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Toronto crime in 2006

In 2006, Toronto recorded 234 total incidents in the open-data archive, representing a 15.8% decrease from 278 incidents reported in 2005. Shooting was the top category during the year with 209 incidents, followed by Assault with 23 incidents, Robbery with 1 incident, and Theft with 1 incident. Note that annual totals reflect police reporting patterns rather than per-capita risk, and figures are not population-adjusted.

234
Incidents in 2006
0.1%
Share of selected city data
21 of 27
Rank among years
Shooting
Top category
209 incidents
-15.8%
Year-over-year
vs 2005

Category mix in 2006

Shooting 209
89.3% of 2006 incidents
Assault 23
9.8% of 2006 incidents
0.4% of 2006 incidents
Theft 1
0.4% of 2006 incidents

Toronto crime 2006

During the 2006 calendar year, Toronto logged 234 recorded incidents in the municipal open-data archive. This total represents a 15.8% decrease from the 278 incidents recorded in 2005. Note that these annual totals reflect logged reporting practices; these are not crime rates or per-capita risk measurements.

This page details the official incident records for Toronto, ON, throughout 2006. It outlines top categories such as shooting with 209 incidents and assault with 23 incidents, while placing the year in context across the city dataset of 425,545 total incidents spanning from 2000 to 2026. Overall, 2006 ranked 21 out of 27 recorded years in the archive.

Year-over-year

Comparing 2006 to the previous year, Toronto recorded a decrease from 278 incidents in 2005 to 234 incidents in 2006. This change represents a 15.8% decrease year-over-year. Within the broader dataset covering 27 total years from 2000 to 2026, 2006 ranks 21 in recorded volume. The 234 incidents in 2006 represent 0.1% of the 425,545 total incidents logged in Toronto across the entire dataset. Adjacent archive years include 218 incidents in 2004 and 234 incidents in 2007, reflecting lower reporting levels during that era.

Key stats

What these numbers mean

Toronto's 2006 open-data records show a heavy concentration in shooting incidents, which accounted for 209 of the year's 234 total incidents. Assault recorded 23 incidents, while robbery and theft each logged 1 incident. Ranking 21 out of 27 years, 2006 sits within an early archive period spanning 2000 to 2012 where logged annual counts remained at or below 395 incidents, contrasting with later years such as 2014 when annual recorded incidents reached 28,320.

About this dataset

Frequently asked questions about Toronto crime in 2006

How many crime incidents were recorded in Toronto in 2006?

In 2006, Toronto recorded 234 total incidents in the city open-data archive. This accounts for 0.1% of the 425,545 total incidents logged in the Toronto dataset across all available years from 2000 to 2026. Among the 27 total archive years, 2006 ranks 21 in recorded incident volume.

What was the year-over-year trend for Toronto in 2006?

Recorded incidents in Toronto decreased by 15.8% in 2006 compared to 2005. The total dropped from 278 logged incidents in 2005 down to 234 incidents in 2006. Year-over-year comparisons reflect changes in published police records for each calendar year, rather than changes in per-capita risk.

What were the top crime categories recorded in Toronto in 2006?

In 2006, shooting was the most frequent category in Toronto with 209 recorded incidents. Assault was the second leading category with 23 incidents, while robbery logged 1 incident and theft logged 1 incident. These category figures reflect the specific incident types published within the 2006 annual count of 234 incidents.

Where does the 2006 crime data for Toronto come from?

The 2006 data for Toronto, ON, comes from official open-data releases published by municipal open-data portals and police reporting. The full dataset spans 27 years from 2000 to 2026 and contains a total of 425,545 recorded incidents across the city archive, of which 234 were logged during 2006.

Sources

Data is sourced from official municipal open-data portals and public police records for Toronto, ON.

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