What these Canada crime statistics include
These figures are mapped open-data incidents in CrimeMaps’ default ~60-day window for 99 places — not Statistics Canada’s annual crime rates and not a full multi-year archive. Totals move as feeds refresh; they are useful for recent volume and category mix, not for ranking cities by safety.
In the current window, York Region (ON) has the highest mapped volume (250,395 incidents of 119,432 nationally). Larger populations and broader published categories raise absolute counts.
For severity-weighted rankings use Crime Severity Index and most dangerous / safest cities. For per-category rates per 1,000 residents, use those ranking tables — not this page’s raw counts. Sources: open-data directory · methodology · 2026.
99 cities · ~60-day map window · not StatCan annual rates · methodology
For severity-weighted rankings and per-category rates per 1,000 residents, use CSI, most dangerous, and safest cities — not the raw volume table below.
Crime incidents by city (~60-day map window)
Not a safety ranking. Absolute mapped volume rises with population and how many offence types a portal publishes.
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | York Region | ON | 250,395 | — |
| 2 | Halton Region | ON | 27,221 | — |
| 3 | Edmonton | AB | 13,545 | 1,238,295 |
| 4 | Durham Region | ON | 9,283 | — |
| 5 | Toronto | ON | 7,340 | 3,271,830 |
| 6 | Ottawa | ON | 6,694 | 1,188,114 |
| 7 | Vancouver | BC | 6,299 | 740,454 |
| 8 | Saskatoon | SK | 5,437 | 318,067 |
| 9 | Winnipeg | MB | 4,912 | — |
| 10 | Medicine Hat | AB | 3,947 | 68,714 |
| 11 | Windsor | ON | 3,836 | 269,614 |
| 12 | Montreal | QC | 3,716 | 1,915,366 |
| 13 | London | ON | 3,407 | 494,785 |
| 14 | Waterloo Region | ON | 3,104 | 711,457 |
| 15 | Cornwall | ON | 3,043 | 54,346 |
National totals by crime category (same window)
| # | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other | 33,718 | 28.2% |
| 2 | Theft | 28,703 | 24% |
| 3 | Assault | 14,716 | 12.3% |
| 4 | Mischief | 11,053 | 9.3% |
| 5 | Break and enter | 8,643 | 7.2% |
| 6 | Auto theft | 7,632 | 6.4% |
| 7 | Theft from vehicle | 7,531 | 6.3% |
| 8 | Fraud | 4,514 | 3.8% |
| 9 | Robbery | 1,760 | 1.5% |
| 10 | Bike theft | 744 | 0.6% |
| 11 | Sexual assault | 371 | 0.3% |
| 12 | Shooting | 25 | 0% |
| 13 | Homicide | 22 | 0% |
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How to read these numbers
- CSI — Statistics Canada severity-weighted index (Canada 2006 = 100). Higher = more severity-weighted crime per capita.
- Open-data rates — annualized incidents per 1,000 residents from municipal portals; “—” means the category is not published, not necessarily zero.
- Mapped incident volume — raw pin counts on CrimeMaps (population and feed breadth drive totals). Useful for coverage, not a safety ranking by itself.
- City maps — neighbourhood concentration; open the city page after using any national ranking.
Frequently asked questions
Where does CrimeMaps.ca get its crime statistics?
From official police and municipal open-data portals for 99 Canadian cities. See /crime-data for the full source list and /about for methodology.
How often are these statistics updated?
Rolling, per city. Most cities refresh daily or weekly. Check each city page for its last-updated date.
How does this differ from Statistics Canada crime statistics?
Statistics Canada publishes annually via UCR2 and CSI. This page shows recent mapped open-data volume (~60 days), not annual CSI rates. See /crime-severity-index for CSI and /methodology for details.
What counts as a "crime incident"?
A single reported offence in a police or municipal open-data feed. Not every offence results in a charge or conviction; we report what the source publishes.
Are these crime rates per capita?
No. Tables here are raw mapped counts in the default map window. For rates per 1,000 residents, use most-dangerous and safest city hubs; for severity-weighted rates, use CSI.