violation in the incident. One incident may involve multiple offences. Rates are calculated on the basis of 100,000 population. Populations are based on July 1 estimates from Statistics Canada, Centre for Demography. Excludes victims where the sex was reported as unknown. Victims refer to those aged 89 and younger. Victims aged 90 and older are excluded due to possible instances of miscoding of unknown age within this age category. For a list of offences included in violent crime see Table 2. Excludes the portions of Halton Regional Police and Durham Regional Police that police the census metropolitan area of Toronto. Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, Trend Database. |
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Data table for Chart 3
| Year | Toronto | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| rate per 100,000 population | |||
| 2009 | 2,554 | 3,193 | 4,122 |
| 2010 | 2,378 | 2,968 | 3,838 |
| 2011 | 2,248 | 2,760 | 3,536 |
| 2012 | 2,095 | 2,648 | 3,438 |
| 2013 | 1,935 | 2,365 | 3,154 |
| 2014 | 1,865 | 2,281 | 3,100 |
| 2015 | 1,890 | 2,290 | 3,231 |
| 2016 | 1,936 | 2,315 | 3,239 |
| 2017 | 2,069 | 2,428 | 3,266 |
| 2018 | 2,282 | 2,621 | 3,339 |
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Note: Crime rates are based on Criminal Code incidents, excluding traffic offences. Counts are based on the most serious violation in the incident. One incident may involve multiple offences. Rates are calculated on the basis of 100,000 population. Populations are based on July 1 estimates from Statistics Canada, Centre for Demography. For a list of offences included in property crime see Table 3. Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, Aggregate Database. |
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| Type of offence | Toronto | Ontario | Canada | Percent difference between Toronto and Ontario | Percent difference between Toronto and Canada |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rate | |||||
| Total crime (excluding traffic) | 3,428 | 4,113 | 5,488 | -17 | -38 |
| Total violent crime | 818 | 899 | 1,143 | -9 | -28 |
| Violations causing death and attempted murder | 7 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 60 |
| Sexual assault and sexual violations against childrenTable 1 Note 1 | 69 | 91 | 101 | -24 | -32 |
| AssaultsTable 1 Note 2 | 449 | 500 | 649 | -10 | -31 |
| Other violent offences | 294 | 303 | 389 | -3 | -25 |
| Total property crime | 2,282 | 2,621 | 3,339 | -13 | -32 |
| Breaking and entering | 228 | 319 | 431 | -29 | -47 |
| TheftTable 1 Note 3 | 1,427 | 1,506 | 1,720 | -5 | -17 |
| Fraud | 332 | 381 | 402 | -13 | -17 |
| MischiefTable 1 Note 4 | 264 | 372 | 699 | -29 | -62 |
| Other property crime offences | 32 | 43 | 86 | -28 | -63 |
| Total other Criminal Code offences | 327 | 593 | 1,006 | -45 | -67 |
| Total Criminal Code traffic offences | 214 | 199 | 339 | 8 | -37 |
| Total alcohol-impaired drivingTable 1 Note 5 | 69 | 92 | 178 | -25 | -61 |
| Total drug-impaired drivingTable 1 Note 6 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -21 | -59 |
| Alcohol and drug-impaired drivingTable 1 Note 7 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.7 | -60 | -67 |
| Impaired driving (not specified)Table 1 Note 7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 62 | 145 |
| Other Criminal Code traffic offences | 139 | 99 | 148 | 41 | -6 |
| Total drug offences | 107 | 146 | 225 | -27 | -53 |
| Total other federal statute offences | 9 | 29 | 70 | -69 | -87 |
| Total all offences | 3,758 | 4,487 | 6,123 | -16 | -39 |
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, Aggregate Database. |
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| Type of offence | Toronto | Ontario | Canada | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female victims | Male victims | Female victims | Male victims | Female victims | Male victims | |
| rate | ||||||
| Total violent crime | 768 | 801 | 834 | 766 | 1,048 | 936 |
| Violations causing death and attempted murder | 4 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 6 |
| Homicide | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0.9 | 3 |
| Other violations causing deathTable 2 Note 1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Attempted murder | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Sexual offences | 121 | 16 | 152 | 22 | 170 | 23 |
| Sexual assault | 108 | 13 | 130 | 17 | 134 | 16 |
| Sexual assault – level 3 – aggravated | 0.2 | 0sNote: value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded. A “0” represents a true zero value. | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 |
| Sexual assault – level 2 – weapon or bodily harm | 2 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.4 |
| Sexual assault – level 1 | 105 | 12 | 128 | 17 | 131 | 16 |
| Sexual violations against childrenTable 2 Note 2 | 13 | 3 | 22 | 5 | 36 | 7 |
| Assaults | 439 | 493 | 467 | 510 | 613 | 644 |
| Physical assault | 428 | 448 | 456 | 463 | 599 | 590 |
| Assault – level 3 – aggravated | 3 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 13 |
| Assault – level 2 – weapon or bodily harm | 82 | 132 | 83 | 126 | 111 | 173 |
| Assault – level 1 | 343 | 306 | 369 | 327 | 483 | 404 |
| Assault against a peace officer | 6 | 30 | 7 | 37 | 10 | 48 |
| Other assaults | 4 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 7 |
| Other violent offences | 205 | 282 | 213 | 227 | 263 | 262 |
| Firearms – use of, discharge, pointing | 3 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| Robbery | 38 | 131 | 27 | 83 | 31 | 75 |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 8 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 15 | 3 |
| Trafficking in personsTable 2 Note 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0sNote: value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded. A “0” represents a true zero value. | 1 | 0sNote: value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded. A “0” represents a true zero value. |
| Extortion | 5 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 9 |
| Criminal harassment | 42 | 15 | 52 | 16 | 53 | 17 |
| Uttering threats | 80 | 101 | 85 | 102 | 114 | 134 |
| Indecent or harassing communications | 19 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 22 | 9 |
| Non-consensual distribution of intimate images | 3 | 0.3 | 5 | 0.8 | 7 | 1 |
| Commodification of sexual activityTable 2 Note 4 | 0.8 | 0sNote: value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded. A “0” represents a true zero value. | 0.6 | 0sNote: value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded. A “0” represents a true zero value. | 1 | 0.1 |
| Other violent offences | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 8 |
| Total traffic offences | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 21 |
| Traffic violations causing death | 0.6 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
| Traffic violations causing bodily harm | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| Traffic violations – injury unspecified or unknownTable 2 Note 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 9 | 12 |
0s value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded. A “0” represents a true zero value.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, Trend Database. |
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| Type of offence | Toronto | Ontario | Canada | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | rate | number | rate | number | rate | |
| Total non-violent crime | 184,452 | 2,940 | 513,941 | 3,588 | 1,845,269 | 4,979 |
| Total property crime | 143,202 | 2,282 | 375,402 | 2,621 | 1,237,324 | 3,339 |
| Breaking and entering | 14,295 | 228 | 45,736 | 319 | 159,812 | 431 |
| Possess stolen propertyTable 3 Note 1 | 1,604 | 26 | 4,854 | 34 | 23,898 | 64 |
| Theft of motor vehicle | 9,962 | 159 | 23,952 | 167 | 86,132 | 232 |
| Theft over $5,000 (non-motor vehicle) | 2,508 | 40 | 5,887 | 41 | 20,113 | 54 |
| Theft of $5,000 or under (non-motor vehicle) | 77,087 | 1,229 | 185,837 | 1,297 | 531,312 | 1,434 |
| Fraud | 18,573 | 296 | 49,193 | 343 | 129,409 | 349 |
| Identity theft | 100 | 2 | 426 | 3 | 3,745 | 10 |
| Identity fraud | 2,144 | 34 | 4,907 | 34 | 15,839 | 43 |
| MischiefTable 3 Note 2 | 16,556 | 264 | 53,236 | 372 | 259,064 | 699 |
| Arson | 373 | 6 | 1,374 | 10 | 8,000 | 22 |
| Total other offences | 20,522 | 327 | 84,959 | 593 | 372,834 | 1,006 |
| Weapons violations | 1,673 | 27 | 4,415 | 31 | 16,610 | 45 |
| Child pornographyTable 3 Note 3 | 515 | 8 | 1,669 | 12 | 5,843 | 16 |
| ProstitutionTable 3 Note 4 | 1 | 0sNote: value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded. A “0” represents a true zero value. | 29 | 0.2 | 110 | 0.3 |
| Terrorism | 11 | 0.2 | 58 | 0.4 | 102 | 0.3 |
| Disturb the peace | 212 | 3 | 5,075 | 35 | 94,378 | 255 |
| Administration of justice offences | 16,283 | 260 | 66,876 | 467 | 226,864 | 612 |
| Other offences | 1,827 | 29 | 6,837 | 48 | 28,927 | 78 |
| Total Criminal Code traffic offences | 13,455 | 214 | 28,446 | 199 | 125,544 | 339 |
| Total alcohol-impaired drivingTable 3 Note 5 | 4,348 | 69 | 13,216 | 92 | 65,820 | 178 |
| Total drug-impaired drivingTable 3 Note 6 | 311 | 5 | 894 | 6 | 4,429 | 12 |
| Alcohol and drug-impaired drivingTable 3 Note 7 | 14 | 0.2 | 80 | 0.6 | 250 | 0.7 |
| Impaired driving (not specified)Table 3 Note 7 | 39 | 0.6 | 55 | 0.4 | 94 | 0.3 |
| Other Criminal Code traffic offences | 8,743 | 139 | 14,201 | 99 | 54,951 | 148 |
| Total drug offences | 6,712 | 107 | 20,937 | 146 | 83,483 | 225 |
| Total other federal statute offences | 561 | 9 | 4,197 | 29 | 26,084 | 70 |
| Human traffickingTable 3 Note 8 | 33 | 0.5 | 94 | 0.7 | 112 | 0.3 |
| Youth Criminal Justice Act | 84 | 1 | 1,076 | 8 | 4,823 | 13 |
| Other federal statute offences | 444 | 7 | 3,027 | 21 | 21,149 | 57 |
0s value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded. A “0” represents a true zero value.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, Aggregate Database. |
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| Year | Violent crime | Property crime | Total crime | ||||||
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| number | rate | percent change in rate from previous year | number | rate | percent change in rate from previous year | number | rate | percent change in rate from previous year | |
| 2008 | 54,294 | 992 | -5 | 146,507 | 2,678 | -6 | 219,990 | 4,020 | -6 |
| 2009 | 52,584 | 948 | -4 | 141,679 | 2,554 | -5 | 212,428 | 3,829 | -5 |
| 2010 | 51,651 | 915 | -3 | 134,235 | 2,378 | -7 | 203,532 | 3,605 | -6 |
| 2011 | 50,691 | 883 | -3 | 129,045 | 2,248 | -5 | 195,835 | 3,412 | -5 |
| 2012 | 47,575 | 818 | -7 | 121,833 | 2,095 | -7 | 184,424 | 3,172 | -7 |
| 2013 | 43,952 | 747 | -9 | 113,868 | 1,935 | -8 | 172,962 | 2,940 | -7 |
| 2014 | 42,790 | 720 | -4 | 110,943 | 1,865 | -4 | 169,663 | 2,853 | -3 |
| 2015 | 44,457 | 743 | 3 | 113,105 | 1,890 | 1 | 174,598 | 2,918 | 2 |
| 2016 | 46,556 | 765 | 3 | 117,778 | 1,936 | 2 | 183,564 | 3,017 | 3 |
| 2017 | 48,400 | 786 | 3 | 127,439 | 2,069 | 7 | 195,994 | 3,182 | 5 |
| 2018 | 51,353 | 818 | 4 | 143,202 | 2,282 | 10 | 215,077 | 3,428 | 8 |
| Percent change from 2008 to 2018 | -5 | -18 | Note ...: not applicable | -2 | -15 | Note ...: not applicable | -2 | -15 | Note ...: not applicable |
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... not applicable Note: Crime rates are based on Criminal Code incidents, excluding traffic offences. Counts are based on the most serious violation in the incident. One incident may involve multiple offences. Rates are calculated on the basis of 100,000 population. Populations are based on July 1 estimates from Statistics Canada, Centre for Demography. Percent changes are based on unrounded rates. For a list of offences included in violent crime see Table 2 and for a list of offences included in property crime see Table 3. Total crime includes violent, property and other types of crimes. Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, Aggregate Database. |
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Note: This fact sheet contains data that come from multiple sources across multiple reference years. Some figures may be presented differently than in other Statistics Canada publications due to rounding. For detailed information on data definitions and sources, please refer to the Safe Cities profile series: Definitions and data sources document.
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