Between January and July 2026, Kensington-Chinatown (78) recorded 436 reported incidents, representing 2% of the 21,841 total incidents in Toronto. Assault was the leading category in the neighbourhood with 243 incidents. Other top categories included break and enter with 85 incidents, theft from vehicle with 41, bike theft with 20, and robbery with 19 incidents. Violent incidents totaled 288 during this same period.
Data current through . Source: official police open-data portal covering Toronto.
In the 2026 year-to-date figures, Kensington-Chinatown (78) totals 436 incidents, representing 2% of Toronto's 21,841 city total. This count places Kensington-Chinatown (78) below nearby areas such as West Humber-Clairville (1) at 582, Mimico-Queensway (160) at 550, and Moss Park (73) at 470. Within Kensington-Chinatown (78), Assault is the predominant category with 243 recorded incidents, followed by Break and enter with 85 incidents and Theft from vehicle with 41 incidents. Violent incidents comprise 288 of the neighbourhood's total records during this timeframe.
In 2026 (YTD, through Jul), Kensington-Chinatown (78) recorded 436 incidents in the Toronto open-data dataset. This total represents 2% of the 21,841 incidents recorded across the entire city of Toronto during the same timeframe. Violent incidents made up 288 of the total incidents reported in the neighbourhood.
Assault is the leading incident category in Kensington-Chinatown (78) for the 2026 year-to-date period, with 243 reported incidents. Break and enter is the second most common category with 85 incidents, followed by Theft from vehicle with 41 incidents. Other categories include Bike theft with 20 incidents and Robbery with 19 incidents.
During the 2026 year-to-date period through July, Kensington-Chinatown (78) recorded 436 incidents. In comparison, nearby recorded neighbourhoods reported higher counts: West Humber-Clairville (1) had 582 incidents, Mimico-Queensway (160) had 550 incidents, and Moss Park (73) recorded 470 incidents in the city dataset.
The open-data archive for Kensington-Chinatown (78) covers records starting from 2000-01-01 through 2026-08-14, spanning the years 2000 to 2026. Across this complete multi-year archive, the neighbourhood has recorded a cumulative total of 7,742 incidents in the Toronto dataset.
Data is sourced from official municipal open-data portals in Toronto, ON.