Is Danforth Safe?
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Is Danforth safe?
Danforth has a crime score of 55.6 out of 100, ranking #13 of 158 Toronto neighborhoods — about 92% of neighborhoods have lower crime scores. Its highest rate category is assault. Source: Toronto Police Service open data (2025 annual crime rates; dataset updated 2026-02-02).
How does Danforth compare to the Toronto average?
Danforth's assault rate is 1561.7 per 100,000 residents versus a citywide neighborhood average of 745.5 — above average. Its overall crime score of 55.6 ranks #13 of 158 neighborhoods.
What are the most common crimes in Danforth?
By rate per 100,000 residents, the leading category in Danforth is assault (1561.7), followed by theft from vehicle (312.3). Counts and rates for all nine tracked categories are listed on this page.
About This Data
This dashboard presents crime statistics for Toronto neighborhoods, compiled from the Toronto Police Service's Public Safety Data Portal (Neighbourhood Crime Rates Open Data), with neighbourhood population figures from Environics Analytics projections published with the TPS open data. The crime data covers the 2025 calendar year (annual rates; dataset last updated 2026-02-02). These statistics describe relative crime levels only; many other factors contribute to neighborhood safety.
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0.3% of City of Toronto
between reported incidents
of all reported incidents
reported crimes in 2025
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Areas of Concern
- Homicide is 564% higher than the city average
- Assault is 109% higher than the city average
- Theft from Vehicle is 50% higher than the city average
Safer Than Average
- Shooting is 100% lower than the city average
- Theft Over $5000 is 83% lower than the city average
- Bicycle Theft is 39% lower than the city average
| Crime Type | Total Incidents | Per 100,000 Residents | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Count with rank | Comparison vs. city average | Rate with rank | Comparison vs. city average | |
Homicide Weight: 35% | 1 #9 of 158 | +251% avg: 0 | 10 #6 of 158 | +564% avg: 1 |
Shooting Weight: 25% | 0 #1 (tied) of 158 | -100% avg: 2 | 0 #1 (tied) of 158 | -100% avg: 8 |
Assault Weight: 12% | 160 #45 of 158 | +2% avg: 156 | 1,562 #7 of 158 | +109% avg: 745 |
Robbery Weight: 8% | 7 #121 of 158 | -56% avg: 16 | 68 #83 of 158 | -11% avg: 76 |
Break and Enter Weight: 6% | 19 #122 of 158 | -51% avg: 39 | 186 #69 of 158 | -2% avg: 190 |
Auto Theft Weight: 5% | 27 #94 of 158 | -41% avg: 46 | 264 #41 of 158 | +22% avg: 217 |
Theft Over $5000 Weight: 4% | 1 #155 of 158 | -92% avg: 12 | 10 #156 of 158 | -83% avg: 57 |
Theft from Vehicle Weight: 3% | 32 #85 of 158 | -26% avg: 43 | 312 #21 of 158 | +50% avg: 208 |
Bicycle Theft Weight: 2% | 4 #92 of 158 | -70% avg: 13 | 39 #64 of 158 | -39% avg: 64 |
The safety score sums each category's per-100k rate - capped at 100 points and weighted by the severity shown above - across all nine categories. How the score is calculated.
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