Photo: Onasill ~ Bill - Onasill ~ 109 Millions Views · CC BY-SA 2.0Crime per resident in Aurora runs lower than in 66% of Canadian towns
It grades B+ for safety on crime the police covering Aurora reported from 2023 to 2025: #295 of 862 in Ontario. On top of that, in a usual year, 9.7 violent incidents and 21.4 incidents of property crime are logged per 1,000 inhabitants; in the typical town its size, 10.8 and 25.1. The index fell from 54.6 in 2023 to 50.3 in 2025. Of the two halves, violence comes to 67.4 and other offences to 47.4, beside norms of 75.2 and 54.2.
Statistics Canada, police-reported crime, 2023–2025 means. The index weighs each crime by its seriousness; rates are incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Data for crime severity, crime rate and incident counts covers the York Region service area.
What stands out about safety in Aurora
Lower than many towns its size
Of the 40 Canadian towns nearest it in size, Aurora places 13th from the lowest index. Towns its size ↓
Much like Ontario’s towns
Aurora’s index of 52.8 compares with 56.2 for the typical town in Ontario. Towns its size ↓
Motor vehicle theft: high for a town its size
Aurora records 2.6 incidents of motor vehicle theft per 1,000 residents a year, against 1.7 in the typical town among Canadian towns of 50,000 people or more. By type ↓
Written from Statistics Canada’s police-reported crime by police service and detachment, 2023–2025. Figures are what police recorded, not convictions.
What’s behind Aurora’s grade
The grade weighs the Crime Severity Index and its violent half, averaged over 2023–2025, against every Canadian town and city neighbourhood of 1,000 people or more.
Its place: #295 of 862 in Ontario and #570 of 2,572 Canadian towns.
The Crime Severity Index and its two halves, beside the typical figure for Canadian towns of 50,000 people or more.
Crime in Aurora, type by type
Against the typical town its size, Aurora runs highest on motor vehicle theft (2.6 per 1,000 against 1.7). Sexual assault and mischief sit below it.
Every Statistics Canada violation line
| Violation | Incidents a year | Per 1,000 | Cleared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 14.7 | 0.01 | 80% |
| Sexual violations against children | 128.7 | 0.1 | 58% |
| Assaults against a peace officer | 153.7 | 0.1 | 95% |
| Firearms: use, discharge, pointing | 97.7 | 0.08 | 38% |
| Robbery | 617.3 | 0.5 | 47% |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 91.7 | 0.07 | 65% |
| Other violent violations | 290.7 | 0.2 | 41% |
| Breaking and entering | 2,306 | 1.8 | 18% |
| Possession of stolen property | 291 | 0.2 | 85% |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 3,372.3 | 2.6 | 6% |
| Theft over $5,000 | 732.7 | 0.6 | 15% |
| Theft under $5,000 | 10,573 | 8.3 | 25% |
| Mischief | 2,944 | 2.3 | 24% |
| Weapons violations | 266.3 | 0.2 | 66% |
| Administration of justice violations | 4,033.3 | 3.1 | 96% |
| Other Criminal Code violations | 552.7 | 0.4 | 58% |
| Drug violations | 636 | 0.5 | 91% |
| Impaired driving | 1,207.3 | 0.9 | 99% |
| Failing to stop or remain | 3,411.7 | 2.7 | 8% |
Statistics Canada’s violation groups for the whole police service or detachment, incidents a year its own. Cleared: incidents solved by a charge or otherwise, as a share of those reported.
Incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 means, against the typical figure for Canadian towns of 50,000 people or more.
By its index, Aurora stands 13th of 40 towns its size
| # | Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgetown Ontario | 68,265 | 31.4 | 28.3 | A |
| 2 | Bradford Ontario | 51,346 | 32.5 | 41.8 | A |
| 3 | Innisfil Ontario | 50,686 | 32.5 | 41.8 | A |
| 4 | Alliston Ontario | 50,739 | 33.2 | 50.9 | A |
| … | |||||
| 10 | Saint-Hyacinthe Quebec | 60,874 | 49.7 | 70.8 | B+ |
| 11 | Mirabel Quebec | 68,471 | 50.1 | 57.3 | B+ |
| 12 | Châteauguay Quebec | 53,508 | 50.6 | 85.7 | B+ |
| 13 | Aurora Ontario | 67,385 | 52.8 | 67.4 | B+ |
| 14 | Stouffville Ontario | 58,010 | 52.8 | 67.4 | B+ |
| 15 | Keswick Ontario | 53,630 | 52.8 | 67.4 | B+ |
| 16 | Quinte West Ontario | 50,385 | 52.9 | 73.2 | B+ |
| … | |||||
| 40 | Grande Prairie Alberta | 71,160 | 149.3 | 157.2 | D |
The 40 Canadian towns of 2,500+ people closest in population; city neighbourhoods, city totals and reserves are left out. Towns on one police service or detachment share its index.
The Canadian towns closest to Aurora in population, the lowest Crime Severity Index first (2023–2025 means).
Aurora, year by year
Crime Severity Index
The index started at its highest, 54.6 in 2023, and touched its lowest in 2025, at 50.3. The typical Canadian town its size went from 64.3 in 2023 to 59.2 in 2025.
Every year as a table
| Year | Aurora | Typical town its size |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 50.3 | 59.2 |
| 2024 | 53.6 | 59.9 |
| 2023 | 54.6 | 64.3 |
Statistics Canada, Crime Severity Index by police service, each year as published. Typical: the median of Canadian towns of 50,000 people or more.
The Crime Severity Index of the police covering Aurora, each year, against the typical Canadian town its size.
Around 12,500 violent incidents a year in the 1,298,900-resident police area around Aurora, 2023–2025
Violent incidents per 1,000 a year, 2023–2025
Property crimes per 1,000 a year, 2023–2025
Statistics Canada counts actual incidents; those police record as unfounded are listed apart and kept out of its crime rates and severity index. Each incident is filed under its most serious violation, which the survey sets partly by the maximum penalty.
Add about 27,300 property crimes and 11,000 other violations a year (2023–2025 average). The grid is 1,000 residents, a coloured dot for each incident a year at these rates.
Crime in the places around Aurora
| Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora | 67,385 | 52.8 | 67.4 | B+ |
| Newmarket | 95,763 | 52.8 | 67.4 | B+ |
| King | 29,077 | 52.8 | 67.4 | B+ |
| East Gwillimbury | 42,989 | 52.8 | 67.4 | B+ |
| Richmond Hill | 222,031 | 52.8 | 67.4 | B+ |
| Cathedraltown | 11,029 | 52.8 | 67.4 | B+ |
| Hope | 6,997 | 52.8 | 67.4 | B+ |
Its police also cover 6 neighbouring places, which carry the same index and are left out above.
Each place’s police figures, 2023–2025 means.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Solved cases. A crime is cleared when police lay or recommend a charge, or solve it another way; the weighted rate counts serious crimes for more.
- How serious, not how safe. Each incident counts by its seriousness, judged from court sentences, and the total is set per resident. As Statistics Canada puts it, “The CSI is not an indicator of overall safety and should be interpreted in the broader community context.”
- A regional police service. A regional or shared police service reports one set of figures for every municipality it covers, Aurora included.
- Reading the number. Statistics Canada set the national index at 100 for 2006; every figure here is read against that.
Questions about safety in Aurora
Is Aurora safe?
Aurora scores 52.8 on Statistics Canada’s Crime Severity Index (2023–2025 mean), where the typical figure for Canadian towns of 50,000 people or more is 60.3; per 1,000 residents a year that is 9.7 violent incidents and 21.4 property crimes.
What is the most common crime in Aurora?
Theft under $5,000 is the most common, at 8.3 per 1,000 residents a year, then fraud (5.3) and assault (4.9).
Is crime going up in Aurora?
Down 8%: 54.6 in 2023, 50.3 in 2025.
How much of Aurora’s crime do police solve?
Police cleared 35% of crime once each incident is weighted by seriousness: 53% of violent crime and 25% of the rest, against 38% for the typical Canadian town its size.
Whose figures are these?
A shared service or detachment’s, reported as one for Aurora and everywhere else it polices.
Source: Statistics Canada, police-reported crime by police service and detachment, 2023–2025 (Statistics Canada Open Licence); TownRatings calculation.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Crime severity index and weighted clearance rates, police services (tables 35-10-0186 to 0190, 0061, 0063, 0064), 2023–2025 · Statistics Canada, Incident-based crime statistics by detailed violations, police services (35-10-0178 to 0185) · Safety Grade: TownRatings calculation. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).