CANADIAN CRIMINAL CODE OFFENCE RATES*
Averages rates calculated annually from 2001 to the present. Rates refer to acts per 1000 population - calculated from Statistics Canada source data. Follow links for detailed breakdowns of each area.
*rates do not include traffic violations. (click column headers to sort data)

AreaAverage Rate
Toronto (City) 75.6
Toronto (CMA) 51.6
Canada 78.8


CANADIAN COMPARISON: MAJOR CMAs
This compares the Toronto CMA to other Census Metropolitan Areas of over 500,000 people - calculated from Statistics Canada source data. For a breakdown of all Canadian CMAs click here.

CMAProvAvg Rate
Toronto ON 051.6
Montreal QC 073.9
Vancouver BC 114.2
Ottawa-Gatineau ON 060.6
Calgary AB 071.5
Edmonton AB 102.0
Quebec QC 049.9
Winnipeg MB 114.6
Hamilton ON 065.8


INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON: SELECTED METROPOLITAN AREAS
This compares the Toronto CMA to other principal cities, and similarly sized metropolitan areas, abroad. For greatest relevence these selections have been limited to the countries most culturally similar to Canada (those being the United States and the developed, English speaking members of The Commonwealth). Follow links for detailed breakdowns of each region.

AreaRegionAvg Rate
Toronto CAN 051.6
New York USA 0
London* COM 145.5
Houston USA 0
Sydney COM 0
Detroit USA 0
Auckland COM 0
Boston USA 0

*refers only to the municipality of Greater London, not the entire metro area - click Commonwealth link for details