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Aurora crime in 2022

In 2022, Aurora recorded 1,881 reported incidents, an 8.1% increase from 1,740 in 2021. The data covers the full calendar year. Other led categories with 526, ahead of Theft (364) and Fraud (298). Within Other, Threats (119) and Harassment (105) were the leading person-offence subcategories. The 2022 total is 15.1% of Aurora's full archive total of 12,496 records. Year totals reflect reported counts, not per-capita risk.

1,881
Incidents in 2022
15.1%
Share of selected city data
4 of 6
Rank among years
Other
Top category
526 incidents
+8.1%
Year-over-year
vs 2021

Category mix in 2022

Other 526
28% of 2022 incidents
Theft 364
19.4% of 2022 incidents
Fraud 298
15.8% of 2022 incidents
Assault 245
13% of 2022 incidents
Mischief 146
7.8% of 2022 incidents
5.6% of 2022 incidents

Aurora crime 2022

York Regional Police reported 1,881 incidents in Aurora during the 2022 calendar year, up 8.1% from 1,740 in 2021. That full-archive calendar-year total is the basis for this annual page, which breaks down the year by category and places it beside other years in the city's open-data record.

This page uses Aurora's Ontario open-data incident archive, supplied by York Regional Police, to show where the 2022 counts came from, how they compare to the previous year, and which categories appear most often. Across the full city archive, 12,496 records are available; the 2022 total is part of that broader set. These are reported incident counts, not per-capita risk.

Year-over-year

Aurora's 2022 incident count of 1,881 was 8.1% higher than the 1,740 reported in 2021. That increase is visible in several categories, though the composition matters: Other was the largest category with 526 incidents, followed by Theft with 364 and Fraud with 298. Within Other, Threats accounted for 119 incidents, Harassment for 105, and Other crime for 106. Year-over-year changes here compare reported counts for full calendar years; they are not per-capita risk and do not account for population changes.

Key stats

What these numbers mean

2022's 1,881 total ranks fourth among six years in Aurora's archive: 2023, 2024 and 2025 all recorded higher counts, while 2021 was lower. The standout is the Other category, whose 526 incidents led the year; Threats alone made up 22.6% of that category and Harassment another 20%. Those are person offences in the open data, not physical assault or residual miscellany. Theft and Fraud also contributed sizeable totals, giving 2022 a mix weighted toward property and administrative categories.

About this dataset

Frequently asked questions about Aurora crime in 2022

How many incidents were reported in Aurora in 2022?

Aurora had 1,881 reported incidents in 2022. That figure is the full-archive calendar-year total for 2022 and is not a 60-day map window or a partial-year count. It comes from the city's open-data incident archive, which spans six recorded years and includes 12,496 records citywide.

Did reported incidents in Aurora increase or decrease from 2021?

Reported incidents increased. Aurora's 2022 count of 1,881 was 8.1% higher than the 1,740 incidents recorded in 2021. The change is a year-over-year comparison of full calendar-year reporting volumes, not per-capita risk. Later years in the archive, including 2024 with 2,356 incidents, were also higher than 2022.

Which category was most common in Aurora in 2022?

Other was the largest category, with 526 reported incidents. Within that group, Threats was the leading subcategory at 119 incidents, followed by Other crime at 106 and Harassment at 105. Theft, the next main category, had 364 incidents, and Fraud had 298. These are reported counts, not per-capita rates.

Where does Aurora's 2022 incident data come from?

Aurora's 2022 incident data comes from the Ontario open-data archive maintained for York Regional Police. This page uses that source for the 1,881-record calendar-year total. The archive includes year-level incident counts for Aurora and is the basis for the category breakdowns shown here.

Sources

Aurora, ON, data is sourced from the York Regional Police open-data incident archive.

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