Toronto Crime Report — July 2026
Reported Crime Trends by Neighbourhood, Offence and Population
Theft-from-vehicle reports rose as assault reports declined in July
Toronto’s average daily report count changed little from June, while theft-from-motor-vehicle and auto-theft reports increased year over year and assault reports declined.
Toronto recorded 705 theft-from-motor-vehicle reports occurring in July, compared with 604 in July 2025, a 16.7 per cent increase. Assault moved in the other direction, with 1,806 reports compared with 1,990 a year earlier.
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July’s valid category comparisons show theft-from-motor-vehicle and auto-theft reports increased year over year, while assault reports declined. Average daily reports changed little from June, and West Humber-Clairville recorded the highest raw count among official neighbourhoods.
The citywide total includes 89 records without a matched official neighbourhood. Neighbourhood tables and maps include the remaining 4,108 records.
Three findings from the frozen July snapshot
Average daily reports changed little from June
Toronto averaged 135.39 police-reported incidents per day in July, compared with 137.7 in June, a 1.7 per cent decrease.
Theft from motor vehicles rose while assault declined
Toronto recorded 705 theft-from-motor-vehicle reports in July, compared with 604 in July 2025, a 16.7 per cent increase. Assault reports declined to 1,806 from 1,990 a year earlier, a 9.3 per cent decrease.
West Humber-Clairville had the highest raw count
West Humber-Clairville recorded 117 police-reported incidents, or 3.51 per 1,000 residents. Assault was its most reported category, with 35 reports.
Ten normalized categories
| Category | Current month | Previous month | Same month last year | Year-over-year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assault Live map | 1,806 | 1,959 | 1,990 | -9.3% -184 |
| Auto Theft Live map | 592 | 540 | 516 | +14.7% +76 |
| Break and Enter Live map | 461 | 430 | 460 | +0.2% +1 |
| Robbery Live map | 176 | 191 | 181 | -2.8% -5 |
| Bike Theft Live map | 222 | 220 | 244 | -9.0% -22 |
| Theft from Motor Vehicle Live map | 705 | 544 | 604 | +16.7% +101 |
| Theft over $5,000 Live map | 170 | 168 | 247 | -31.2% -77 |
| Sexual Violation Live map | 181 | 205 | — | — |
| Shooting Live map | 22 | 8 | 22 | 0.0% 0 |
| Homicide Live map | 1 | 2 | 6 | -83.3% -5 |
Counts and population-adjusted rates
Raw reported-incident totals and rates per 1,000 residents answer different questions. Neither is a complete measure of personal safety.
Most reported incidents
- 01 West Humber-Clairville 117
- 02 Kensington-Chinatown 112
- 03 Downtown Yonge East 94
- 04 Mimico-Queensway 87
- 05 St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands 87
- 06 Moss Park 85
- 07 Wellington Place 80
- 08 Annex 69
- 09 West Hill 66
- 10 South Riverdale 65
Highest reports per 1,000
- 01 Kensington-Chinatown 6.2 / 1,000
- 02 Downtown Yonge East 5.3 / 1,000
- 03 Mimico-Queensway 5.1 / 1,000
- 04 Yonge-Bay Corridor 4.8 / 1,000
- 05 University 4.2 / 1,000
- 06 Moss Park 4.0 / 1,000
- 07 West Humber-Clairville 3.5 / 1,000
- 08 Yorkdale-Glen Park 3.3 / 1,000
- 09 Wellington Place 3.1 / 1,000
- 10 St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands 2.8 / 1,000
July incidents by neighbourhood
Police-reported incidents occurring in July 2026. Toggle between raw totals and rates based on 2021 population.
All 158 Toronto neighbourhoods
Counts and rates are separate measures. Select a column heading to sort.
158 neighbourhoods
Notable Toronto Police updates this month
News releases are presented separately and do not establish why any statistical measure changed.
Suspect Sought in Break and Enter Investigation, Kennedy Road and Ellesmere Road area, UPDATE: Man Arrested
The Toronto Police Service is making the public aware of an arrest made in a Break and Enter investigation.
1 accepted incident matchSuspect Sought in Break and Enter Investigation, Kennedy Road and Ellesmere Road area, Images Released
The Toronto Police Service is requesting the public’s assistance identifying a suspect in a Break and Enter investigation.
1 accepted incident matchSuspect Sought in a Robbery Investigation, John Street and King Street West area, Image Released
The Toronto Police Service is requesting the public’s assistance identifying a suspect in a robbery investigation in the John Street and King Street West area.
1 accepted incident matchMan Wanted in Aggravated Assault Investigation, Queen Street East and Pape Avenue area, Image Released
The Toronto Police Service is requesting the public’s assistance with locating a man wanted in an Aggravated Assault investigation.
1 accepted incident matchSuspect(s) Sought in Firearm Discharge Investigations, Yonge Street and St. Clair Avenue West area and Bathurst Street and Steeles Avenue West area, Image released
The Toronto Police Service is making the public aware of two Firearm Discharge investigations.
1 accepted incident matchHow to read this report
This edition counts unique Toronto Police open-data records by occurrence date and normalized, non-exclusive category. Recent public records can take several days to appear. Population-adjusted rates use 2021 neighbourhood populations. Published figures are frozen to this revision.
Increase and decrease rankings require at least 10 incidents in the comparison period or 15 in the current period, plus an absolute year-over-year change of at least five.
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BreakMap.ca, “Toronto Crime Report — July 2026,” revision 1, published August 11, 2026, https://breakmap.ca/toronto-crime-trends/july-2026/.
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