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King crime in 2022

King, Ontario recorded 1,014 reported incidents in 2022, up 4.8% from 968 in 2021 and the third-highest total among six years of York Regional Police open data. The Other grouping led (266), including Traffic & MVC (63), Threats (55) and Harassment (49). Auto theft followed at 156, Theft at 141, Assault at 117, Fraud at 97, Mischief at 96. Year totals reflect reported incidents, not per-capita risk.

1,014
Incidents in 2022
17.8%
Share of selected city data
3 of 6
Rank among years
Other
Top category
266 incidents
+4.8%
Year-over-year
vs 2021

Category mix in 2022

Other 266
26.2% of 2022 incidents
15.4% of 2022 incidents
Theft 141
13.9% of 2022 incidents
Assault 117
11.5% of 2022 incidents
Fraud 97
9.6% of 2022 incidents
9.5% of 2022 incidents

King crime 2022

In 2022, King recorded 1,014 reported incidents in York Regional Police's open-data archive, up 4.8% from 968 in 2021. This page reviews that full calendar-year total: the categories that appeared most often, the change from the previous year, and how the year ranks among the six archived years. The leading categories were Other with 266 recorded incidents, Auto theft with 156, and Theft with 141.

The 2022 incidents represent 17.8% of King's 5,697 total records in the full dataset. York Regional Police is the reporting police service for this area. All figures on this page reflect reported incidents, not per-capita risk, and the 2022 total is a complete calendar-year figure rather than a partial-year snapshot.

Year-over-year

Compared with 2021, King's reported incidents rose 4.8%, from 968 to 1,014. The increase is modest, and it continues a year-over-year pattern later in the archive: 2023 reached 1,107 and 2024 reached 1,156. Within the six archived years, 2022 ranks third. Other led the 2022 category mix with 266, auto theft followed with 156, and theft recorded 141. The city's full archive spans six years of published records, so 2022's position can be read alongside 2021 and later years. Year totals here reflect reported incidents, not per-capita risk, and the 2022-to-2021 comparison uses complete calendar years.

Key stats

What these numbers mean

King's 2022 count is led by the Other category, which recorded 266 incidents. Traffic & MVC (63), Threats (55), and Harassment (49) are its largest subcategories; Threats and Harassment are person offences in the open-data classification, not unexplained residual records. Auto theft (156) and theft (141) also stand out. Ranked third among the six archived years, 2022 equals the same 1,014 count later reported in 2025, while 2021 was lower at 968.

About this dataset

Frequently asked questions about King crime in 2022

How many reported incidents were recorded in King in 2022?

King recorded 1,014 reported incidents in 2022, according to open-data records published for York Regional Police. That total represents 17.8% of the city's 5,697 archived records. It is a full calendar-year count, not a 60-day or partial-window figure. The count can be compared with other years in the city archive because the basis is consistent.

Did reported incidents increase from 2021 to 2022?

Yes. Reported incidents rose from 968 in 2021 to 1,014 in 2022, a 4.8% year-over-year increase. Both years are complete calendar-year totals in the city's open-data archive, so the comparison shows change in reported volume rather than a partial-year snapshot. The increase is not a per-capita rate because population data is not part of this dataset.

Which category was the largest in King's 2022 data?

Other was the largest category in 2022 with 266 reported incidents. Its leading subcategories were Traffic & MVC (63), Threats (55), and Harassment (49). Auto theft followed with 156 incidents, and theft recorded 141. These figures show the specific event types that sit under the broad 'Other' label in the open-data classification.

What is the source of these annual figures?

The figures come from York Regional Police open-data records for King, Ontario (ON). The 2022 annual count of 1,014 is one year in a series that also includes 968 in 2021 and 1,107 in 2023. CrimeMaps.ca presents these as reported incident counts, not as crime rates or population-adjusted figures.

Sources

Source: York Regional Police open-data records for King, Ontario (ON), covering the 2022 calendar year.

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