For the 2026 year-to-date period through July, Toronto recorded 21,838 total incidents in police open data, while Vancouver recorded 20,209 incidents. Both cities share a comparable reporting timeframe for this selected period. The largest category difference between the two cities occurred in assault, with Toronto recording 11,492 incidents compared to 3,768 in Vancouver. Meanwhile, Vancouver recorded higher theft-related incidents at 10,878 compared to Toronto's 5,626.
Between January 1, 2026, and July 31, 2026, police open-data records show 21,838 total incidents logged in Toronto, Ontario, while Vancouver, British Columbia, recorded 20,209 total incidents. Both municipalities share the same selected year-to-date comparison window covering seven months of published open-data records. This shared reporting window allows direct side-by-side examination of published incident totals across equivalent calendar months.
During this seven-month period, category distributions show distinct local patterns. Toronto reported 11,492 assault incidents and 5,626 theft-related incidents, making assault its primary reported category. Conversely, Vancouver registered 10,878 theft-related incidents and 3,768 assault incidents, with theft-related offences forming the majority of its published count. In addition, break and enter accounted for 3,217 incidents in Toronto and 1,152 incidents in Vancouver over the same time frame.
Comparing the 2026 year-to-date selected period from January 1 through July 31 reveals clear category variances between Toronto's 21,838 total incidents and Vancouver's 20,209 total incidents. The largest absolute difference occurs in assault, where Toronto logged 11,492 incidents compared to Vancouver's 3,768 incidents. Conversely, Vancouver registered 10,878 theft-related incidents, exceeding Toronto's 5,626 theft-related incidents during the same seven months. Break and enter represents another primary difference, with Toronto recording 3,217 incidents against 1,152 in Vancouver. Additionally, Vancouver categorized 3,206 mischief incidents, whereas Toronto published 0 mischief records in its open-data feed for this period. These category distinctions account for the primary numerical shifts between the two datasets.
Toronto's 2026 year-to-date total of 21,838 incidents exceeds Vancouver's 20,209 incidents across the same seven-month window, but the primary drivers differ markedly. Assault accounts for more than half of Toronto's reported incidents at 11,492, whereas theft-related incidents form the majority of Vancouver's dataset at 10,878. Additionally, differences in open-data categorization appear in fields like mischief (3,206 in Vancouver versus 0 in Toronto) and robbery (1,057 in Toronto versus 0 in Vancouver), reflecting local reporting structures rather than identical category tracking.
From January 1 to July 31, 2026, Toronto recorded 21,838 total open-data incidents, while Vancouver registered 20,209 total incidents over the exact same seven-month period. Although overall volumes are comparable, specific category counts show distinct local patterns, with Toronto reporting higher assault numbers and Vancouver reporting higher theft counts.
The largest numerical differences between the two cities occur in assault and theft-related incidents. Toronto registered 11,492 assault incidents compared to 3,768 in Vancouver during the 2026 year-to-date period through July 31. Conversely, Vancouver logged 10,878 theft-related incidents compared to 5,626 in Toronto across the same timeframe.
Zero values in open data often reflect municipal classification differences rather than an absence of events. For instance, Toronto lists 0 mischief incidents and Vancouver lists 0 robbery incidents in their respective 2026 open-data feeds, because those police services exclude or reclassify those specific offence types in public datasets.
Municipal police services update open-data portals on varying schedules and historical windows. For example, Toronto's full archive extends back to 2000 with 21,838 total published records, whereas Vancouver's archive begins in 2021 with 20,209 records. When comparing cities, comparisons focus on matching date windows such as 2026 year-to-date to ensure consistency.
Data is sourced directly from municipal open-data portals maintained by police services in Ontario and British Columbia.