In 2025 Ajax recorded 652 crime incidents, a dramatic rise from just eight incidents in 2024—a year‑over‑year increase of 8,050%. Assault was the most common offence with 277 reports, followed by auto theft (118) and theft from vehicle (105). Break‑and‑enter accounted for 79 incidents, while other offences were dominated by traffic‑related violations (46). All figures reflect reports lodged with the Durham Regional Police Service.
In 2025 Ajax recorded 652 incidents, an increase of 8,050% from the eight incidents reported in 2024. This sharp rise highlights a substantial shift in the city’s reported offences for the year.
The page presents the 2025 incident total, the leading offence categories, the city’s rank among its eight‑year archive, and how these figures fit within the broader city‑wide total of 1,357 incidents reported by the Durham Regional Police Service.
Compared with the previous year, 2025 saw the number of reported incidents climb from eight to 652, representing an 8,050% year‑over‑year increase. While the earlier figure reflects a modest reporting window, the 2025 total captures a full‑calendar year of incidents. This surge positions 2025 as the second‑largest year in Ajax’s eight‑year dataset, accounting for roughly 48% of the city’s overall archive of 1,357 incidents.
The 2025 data set is dominated by assault, accounting for over 40% of all incidents, followed by auto theft and theft from vehicle. The ‘Other’ category is entirely composed of traffic and motor‑vehicle collisions, indicating a clear split between violent and property‑related offences. Ranking second highest among eight recorded years, 2025 contributes nearly half of Ajax’s total incident archive, underscoring an anomalously high reporting year that stands out from the modest counts of earlier years.
Ajax recorded a total of 652 incidents in 2025, representing the city’s second‑largest yearly total in the eight‑year archive and comprising 48% of the overall city‑wide count of 1,357 incidents.
The incident count jumped from eight in 2024 to 652 in 2025, an 8,050% increase. This dramatic rise reflects a substantial change in reporting volume, though the figures represent full‑year totals for each year.
Assault led the 2025 breakdown with 277 incidents, followed by auto theft (118) and theft from vehicle (105). Break‑and‑enter accounted for 79 incidents, while the ‘Other’ category—entirely traffic and MVC incidents—contributed 46 cases.
All figures are sourced from the Durham Regional Police Service’s open‑data releases for Ajax, Ontario (province code ON).
Data sourced from the Ontario open‑data portal for Ajax (ON).