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50%
Total crime NAT. AVG.
48%
Violent crime NAT. AVG.
50%
Property crime NAT. AVG.
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Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2020 and was released from Statistics Canada.
Crime data for this area is not available from Statistics Canada, so estimates are used based on demographic data including, but not limited to: home prices, income per capita and population density.
IndexVaughan/100k peopleOntario/100k peopleNational/100k people
Total crime2,123 (estimate)3,0864,223
Violent crime545 (estimate)7921,042
Property crime1,578 (estimate)2,2943,181


All Crime Incidents

StatisticVaughanOntarioNational
Total incidentsn/a595,8682,225,600
Incidents per 100kn/a4,0445,856
Change in 100k raten/a-11.0%-9.8%
All crime incidents includes all violent and property crime as well as criminal code violations (child pornography, disturbing the peace, justice violations), traffic violations (impaired driving), federal statute violations and drug violations.


Persons Charged By Age Group (per 100k)

StatisticVaughanOntarioNational
All (12+ years)n/a1,3991,709
Youths (12-17)n/a8371,108
Adults (18+)n/a1,4441,757


Weighted Clearance Rates

StatisticVaughanOntarioNational
Clearance raten/a4037
Clearance rate changen/a0.2%0.2%
Clearance rate violentn/a6158
Clearance rate propertyn/a3027
More severe crimes such as robberies, assault and homicides are given more weight to the overall clearance rates. Less severe crimes such as vehicle theft, fraud and mischief are given less weight to the overall clearance rates.

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    Crime Quick Facts

    • Vaughan crime rates are 50% lower than the national average
    • Violent crimes in Vaughan are 48% lower than the national average
    • In Vaughan you have a 1 in 48 chance of becoming a victim of crime
    • Vaughan is safer than 87% of the cities in the United States
    • Year over year crime in Vaughan has n/a

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        Daily Crime In Vaughan (per 100,000 people)

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        Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Vaughan

        The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Vaughan is 1 in 184
        The chance of being a victim of property crime in Vaughan is 1 in 64
        The chance of being a victim of crime in Vaughan is 1 in 48

        Year Over Year Crime In Vaughan

        StatisticVaughanOntarioNational
        Totaln/a-8.7%-7.9%
        Violentn/a-7.9%-3.6%
        Propertyn/a-9.1%-9.8%

        Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

        City Population Violent crime/100k people Property crime/100k people Total crime/100k people
        King, ON27,487235680914
        Aurora, ON61,0585141,4892,003
        Whitchurch-Stouffville, ON52,0255401,5632,103
        Richmond Hill, ON215,4076051,7532,358
        Newmarket, ON88,7026531,8922,545
        Markham, ON359,1116671,9322,599
        Toronto, ON3,013,7527482,1672,915
        Vaughan, ON321,9745451,5782,123

        Cities with similar population

        City Population Violent crime/100k people Property crime/100k people Total crime/100k people
        Gatineau, QC293,6959521,8572,809
        Markham, ON359,1116671,9322,599
        Saskatoon, SK281,3401,3014,2035,504
        Kitchener, ON259,1621,0733,1054,178
        Burnaby, BC258,8278073,5444,350
        Vaughan, ON321,9745451,5782,123
        Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2020 and was released from Statistics Canada.