Photo: Canmenwalker · CC BY 4.0North Toronto records less crime per resident than four in five Canadian towns
It grades A− for safety on crime the police covering North Toronto reported from 2023 to 2025: #193 of 862 in Ontario. Each year brought 4.7 incidents of property crime per 1,000 residents, compared with 7.8 in the typical Toronto neighbourhood. In 2023 the index stood at 69.5; it fell to 60 in 2025. Statistics Canada puts its Crime Severity Index at 66 for 2023–2025; the typical Canadian town of 50,000+ scores 60.3.
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. Area-wide: crime severity and crime rate, counted over the Toronto service area.
What sits behind North Toronto’s A−
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: #193 of 862 in Ontario and #306 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.
Where North Toronto sits within Toronto
Violent crime per 1,000 a year
Property crime per 1,000 a year
Ranked from the lowest rate, North Toronto is 68th of Toronto’s 158 neighbourhoods, short of the middle.
Toronto’s neighbourhoods, lowest rate first
| # | Neighbourhood | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leaside-Bennington | 2.1 | 9.4 |
| 2 | Steeles | 2.5 | 4.3 |
| 3 | Lawrence Park South | 2.5 | 9.3 |
| 4 | Yonge-St.Clair | 3 | 6.4 |
| 5 | Lawrence Park North | 3.2 | 7.6 |
| … | |||
| 66 | Malvern West | 6.8 | 6.6 |
| 67 | Bay-Cloverhill | 6.8 | 8.5 |
| 68 | North Toronto | 6.8 | 4.7 |
| 69 | Don Valley Village | 6.8 | 8.4 |
| 70 | Palmerston-Little Italy | 6.8 | 8.5 |
| … | |||
| 154 | Kensington-Chinatown | 23.8 | 23.8 |
| 155 | Moss Park | 24.2 | 12.6 |
| 156 | Downtown Yonge East | 29.6 | 18.4 |
| 157 | Mimico-Queensway | 34.7 | 7.6 |
| 158 | Yonge-Bay Corridor | 38.2 | 27.5 |
Toronto Police Service, Neighbourhood Crime Rates (City of Toronto Open Data, OGL-Toronto), 2023–2025: assault, robbery, homicide and shootings; break and enter, auto theft, theft from vehicles, theft over $5,000 and bicycle theft, per 1,000 residents by TPS’s own counts.
Toronto’s own neighbourhood figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
What Toronto’s police record, by type
These are Toronto’s figures, for its police’s whole area: they aren’t published by neighbourhood.
Against the typical town its size, Toronto runs highest on robbery (0.8 per 1,000 against 0.4), motor vehicle theft (3.3 per 1,000 against 1.7) and theft under $5,000 (19.5 per 1,000 against 11.5).
Every Statistics Canada violation line
| Violation | Incidents a year | Per 1,000 | Cleared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 65 | 0.02 | 75% |
| Sexual violations against children | 214 | 0.07 | 61% |
| Assaults against a peace officer | 890.7 | 0.3 | 85% |
| Firearms: use, discharge, pointing | 514.3 | 0.2 | 34% |
| Robbery | 2,723.3 | 0.8 | 43% |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 202.7 | 0.06 | 83% |
| Other violent violations | 454.7 | 0.1 | 42% |
| Breaking and entering | 6,580.3 | 2 | 23% |
| Possession of stolen property | 679.3 | 0.2 | 84% |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 10,504.7 | 3.3 | 5% |
| Theft over $5,000 | 1,603.7 | 0.5 | 11% |
| Theft under $5,000 | 62,883 | 19.5 | 13% |
| Mischief | 11,965.3 | 3.7 | 13% |
| Weapons violations | 1,117 | 0.3 | 70% |
| Administration of justice violations | 10,530.3 | 3.3 | 84% |
| Other Criminal Code violations | 1,117 | 0.3 | 55% |
| Drug violations | 1,132.7 | 0.4 | 76% |
| Impaired driving | 1,592.3 | 0.5 | 96% |
| Failing to stop or remain | 167 | 0.05 | 23% |
Statistics Canada’s violation groups for the whole police service or detachment: incidents a year are its own, the town’s share is only estimated in the tiles. 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.
North Toronto, year by year
Crime Severity Index
The first year, 2023, was the heaviest at 69.5, and 2025 the lightest at 60. The comparison line, the typical Canadian town of 50,000+, runs from 64.3 in 2023 to 59.2 by 2025.
Every year as a table
| Year | North Toronto | Typical town of 50,000+ |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 60 | 59.2 |
| 2024 | 68.6 | 59.9 |
| 2023 | 69.5 | 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 North Toronto, each year, against the typical Canadian town of 50,000+.
Crime in the places around North Toronto
| Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Toronto | 16,007 | 66 | 92.6 | A− |
| Mount Pleasant East | 16,373 | 66 | 92.6 | A |
| Yonge-Eglinton | 12,424 | 66 | 92.6 | B− |
| South Eglinton-Davisville | 23,380 | 66 | 92.6 | A |
| Lawrence Park South | 15,018 | 66 | 92.6 | B+ |
| Bridle Path-Sunnybrook-York Mills | 9,909 | 66 | 92.6 | C+ |
| Lawrence Park North | 14,735 | 66 | 92.6 | A− |
Same police, same number: 6 neighbours drop out of the comparison for that reason.
Each place’s police figures, 2023–2025 means.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- How serious, not how safe. Statistics Canada builds the index from every crime police record, weighted by how seriously the courts treat it, and divides by the population. It adds a warning of its own: “The CSI is not an indicator of overall safety and should be interpreted in the broader community context.”
- Reading the number. Its scale starts from Canada in 2006, set at 100, so a figure above 100 means more serious crime per resident than the country had then.
- Solved cases. Weighted like the index, so solving one assault counts for more than solving a mischief; a charge laid, recommended or otherwise resolved all count.
Questions about safety in North Toronto
Is North Toronto safe?
With 12 violent incidents and 34.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, North Toronto comes to 66 on the Crime Severity Index (2023–2025); Canadian towns of 50,000 people or more have a median of 60.3.
What is the most common crime in North Toronto?
Police record theft under $5,000 most, 19.5 per 1,000 residents a year, ahead of assault (6.6) and fraud (5.1).
Is crime going up in North Toronto?
Over 2023–2025 the index dropped 14%, to 60 from 69.5.
How much of North Toronto’s crime do police solve?
Weighted by seriousness, police cleared 31% of crime (51% of violent crime, 19% of the rest). The typical Canadian town of 50,000+ clears 38%.
Whose figures are these?
The city force’s, one set of figures for the city.
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) · Toronto Police Service, Neighbourhood Crime Rates (OGL-Toronto) · 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).