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East Gwillimbury crime in 2023

In 2023, East Gwillimbury recorded 1,484 reported incidents, up 33.9% from 1,108 in 2022. Theft was the most common category with 430 incidents, followed by Other at 386, Assault at 187, Fraud at 163, and Mischief at 117. Other includes 94 Threats and 77 Harassment records, which are person-related offences. These are reported incident counts for East Gwillimbury, not crime rates.

1,484
Incidents in 2023
20.2%
Share of selected city data
2 of 6
Rank among years
Theft
Top category
430 incidents
+33.9%
Year-over-year
vs 2022

Category mix in 2023

Theft 430
29% of 2023 incidents
Other 386
26% of 2023 incidents
Assault 187
12.6% of 2023 incidents
Fraud 163
11% of 2023 incidents
Mischief 117
7.9% of 2023 incidents
5.7% of 2023 incidents

East Gwillimbury crime 2023

East Gwillimbury recorded 1,484 reported incidents in 2023, up 33.9% from 1,108 in 2022. That placed 2023 as the second-highest year in the city's six-year open-data archive, behind 2024's 1,552 reports. This page covers the year's category totals, the year-over-year comparison with 2022, and how the 2023 mix compares with the broader record.

The data comes from York Regional Police open-data records for East Gwillimbury, Ontario, and includes property, person, traffic, and other reported incident types. The leading categories in 2023 were Theft, Other, Assault, Fraud, Mischief, and Theft from vehicle. The 2023 figures are a full calendar-year count, not a partial reporting window, and they are counts of reported incidents rather than population-based risk measures.

Year-over-year

East Gwillimbury's 2023 count of 1,484 represents a 33.9% increase from 2022's 1,108 reported incidents. Theft was the top category at 430 incidents, and Other followed at 386. Assault (187), Fraud (163), Mischief (117), and Theft from vehicle (85) rounded out the leading categories. In the full archive, the city's all-year total is 7,363, with 2023 accounting for 20.2% of that total. All figures are full-archive calendar-year totals for this year, not a partial reporting window, and they are counts of reported incidents with no population denominator. Reporting patterns can shift year to year, so the 2023-to-2022 comparison reflects a change in the record count rather than individual risk.

Key stats

What these numbers mean

2023 was the second-highest year in East Gwillimbury's six-year archive, with 1,484 reports trailing only 2024's 1,552. Theft led at 430, and the Other category, at 386, contained substantive person-offence subcategories — Threats (94) and Harassment (77) — rather than unspecified residual records. Assault (187) and Fraud (163) also ranked in the top four. The 33.9% jump from 2022's 1,108 put 2023 above both 2021's 1,117 and 2022's 1,108.

About this dataset

Frequently asked questions about East Gwillimbury crime in 2023

What was the total number of reported incidents in East Gwillimbury in 2023?

East Gwillimbury had 1,484 reported incidents in 2023. This was up from 1,108 in 2022, a 33.9% increase. The 2023 total is the second-highest annual figure in the six-year open-data archive, behind 2024's 1,552 reports. The year's count covers the full calendar year.

Did reported incidents increase or decrease compared with 2022?

Reported incidents increased by 33.9%, from 1,108 in 2022 to 1,484 in 2023. That is a full-year comparison between two complete calendar years. The 2023 figure is also above 2021's 1,117 count, making it the highest total in the archive up to that point.

Which crime category had the most reported incidents in 2023?

Theft was the largest category in 2023, with 430 reported incidents. It was followed by Other at 386, Assault at 187, Fraud at 163, Mischief at 117, and Theft from vehicle at 85. Within Other, the leading subcategories were Threats (94) and Harassment (77).

Where do these 2023 East Gwillimbury numbers come from?

The figures come from York Regional Police open-data records for East Gwillimbury, Ontario (ON). The page uses the full-archive calendar-year total for 2023, not a partial reporting window. Incident types reflect the police service's categorization, and counts are based on reported records rather than court outcomes.

Sources

The 2023 figures for East Gwillimbury, ON, are drawn from York Regional Police open-data records.

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