In 2017, Toronto recorded 30,378 total reported incidents in the open dataset, representing a 5.4% increase compared to 28,829 incidents logged in 2016. These annual totals reflect open-data reporting volumes rather than per-capita risk. Assault accounted for the highest category total with 15,621 reported incidents, followed by break and enter at 6,740 incidents, auto theft at 3,455, and robbery at 3,032 incidents. The 2017 total represents 7.1% of Toronto's 425,545 archive incidents.
In 2017, Toronto recorded 30,378 open-data police incidents across all categories. This figure represents a 5.4% increase compared to the 28,829 incidents documented in 2016. It is important to note that these figures reflect annual police reporting volume rather than per-capita risk measurements.
This page details the official open-data crime incident breakdown for Toronto, Ontario throughout 2017. The analysis covers primary offence categories recorded during the calendar year, including 15,621 Assault incidents and 6,740 Break and enter incidents. With 30,378 incidents recorded in 2017, this year ranks 8 out of 27 total years tracked between 2000 and 2026, accounting for 7.1% of Toronto's 425,545 cumulative full-archive city total.
During 2017, Toronto documented 30,378 total incidents in open data, marking an increase of 5.4% over the 28,829 incidents recorded in 2016. This year-over-year change reflects differences in reported police records between the two full calendar years. Within the multi-year city archive of 27 total years from 2000 through 2026, the 2017 annual volume ranks 8 highest overall. The 30,378 recorded incidents in 2017 represent 7.1% of the 425,545 total incidents in the city's full-archive dataset. Please note that year-over-year figures evaluate changes in recorded incident counts rather than per-capita risk.
In 2017, Toronto's 30,378 open-data incidents were driven heavily by Assault, which comprised 15,621 reported incidents, followed by Break and enter at 6,740 and Auto theft at 3,455. Ranking 8th across 27 archived years spanning 2000 to 2026, 2017 sat in a period of steady annual totals following the dataset expansion in 2014. The year saw higher totals than 2016 (28,829) while remaining below peak archive years like 2023 (42,969), reflecting Toronto's evolving open-data reporting patterns during this timeframe.
In 2017, Toronto recorded 30,378 total incidents in open police data. This count accounts for 7.1% of Toronto's 425,545 cumulative incidents documented across the complete 27-year dataset from 2000 to 2026. The 2017 total represents full calendar-year reporting for the city.
Reported incidents increased by 5.4% in 2017 compared to 2016. Toronto recorded 30,378 incidents in 2017, up from 28,829 incidents in 2016. These totals reflect changes in annual recorded open-data incidents between the two calendar years rather than per-capita risk measurements.
Assault was the highest-volume category in Toronto during 2017, with 15,621 reported incidents. Other leading categories included Break and enter with 6,740 incidents, Auto theft with 3,455 incidents, and Robbery with 3,032 incidents. Theft recorded 896 incidents, while Shooting recorded 381 incidents.
The 2017 data originates from official municipal open-data releases published for Toronto, ON. The full on-disk archive tracks 425,545 incidents across 27 total years from 2000 to 2026, with the 30,378 incidents in 2017 ranking 8th overall in annual volume across that historical period.
Data is sourced from official municipal open-data records published for Toronto, ON.