PUBLIC SAFETY DATA

PORTAL: OPEN DATA

DOCUMENTATION

Analytics and Innovation

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Updated: Aug 16, 2024

Table of Contents
I N T R O D U C T I O N ............................................................................................................................... 2
Toronto Police Service Public Safety Data Portal...................................................................................... 2
Police Open Data & Privacy Considerations ............................................................................................. 3
Geographic Information............................................................................................................................ 3
Open Data Updates ................................................................................................................................... 4
Open Analytics Information ...................................................................................................................... 4
Web Mapping Applications ....................................................................................................................... 5
Open Datasets Currently Available ........................................................................................................... 5
O P E N D A T A S E T S ............................................................................................................................. 6
Major Crime Indicators (MCI) ................................................................................................................ 6
Homicides (ASR-RC-TBL-002) ............................................................................................................... 7
Shootings & Firearm Discharges .......................................................................................................... 9
Neighbourhood Crime Rates .............................................................................................................. 10
Bicycle Thefts ......................................................................................................................................... 11
Killed or Seriously Injured (KSI) Collisions ......................................................................................... 12
Field Information Reports (FIRS) ......................................................................................................... 15
Traffic Collisions (ASR-T-TBL-001) ...................................................................................................... 16
Mental Health Act (MHA) Apprehensions ......................................................................................... 17
Persons in Crisis (PIC) Calls for Service Attended (CFSA) ................................................................ 19
Budget & Staffing ................................................................................................................................. 20
Theft from Motor Vehicle .................................................................................................................... 23
Hate Crimes ........................................................................................................................................... 25
A p p e n d i x A : .................................................................................................................................... 28
Open Data Summary Table ................................................................................................................. 28
Premises Type Summary Table ........................................................................................................... 29
A p p e n d i x B : .................................................................................................................................... 31
Glossary .................................................................................................................................................. 31

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Analytics & Innovation

Public Safety Data Portal Open Data

Documentation
INTRODUCTION

The Toronto Police Service is committed to the ongoing release of open data for public
safety, awareness, greater openness and transparency. The Service’s Open Data Program strives
to release valuable open data and provide continuous support for public understanding, use
and application of police information.

Government agencies and institutions under the Freedom of Information and Protection
of Privacy Act (FIPPA), the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
(MFIPPA) and/or the Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA) are required to provide
members of the public with access to public government data, unless the data is exempt for
legal, privacy, security, confidentiality or commercially-sensitive reasons 1. The Toronto Police
Service has adopted the Government of Ontario’s Open Data Directive and all police open
datasets are subject to the Open Government Licence. Open government guidelines define open
data as structured data that is machine-readable, freely shared, used and built on without
restrictions 2.

Toronto Police Service Public Safety Data Portal

The Toronto Police Service publishes open datasets via the Toronto Police Service Public
Safety Data Portal designed to provide access to police open datasets for public use. This open
data portal delivers police information by providing downloadable open datasets that meet the
industry standards for open data, data visualizations, web mapping applications and supporting
documentation to aid public understanding and open data literacy of police information. The
Public Safety Data Portal can be accessed through the Toronto Police Service website or by
visiting directly at: [Link]

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Police Open Data & Privacy Considerations

Police open data includes any data collected or maintained by the Toronto Police Service unless
certain data or data in its entirety is exempt for legal, privacy, security, and confidentiality or
commercially-sensitive reasons. The Toronto Police Service considers privacy and data quality to
be of utmost importance. The Toronto Police Service is committed to the proactive provision of
police open data while taking necessary measures to protect privacy, legal and confidential data.
Therefore, the Toronto Police Service will:

• Not disclose data exempt for legal, privacy, security, confidentially or commercially-
sensitive reasons.
• Exclude data when the service is prevented from disclosing data by law/or authorized by
law to refuse its existence.
• Personal information is strictly protected unless sufficient statutory authority for release
and where appropriate.

The Toronto Police Service reserves the right to exclude the release of personal identification
information or any data that has the potential to identify an individual.

Geographic Information

Toronto Police Service Open Data includes geographic location information provided in
the projected coordinate system, WGS 1984 Web Mercator (auxiliary sphere). The location of
events were offset to the nearest road intersection to protect the privacy of parties involved in
the event. All data must be considered an approximate location of the event and users are
advised not to interpret any of these locations as related to a specific address or individual. For
datasets without location information, events are either at the neighbourhood level or they are
aggregated in a category.
Neighbourhood and coordinate information (latitude and longitude) will appear to be
Not Specified Area (NSA) and (0,0), respectively, if any of the following conditions are met: (1)
Division is NSA OR (2) Originating X/Y values are 0 OR (3) Originating X/Y values are outside the
City of Toronto.
City of Toronto neighbourhood information has been provided for both the old 140
neighbourhood structure as well as the new 158 neighbourhood structure. 3

Important note regarding neighbourhood and coordinate information: If an event occurred

within 5,000 meters outside the City of Toronto, it is snapped to an intersection and will have
coordinates. Neighbourhood values for these events would be NSA.

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Important note regarding TPS Divisional boundaries: June 2018 marked the amalgamation
of divisions 54 and 55 and thus after this point all offences/crimes occurring in the boundaries
of “54 Division” have been marked as “55 Division”. Please note, data summarized in the open
analytics combines all data for 54 and 55 divisions together for historical comparisons.

Open Data Updates

Toronto Police Service Open Data is updated quarterly. Due to the dynamic nature of
police reporting, a complete update of the entire dataset is required. However, all historical date
ranges will be provided. See Appendix A for a complete list of datasets and their respective date
range availability.

Open Analytics Information

Toronto Police Service provides open analytics to aid in visualizing and understanding
police information. These interactive visualizations provide trend analysis and important
information at a glance. Open analytics are delivered through Last Five (5) Years and Historical
Reports.

Last Five (5) Years: depending on the button selected, refers to the last five years including the
present year for the period of January 1 up to and including the previous Sunday as indicated
for Year-to-Date. For Year End, the period refers to January 1st to December 31st of the last five
full years:

Year-to-Date: refers to the period beginning on January 1st of the current year up to
and including the present date or date as indicated. The same time period may be
applied across multiple years in order to determine trends over time. The purpose of this
report is to keep the public informed of criminal activity and other police information on
a regular basis. Year-to-date open analytics are updated every Monday and include data
up to the previous day.

Important Note: Open Data for downloading is not available for Year-to-date reports. The
open data is provided to the public for awareness and reporting purposes only. Due to the
dynamic nature of police information, Uniform Crime Reporting information associated
with recently reported occurrences is preliminary and subject to change upon further
investigation.

Year End: refers to the full year period beginning on January 1st and ending on
December 31st. This time period may be applied across multiple years in order to

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 compare year over year changes and/or determine trends over time. The purpose of this
report is to provide an overview of statistics for the previous year.

Historical: refers to all compiled data from previous years. Historical reports and open datasets
are updated and available for download upon the release of the associated open data at the end
of the first and third quarters of every year.
Web Mapping Applications

Toronto Police Service provides web mapping applications to visualize data spatially.
These dynamic and interactive web mapping applications allow users to visualize crime and
traffic data where it occurs. Crime App Year-to-date and Fatal Traffic Collisions web applications
provide up-to-date information related to the current year and are updated at different
intervals. Crime App Year-to-date is updated twice daily, with valid data up to the previous day.
Fatal Traffic Collisions is updated 1-2 business days after a fatality occurs. Web mapping
applications associated with downloadable open datasets are updated upon the open data
release associated with that dataset. For a complete list of web mapping applications, please
visit the Maps section on the portal.

Open Data Documentation Information

This document is designed to provide a comprehensive guide regarding the various open
datasets currently provided on the Public Safety Data Portal 4. This document provides a list of
the open datasets currently available for downloading supplemented by detailed metadata, data
qualifiers, glossary of terms and links to related open analytics and web mapping applications.

This document also contains an Open Data Summary Table which includes a list of all open
datasets, table identifiers, data extraction dates, and date range. The Glossary can be found at
the end of this document (See Appendix B).

Open Datasets Currently Available

1. Major Crime Indicators (MCI)

2. Homicides
3. Shootings & Firearm Discharges
4. Neighbourhood Crime Rates
5. Bicycle Thefts
6. Killed or Seriously Injured (KSI) Collisions

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This guide excludes the Annual Statistical Report datasets, please refer to the ASR documentation. This
guide also excludes data currently reported through open analytics but not currently available as
downloadable open datasets (e.g. Sexual Violations).

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 7. Field Information Reports (FIRS)
8. Traffic Collisions
9. Mental Health Act (MHA) Apprehensions
10. Persons in Crisis (PIC) Calls for Service Attended (CFSA)
11. Budget & Staffing
12. Theft from Motor Vehicle
13. Hate Crimes

OPEN DATASETS

Major Crime Indicators (MCI)

Description
This dataset includes all Major Crime Indicators (MCI) occurrences by reported date and related
offences. The MCI categories include Assault, Break and Enter, Auto Theft, Robbery and Theft
Over. This data is provided at the offence and/or victim level (offence and/or vehicle level for
auto thefts), therefore one occurrence number may have several records associated to the
various MCIs used to categorize the occurrence. This data does not include occurrences that
have been deemed unfounded. The definition of unfounded according to Statistics Canada is: “It
has been determined through police investigation that the offence reported did not occur, nor
was it attempted” (Statistics Canada, 2020). 5

Format: CSV, KML, Shapefile, GeoJSON

Major Crime Indicators (MCI) - Data Field Descriptions

Field Field Name Description

1 EVENT_UNIQUE_ID Offence Number
2 Date Offence was Reported (time is displayed in UTC
REPORT_DATE format when downloaded as a CSV)
3 Date Offence Occurred (time is displayed in UTC format
OCC_DATE when downloaded as a CSV)
4 REPORT_YEAR Year Offence was Reported
5 REPORT_MONTH Month Offence was Reported
6 REPORT_DAY Day of the Month Offence was Reported
7 REPORT_DOY Day of the Year Offence was Reported
8 REPORT_DOW Day of the Week Offence was Reported
9 REPORT_HOUR Hour Offence was Reported

5
Statistics Canada. 2020. Uniform Crime Reporting Manual. Surveys and Statistical Programs. Canadian
Centre for Justice Statistics.

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 10 OCC_YEAR Year Offence Occurred
11 OCC_MONTH Month Offence Occurred
12 OCC_DAY Day of the Month Offence Occurred
13 OCC_DOY Day of the Year Offence Occurred
14 OCC_DOW Day of the Week Offence Occurred
15 OCC_HOUR Hour Offence Occurred
16 DIVISION Police Division where Offence Occurred
17 LOCATION_TYPE Location Type of Offence
18 PREMISES_TYPE Premises Type of Offence
19 UCR_CODE UCR Code for Offence
20 UCR_EXT UCR Extension for Offence
21 OFFENCE Title of Offence
22 MCI_CATEGORY MCI Category of Occurrence
23 Identifier of Neighbourhood using City of Toronto's
HOOD_158 new 158 neighbourhood structure
24 Name of Neighbourhood using City of Toronto's new
NEIGHBOURHOOD_158 158 neighbourhood structure
25 Identifier of Neighbourhood using City of Toronto's old
HOOD_140 140 neighbourhood structure
26 Name of Neighbourhood using City of Toronto's old
NEIGHBOURHOOD_140 140 neighbourhood structure
27 LONG_WGS84 Longitude Coordinates (Offset to nearest intersection)
28 LAT_WGS84 Latitude Coordinates (Offset to nearest intersection)

Open Analytics
The Toronto Police Service currently reports on MCIs by providing a Year-to-date, a Year End
and a Historical report. Open analytics for each individual MCI are also available on the Data
Analytics page on the portal, however, these only include a historical report.

Web Mapping Applications

The Toronto Police Service Crime App Year-to-date is an interactive web app that reports on all
MCIs on a daily basis. The Crime App Year End includes all the MCIs historical data. The
Neighbourhood Crime Map provides all historical MCIs by neighbourhoods using interactive
thematic maps.

Homicides (ASR-RC-TBL-002)

Description
This dataset includes all Homicides occurrences. This includes offences of First Degree Murder,
Second Degree Murder, and Manslaughter. A homicide occurs when a person directly or
indirectly, by any means, causes the death of another human being. Deaths caused by criminal

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negligence, suicide, or accidental or justifiable homicide (i.e self-defence) are not included.
Homicide data is compiled based on the Homicide Squad Case List Log. Count is based on
offence (i.e each deceased victim).

Format: CSV, KML, Shapefile, GeoJSON

Homicides - Data Field Descriptions

Field Field Name Description

1 EVENT_UNIQUE_ID Offence Number
2 Date Offence Occurred (time is displayed in UTC format
OCC_DATE when downloaded as a CSV)
3 OCC_YEAR Year Offence Occurred
4 OCC_MONTH Month Offence Occurred
5 OCC_DAY Day of the Month Offence Occurred
6 OCC_DOW Day of the Week Offence Occurred
7 OCC_DOY Day of the Year Offence Occurred
8 DIVISION Police Division where Offence Occurred
9 HOMICIDE_TYPE Type of Homicide (Shooting, Stabbing, Other)
10 Identifier of Neighbourhood using City of Toronto's
HOOD_158 new 158 neighbourhood structure
11 Name of Neighbourhood using City of Toronto's new
NEIGHBOURHOOD_158 158 neighbourhood structure
12 Identifier of Neighbourhood using City of Toronto's old
HOOD_140 140 neighbourhood structure
13 Name of Neighbourhood using City of Toronto's old
NEIGHBOURHOOD_140 140 neighbourhood structure
14 LONG_WGS84 Longitude Coordinates (Offset to nearest intersection)
15 LAT_WGS84 Latitude Coordinates (Offset to nearest intersection)

Open Analytics
The Toronto Police Service currently reports on Homicide by providing a Year-to-date, a Year
End and a Historical report.

Web Mapping Applications

The Toronto Police Service Crime App Year-to-date is an interactive web app that reports on all
MCIs on a daily basis. The Crime App Year End includes all the MCIs historical data. The
Neighbourhood Crime Map provides all historical MCIs by neighbourhoods using interactive
thematic maps.

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Shootings & Firearm Discharges

Description
This dataset contains all shooting-related occurrences reported to the Toronto Police Service,
including, but not limited to, those that may have been deemed unfounded after investigation.
Shooting incidents in this dataset include both firearm discharges and shooting events, which
are defined in the glossary in Appendix B.

In 2014, the Toronto Police Service changed records management systems. For occurrences
prior to this date, coordinates are limited, therefore for some events with 0, 0 coordinates the
neighbourhood will be identified as ‘NSA’ to indicate ‘Not Specified Area.

Format: CSV, KML, Shapefile, GeoJSON

Shootings & Firearm Discharges - Data Field Descriptions

Field Field Name Description

1 EVENT_UNIQUE_ID Offence Number
2 Date Offence Occurred (time is displayed in UTC format
OCC_DATE when downloaded as a CSV)
3 OCC_YEAR Year Offence Occurred
4 OCC_MONTH Month Offence Occurred
5 OCC_DOW Day of the Week Offence Occurred
6 OCC_DOY Day of the Year Offence Occurred
7 OCC_DAY Day of the Month Offence Occurred
8 OCC_HOUR Hour of Day Offence Occurred
9 OCC_TIME_RANGE Time Range of Day Offence Occurred
10 DIVISION Police Division where Offence Occurred
11 DEATH Count of Deaths caused by the Shooting
12 INJURIES Count of Injured Persons caused by the Shooting
13 Identifier of Neighbourhood using City of Toronto's
HOOD_158 new 158 neighbourhood structure
14 Name of Neighbourhood using City of Toronto's new
NEIGHBOURHOOD_158 158 neighbourhood structure
15 Identifier of Neighbourhood using City of Toronto's old
HOOD_140 140 neighbourhood structure
16 Name of Neighbourhood using City of Toronto's old
NEIGHBOURHOOD_140 140 neighbourhood structure
17 LONG_WGS84 Longitude Coordinates (Offset to nearest intersection)
18 LAT_WGS84 Latitude Coordinates (Offset to nearest intersection)

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Open Analytics
The Toronto Police Service currently reports on Shootings by providing a Year-to-date, a Year
End and a Historical report.

Web Mapping Applications

The Toronto Police Service Crime App Year-to-date is an interactive web app that reports on all
MCIs on a daily basis. The Crime App Year End includes all the MCIs historical data. The
Neighbourhood Crime Map provides all historical MCIs by neighbourhoods using interactive
thematic maps.

Neighbourhood Crime Rates

Description
This dataset includes all of the Crime Data by Neighbourhood. Counts are available for Assault,
Auto Theft, Break and Enter, Robbery, Theft Over, Homicide and Shooting & Firearm Discharges.
Data also includes the crime rate per 100,000 population calculated using the population
estimates provided by Environics Analytics.

Format: CSV, KML, Shapefile, GeoJSON

Neighbourhood Crime Rates - Data Field Descriptions

Field Field Name Description

1 Identifier of Neighbourhood where offence occurred
using City of Toronto's new 158 neighbourhood
HOOD_158 structure
2 Name of Neighbourhood where offence occurred
using City of Toronto's new 158 neighbourhood
NEIGHBOURHOOD_158 structure
3 2022 Population projection provided by Environics
POPN_PROJ_2022 Analytics.
4 This represents a count of crime offences for each
[CRIME CATEGORY]_[YYYY] crime category for each corresponding year.
5 This represents the crime rate per 100,000 for each
crime category for each corresponding year. This is
[CRIME CATEGORY]_RATE_ calculated using the population projection provided
[YYYY] by Environics Analytics for each respective year.
Field abbreviations for Crime Categories:
BREAKENTER = Break and Enter
THEFTFROMMV = Theft from Motor Vehicle

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Open Analytics
The Toronto Police Service does not currently provide open analytics reports for Neighbourhood
Crime Rates.

Web Mapping Applications

The Neighbourhood Crime Map provides all historical crime data using interactive thematic
maps.

Bicycle Thefts

Description
This dataset contains occurrences related to bicycle thefts. These occurrences are related to a
variety of offences where the theft of a bicycle was included.

Format: CSV, KML, Shapefile, GeoJSON

Bicycle Thefts - Data Field Descriptions

Field Field Name Description

1 EVENT_UNIQUE_ID Offence Number
2 PRIMARY_OFFENCE Primary Offence Type
3 Date Offence Occurred (time is displayed in UTC
OCC_DATE format when downloaded as a CSV)
4 OCC_YEAR Year Offence Occurred
5 OCC_MONTH Month Offence Occurred
6 OCC_DOW Day of the Week Offence Occurred
7 OCC_DAY Day of the Month Offence Occurred
8 OCC_DOY Day of the Year Offence Occurred
9 OCC_HOUR Hour Offence Occurred
10 Date Offence was Reported (time is displayed in UTC
REPORT_DATE format when downloaded as a CSV)
11 REPORT_YEAR Year Offence was Reported
12 REPORT_MONTH Month Offence was Reported
13 REPORT_DOW Day of the Week Offence was Reported
14 REPORT_DAY Day of the Month Offence was Reported
15 REPORT_DOY Day of the Year Offence was Reported
16 REPORT_HOUR Hour Offence was Reported
17 DIVISION Police Division where Offence Occurred
18 LOCATION_TYPE Location Type of Offence
19 PREMISES_TYPE Premises Type of Offence
20 BIKE_MAKE Make of Bicycle

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 21 BIKE_MODEL Model of Bicycle
22 BIKE_TYPE Type of Bicycle
23 BIKE_SPEED Speed of Bicycle
24 BIKE_COLOUR Colour of Bicycle
25 BIKE_COST Cost of Bicycle
26 STATUS Status of Bicycle
27 Identifier of Neighbourhood using City of Toronto's
HOOD_158 new 158 neighbourhood structure
28 Name of Neighbourhood using City of Toronto's new
NEIGHBOURHOOD_158 158 neighbourhood structure
29 Identifier of Neighbourhood using City of Toronto's
HOOD_140 old 140 neighbourhood structure
30 Name of Neighbourhood using City of Toronto's old
NEIGHBOURHOOD_140 140 neighbourhood structure
31 LONG_WGS84 Longitude Coordinates (Offset to nearest intersection)
32 LAT_WGS84 Latitude Coordinates (Offset to nearest intersection)

Open Analytics
The Toronto Police Service currently only provides a Historical Bike Theft report.

Web Mapping Applications

The Crime App Year End includes historical bike thefts.

Killed or Seriously Injured (KSI) Collisions

Description
This Killed or Seriously Injured (KSI) dataset is a subset from all traffic collision events. The
source of the data comes from police reports where an officer attended an event related to a
traffic collision. Please note that this dataset does not include all traffic collision events. The KSI
data only includes events where a person sustained a major or fatal injury in a traffic collision
event. The definitions included in Appendix B relate to the severity of injury used to classify the
events in this dataset. Other injury types including minor or none are associated to every
individual included in the event.

The KSI data includes a record (row) for every person involved in the collision event regardless
of their level of injury, it includes everyone who was involved in a particular collision event. The
field “Index” provides an arbitrary unique identification for every record in the entire dataset.
The “ACCNUM” is a unique identification for each traffic collision event. Since the data includes
every person involved in a collision event, this identification is duplicated. Please note that this
number is not unique and it may repeat year over year. Careful consideration must be made

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when creating a subset for unique events, as the detailed information provided is for every
person involved and its associated role and information may be lost.

For example, the event with ACCNUM=6000607400 has 5 persons involved in the collision (5
records). The field “INVTYPE” indicates the role of the person in the collision event. The
“INVAGE” indicates the age range of the person and the “INJURY” type indicates the level of
injury they sustained. Therefore, this event can be interpreted in the following way:
1. Passenger 1 age 20 to 24 sustained a fatal injury.
2. Passenger 2 age 15-19 sustained a fatal injury.
3. Passenger 3 age 20 to 24 sustained a major injury
4. Driver age 1 20 to 24 sustained a major injury.
5. Driver 2 age 45 to 49 sustained a major injury.

Synopsis: “IMPACTYPE” indicates this was a rear-end type of collision. “MANOUVER”, “DRIVACT”
and “DRIVCON” indicates Driver 2 stopped, was driving properly and in normal condition.
However, Driver 1 was changing lanes, sped too fast for conditions and had been drinking.
There are thirteen categories related to the type of event. Each record is flagged with a “Yes” if
this collision is considered to fall under this criteria. Definitions for those categories are provided
below.

Format: CSV, KML, Shapefile, GeoJSON

KSI Collisions - Data Field Descriptions

Field Field Name Description

1 INDEX_ Unique Identifier
2 ACCNUM Accident Number
3 DATE Date Collision Occurred (time is displayed in UTC
format when downloaded as a CSV)
4 TIME Time Collision Occurred
5 STREET1 Street Collision Occurred
6 STREET2 Street Collision Occurred
7 OFFSET Distance and direction of the Collision
8 ROAD_CLASS Road Classification
9 DISTRICT City District
10 LATITUDE Latitude
11 LONGITUDE Longitude
12 ACCLOC Collision Location
13 TRAFFCTL Traffic Control Type
14 VISIBILITY Environment Condition
15 LIGHT Light Condition

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 16 RDSFCOND Road Surface Condition
17 ACCLASS Classification of Accident
18 IMPACTYPE Initial Impact Type
19 INVTYPE Involvement Type
20 INVAGE Age of Involved Party
21 INJURY Severity of Injury
22 FATAL_NO Sequential Number
23 INITDIR Initial Direction of Travel
24 VEHTYPE Type of Vehicle
25 MANOEUVER Vehicle Manoeuver
26 DRIVACT Apparent Driver Action
27 DRIVCOND Driver Condition
28 PEDTYPE Pedestrian Crash Type - detail
29 PEDACT Pedestrian Action
30 PEDCOND Condition of Pedestrian
31 CYCLISTYPE Cyclist Crash Type - detail
32 CYCACT Cyclist Action
33 CYCCOND Cyclist Condition
34 PEDESTRIAN Pedestrian Involved In Collision
35 CYCLIST Cyclists Involved in Collision
36 AUTOMOBILE Driver Involved in Collision
37 MOTORCYCLE Motorcyclist Involved in Collision
38 TRUCK Truck Driver Involved in Collision
39 TRSN_CITY_VEH Transit or City Vehicle Involved in Collision
40 EMERG_VEH Emergency Vehicle Involved in Collision
41 PASSENGER Passenger Involved in Collision
42 SPEEDING Speeding Related Collision
43 AG_DRIV Aggressive and Distracted Driving Collision
44 REDLIGHT Red Light Related Collision
45 ALCOHOL Alcohol Related Collision
46 DISABILITY Medical or Physical Disability Related Collision
47 HOOD_158 Unique ID for City of Toronto Neighbourhood (new)
48 NEIGHBOURHOOD_158 City of Toronto Neighbourhood name (new)
49 HOOD_140 Unique ID for City of Toronto Neighbourhood (old)
50 NEIGHBOURHOOD_140 City of Toronto Neighbourhood name (old)
51 DIVISION Toronto Police Service Division
52 ObjectID Unique Identifier (auto generated)

Open Analytics
The Toronto Police Service currently only provides a Historical Killed or Seriously Injured Traffic
Collisions report. These historical reports are available for each individual Killed or Serially
Injured category.

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Web Mapping Applications
The Fatal Traffic Collisions includes historical fatal traffic collisions only, a subset of the Killed or
Serially Injured dataset.

Field Information Reports (FIRS)

Description
As part of our ongoing commitment to open data, the Toronto Police Service continues to
release data sets relating to completed Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of
Privacy Act requests that are of public interest. This data includes Field Information Reports
reported between 2008.01.01 and 2013.11.04.

Format: CSV
Note: Please note this dataset is no longer updated.

FIRS - Data Field Descriptions

Field Field Name Description

1 CONTACTID Unique Identifier for Each Contact
2 Toronto Police Service (TPS) Patrol Zone where
TPS_PATROL_ZONE
Contact Occurred
3 NATURE_OF_CONTACT Category of Contact
4 Date of Contact (time is displayed in UTC format when
CONTACT_DATE
downloaded as a CSV)
5 CONTACT_TIME Time of Contact
6 CONTACT_YEAR Year of Contact
7 AGE* Age of Person at Time of Contact
8 SEX* Gender of Person Contacted
9 BIRTH_PLACE Birth Place of Person Contacted
10 SKIN_COLOUR* Skin Colour of Person Contacted
11 YEAR_MONTH_OF_BIRTH Year/Month of Birth of Person Contacted
12 UNIQUE_PERSON_ID Unique Identifier for Person Contact
13 HOME_CITY Home City of Person Contacted

Open Analytics
The Toronto Police Service does not currently provide open data analytics for Field Information
Reports.

Web Mapping Applications

The Toronto Police Service does not currently provide FIRS in a web mapping application.

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Traffic Collisions (ASR-T-TBL-001)
Description
This dataset includes all Motor Vehicle Collision (MVC) occurrences by their occurrence date and
related offences. The MVC categories include property damage (PD) collisions, Fail to Remain
(FTR) collisions, injury collisions and fatalities. This data is provided at the occurrence level,
therefore multiple offences and/or victims can be associated with each record. This data does
not include occurrences that have been deemed unfounded. The definition of unfounded
according to Statistics Canada is: “It has been determined through police investigation that the
offence reported did not occur, nor was it attempted” (Statistics Canada, 2020). 6

In this dataset a collision is defined as the contact resulting from the motion of a motor vehicle
or streetcar or its load, which produces property damage, injury or death. The term collision
indicates that the initial point of contact involved at least one motor vehicle or streetcar.

Definitions:
Fatal Collisions occur when an individual’s injuries from a MVC result in a fatality within 30 days.
Please note this category excludes:
(i) Occurrences on private property
(ii) Occurrences related to sudden death prior to collision (suicide or medical episode)
(iii) Occurrences where the individual has died more than 30 days after the collision
Personal Injury Collisions occur when an individual involved in a MVC suffers personal injuries.
Fail to Remain Collisions occur when an individual involved in a MVC fails to stop and provide
their information at the scene of a collision.
Property Damage Collisions occur when an individual’s property has been damaged in a MVC
or the value of damages is less than $2,000 for all involved parties.

Format: CSV, KML, Shapefile, GeoJSON

Traffic Collisions - Data Field Descriptions

Field Field Name Description

1 EVENT_UNIQUE_ID Offence Number
2 Date Collision Occurred (time is displayed in UTC format
OCC_DATE
when downloaded as a CSV)
3 OCC_MONTH Month Collision Occurred
4 OCC_DOW Day of Week Collision Occurred
5 OCC_YEAR Year Collision Occurred
6 OCC_HOUR Hour Collision Occurred

6
Statistics Canada. 2020. Uniform Crime Reporting Manual. Surveys and Statistical Programs. Canadian
Centre for Justice Statistics.

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 7 DIVISION Police Division where Collision Occurred
8 Number of Person’s Killed associated with the Collision
FATALITIES
(See definitions)
9 Indicates whether a Collision had an associated Injury (See
INJURY_COLLISIONS
definitions)
10 Indicates whether a Collision was associated to Fail to
FTR_COLLISIONS
Remain (See definitions)
11 Indicates Whether a Collision was associated to Property
PD_COLLISIONS
Damage (See definitions)
12 HOOD_158 Identifier of Neighbourhood
13 NEIGHBOURHOOD_158 Name of Neighbourhood where Collision Occurred
14 LONG_WGS84 Longitude Coordinate (Offset to nearest intersection)
15 LAT_WGS84 Latitude Coordinate (Offset to nearest intersection)
16 Indicates whether a Collision involved a person in an
AUTOMOBILE
automobile
17 Indicates whether a Collision involved a person in a
MOTORCYCLE
motorcycle
18 Indicates whether a Collision involved a passenger in a
PASSENGER
motor vehicle
19 BICYCLE Indicates whether a Collision involved a cyclist
20 PEDESTRIAN Indicates whether a Collision involved a pedestrian

Open Analytics
Toronto Police Service currently reports on Total Motor Vehicle Collisions in the Annual
Statistical Report Crime & Traffic Dashboard which is updated annually.

Web Mapping Applications

The Toronto Police Service provides Total Motor Vehicle Collision data in the ASR Maps
application as a thematic map of the rate per 100,000 population by TPS division.

Mental Health Act (MHA) Apprehensions

Description

This dataset includes Mental Health Act (MHA) Apprehensions pursuant to the Mental Health
Act.

MHA Apprehensions of individuals aged 17 and under have been omitted to protect youth
identity. From 2014 to 2020, these individuals comprised 6.5% (4,724 of 71,717) of all MHA
Apprehensions, with individuals under 12 comprising 0.4% (320 of 71,717), and 12-17

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comprising 6.1% (4,404 of 71,717) respectively. There are instances where an individual’s age
group is classified as “Not Recorded”; these account for 1.3% (915 of 71,717) of all MHA
Apprehensions.

There are instances where an individual’s sex is classified as “Not Recorded”. In line with
recommendations 5f, 11c, and 25c in Police Reform in Toronto: Systemic Racism, Alternative
Community Safety and Crisis Response Models and Building New Confidence in Public Safety,
Toronto Police Service continues to work towards enhancing data collection to include non-
binary gender options.

Each row in the dataset represents a distinct MHA Apprehension and this dataset is queried
based on reported date. Please note while each row represents the apprehension of an
individual under the Mental Health Act, a unique individual may have been apprehended
multiple times and thus account for multiple records of apprehensions
MHA Apprehension types are as follows:
• MHA Section 17 (Police Officer’s Power of Apprehension);
• MHA Section 15 (Form 1 - Physician - Application for Psychiatric
Assessment);
• MHA Section 16 (Form 2 – Justice of the Peace – Order for Examination);
• MHA Section 28 (1) (Form 9 - Elopee - Order for Return); and,
• MHA Section 33.4 (Form 47 - Community Treatment Order for Examination).

Format: CSV

MHA Apprehensions - Data Field Descriptions

Field Field Name Description

1 EVENT_UNIQUE_ID Offence Number
2 Date Offence was Reported (time is displayed in UTC
REPORT_DATE format when downloaded as a CSV)
3 REPORT_YEAR Year Offence was Reported
4 REPORT_MONTH Month Offence was Reported
5 REPORT_DOW Day of the Week Offence was Reported
6 REPORT_DOY Day of the Year Offence was Reported
7 REPORT_DAY Day of the Month Offence was Reported
8 REPORT_HOUR Hour Offence was Reported
9 Date Offence Occurred (time is displayed in UTC format
OCC_DATE when downloaded as a CSV)
10 OCC_YEAR Year Offence Occurred
11 OCC_MONTH Month Offence Occurred
12 OCC_DOY Day of the Year Offence Occurred

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 13 OCC_DAY Day of the Month Offence Occurred
14 OCC_DOW Day of the Week Offence Occurred
15 OCC_HOUR Hour Offence Occurred
16 DIVISION Police Division where Offence Occurred
17 PREMISES_TYPE Premises Type of Offence
18 The section applied when apprehending an individual
APPREHENSION_TYPE pursuant to the Mental Health Act
19 SEX Sex of Person Apprehended
20 AGE_COHORT Age category of Person Apprehended
21 Identifier of Neighbourhood using City of Toronto's new
HOOD_158 158 neighbourhood structure
22 Name of Neighbourhood using City of Toronto's new
NEIGHBOURHOOD_158 158 neighbourhood structure
23 Identifier of Neighbourhood using City of Toronto's old
HOOD_140 140 neighbourhood structure
24 Name of Neighbourhood using City of Toronto's old 140
NEIGHBOURHOOD_140 neighbourhood structure

Open Analytics
The Toronto Police Service currently reports on MHA Apprehensions by providing a Historical
report.

Web Mapping Applications

The Toronto Police Service does not currently provide MHA Apprehensions in a web mapping
application.

Persons in Crisis (PIC) Calls for Service Attended (CFSA)

Description
This dataset includes all Persons in Crisis (PIC) calls for service attended (CFSA) which includes
the following Event Types: Attempt Suicide, Person in Crisis, Elopee, Overdose and Threaten
Suicide. To protect the privacy of individuals involved in Calls for Service, these Event Types have
been aggregated into Person in Crisis calls (Person in Crisis, Elopee), Suicide-related calls
(Attempt Suicide, Threaten Suicide), and Overdose calls. This dataset includes only events that
were attended by an officer of the Toronto Police Service (TPS), but excludes events attended by
TPS members in Parking, Marine, Court or Primary Report Intake Management and Entry
(PRIME). This dataset is queried based on event date.

Effective May 2023, the Toronto Police Service has removed the Jumper event type. Calls of this
nature are now being processed as Threatening Suicide.

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Format: CSV

PIC CFSA - Data Field Descriptions

Field Field Name Description

1 EVENT_ID Event Number
2 Date of Event (time is displayed in UTC format when
EVENT_DATE downloaded as a CSV)
3 EVENT_YEAR Year of Event
4 EVENT_MONTH Month of Event
5 EVENT_DOW Day of Week of Event
6 EVENT_HOUR Hour of Event
7 EVENT_TYPE Agency specified field that is used to describe the Event
8 DIVISION Police Division of Event
9 OCCURRENCE_CREATED Indicates whether an Occurrence was created or not
10 Indicates whether a Mental Health Act (MHA)
APPREHENSION_MADE Apprehension was made or not
11 Identifier of Neighbourhood using City of Toronto's new
HOOD_158 158 neighbourhood structure
12 Name of Neighbourhood using City of Toronto's new
NEIGHBOURHOOD_158 158 neighbourhood structure
13 Identifier of Neighbourhood using City of Toronto's old
HOOD_140 140 neighbourhood structure
14 Name of Neighbourhood using City of Toronto's old 140
NEIGHBOURHOOD_140 neighbourhood structure

Open Analytics
Toronto Police Service currently reports on PIC CFSA by providing a Historical report.

Web Mapping Applications

The Toronto Police Service does not currently provide Persons in Crisis Calls for Service in a
web-mapping application.

Budget & Staffing

Description

These datasets include a line-by-line breakdown of the Toronto Police Service budget and actual
expenditures at a Service-wide level and a summarized breakdown of the Toronto Police Service

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budget and actual expenditures and approved and actual staffing level by command. Budget is
provided by the categories Proposed Budget, Approved Budget and Actual Expenditures.

Please note that a salary settlement of $23,402,500 is not included in the 2022 Proposed Budget
Open Data.

Definitions:
Approved Budget: Operating funding approved by the Toronto Police Services Board and City
Council for a specific fiscal year.
Actual Expenditures: Operating expenses incurred by the Toronto Police Service during a fiscal
year.
Approved Staffing: All positions which have been approved via the annual and/or ad hoc
budget process for continuous delivery of core operations and services and/or specific
projects/initiatives.
Actual Staffing: All full-time, part-time and temporary employees active on the operating
payroll or who are on paid leave at the end of the year.
Proposed Budget: Operating funding presented to the Toronto Police Services Board for
approval for a specific fiscal year.
SAP: Enterprise resource planning software suite made by SAP SE. This is the system of record
for financial information of the Toronto Police Service.
Format: CSV

Budget & Staffing - Data Field Descriptions

Budget Line-by-Line

Field Field Name Description

The 12 month period for which budgets are prepared
and financial records are maintained. The fiscal year for
1 Fiscal Year
the Toronto Police Service is the calendar year (January
1st to December 31st).
Budget Type reflects budget status. There are 2 budget
types: Proposed and Approved. Proposed Budget is the
budget request submitted by the Service to the Board
2 Budget Type and City. Approved Budget is the budget that has been
reviewed, amended where applicable, and approved by
the Board and City. This category also includes the
categorization for Actual Expenditures.
3 Organization Entity Organization for which the budget is presented.
A Command, headed by a Uniform or Civilian Command
4 Command Name
Officer, represents the highest level of the organizational

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 structure, and may have multiple Pillars within its span of
control.
A Pillar, headed by a Director (Civilian) or Staff
Superintendent (Uniform) represents the second highest
level of the organizational structure, and may have
5 Pillar Name
multiple Districts within its span of control. TPS Pillars
include but are not limited to East Field Command, West
Field Command, and Detective Operations.
A District represents the third highest level of the
6 District Name organizational structure, and may have multiple Units
within its span of control.
A Unit represents the fourth highest level of the
organizational structure and focuses on a specific area of
7 Unit Name operations. Examples of units within Toronto Police
Service include Employee Services, Talent Acquisition,
name a few more across TPS
A group of cost elements of the same type. For
8 Feature_Category
example, Salaries, Benefits, Equipment or Revenue.
In SAP, it represents a numerical reference to a particular
kind of expense or revenue. For example, 2510 is the
9 Cost Element cost element denoting “Survey Supplies”. A cost
element corresponds to a cost-relevant item in the City’s
chart of accounts.
Name of the cost element as presented in SAP. For
10 Cost Element Long Name example, Membership Fees, Long Term Disability or
Gasoline.
Funding (requested, approved or actual expenditures)
11 Amount
for a particular budget line item.

Budget by Command

Field Field Name Description

Fiscal Year: The 12 month period for which budgets are
prepared and financial records are maintained. The
1 Year
fiscal year for the Toronto Police Service is the calendar
year (January 1st to December 31st).
Type of Metric is either Approved Budget or Actual
2 Type of Metric
Expenditures.
A Command represents the highest level of the
3 Command
organizational structure.
A group of cost elements belonging to the same type of
4 Category
expenditure or revenue. Examples of expenditure or

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 revenue categories include Salaries, Benefits, Equipment
or Revenue.
Funding (requested, approved or actual expenditures)
5 Amount
for a particular budget line item.

Staffing by Command

Field Field Name Description

Fiscal Year: The 12 month period for which budgets are
prepared and financial records are maintained. The
1 Year
fiscal year for the Toronto Police Service is the calendar
year (January 1st to December 31st).
Type of Metric is either Approved Staffing or Actual
2 Type of Metric
Staffing.
A Command represents the highest level of the
3 Command
organizational structure.
Represents the job family the position belongs to: either
4 Category Uniform (sworn police officers) or Civilian (unsworn
members).
Metric related to the number of approved positions
5 Count required for a delivery of services and core operations or
actual staffing levels.

Open Analytics
Toronto Police Service currently reports on the Actual Expenditures and Staffing in the Annual
Statistical Report Administrative Dashboard which is updated annually.

Web Mapping Applications

The Toronto Police Service does not currently provide Budget or Staffing data in a web-mapping
application.

Theft from Motor Vehicle

Description
This dataset includes all Theft from Motor Vehicle occurrences by reported date and related
offences. The Theft from Motor Vehicle offences include Theft from Motor Vehicle Under and
Theft from Motor Vehicle Over. This data is provided at the offence and/or victim level, therefore
one occurrence number may have several records associated to the various offences used to
categorize the occurrence. This data does not include occurrences that have been deemed
unfounded. The definition of unfounded according to Statistics Canada is: “It has been

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determined through police investigation that the offence reported did not occur, nor was it
attempted” (Statistics Canada, 2020). 7

Format: CSV, KML, Shapefile, GeoJSON

Theft from Motor Vehicle - Data Field Descriptions

Field Field Name Description

1 EVENT_UNIQUE_ID Offence Number
2 REPORT_DATE Date Offence was Reported
3 OCC_DATE Date Offence Occurred
4 REPORT_YEAR Year Offence was Reported
5 REPORT_MONTH Month Offence was Reported
6 REPORT_DAY Day of the Month Offence was Reported
7 REPORT_DOY Day of the Year Offence was Reported
8 REPORT_DOW Day of the Week Offence was Reported
9 REPORT_HOUR Hour Offence was Reported
10 OCC_YEAR Year Offence Occurred
11 OCC_MONTH Month Offence Occurred
12 OCC_DAY Day of the Month Offence Occurred
13 OCC_DOY Day of the Year Offence Occurred
14 OCC_DOW Day of the Week Offence Occurred
15 OCC_HOUR Hour Offence Occurred
16 DIVISION Police Division where Offence Occurred
17 LOCATION_TYPE Location Type of Offence
18 PREMISES_TYPE Premises Type of Offence
19 UCR_CODE UCR Code for Offence
20 UCR_EXT UCR Extension for Offence
21 OFFENCE Title of Offence
22 MCI_CATEGORY MCI Category of Occurrence
23 Identifier of Neighbourhood using City of Toronto's
HOOD_158 new 158 neighbourhood structure
24 Name of Neighbourhood using City of Toronto's new
NEIGHBOURHOOD_158 158 neighbourhood structure
25 Identifier of Neighbourhood using City of Toronto's old
HOOD_140 140 neighbourhood structure
26 Name of Neighbourhood using City of Toronto's old
NEIGHBOURHOOD_140 140 neighbourhood structure
27 LONG_WGS84 Longitude Coordinates (Offset to nearest intersection)

7
Statistics Canada. 2020. Uniform Crime Reporting Manual. Surveys and Statistical Programs. Canadian
Centre for Justice Statistics.

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 28 LAT_WGS84 Latitude Coordinates (Offset to nearest intersection)

Open Analytics
The Toronto Police Service currently reports on Theft from Motor Vehicle occurrences by
providing open analytics on the Data Analytics page on the portal in a historical report.

Web Mapping Applications

The Toronto Police Service does not currently provide Theft from Motor Vehicle data in a web
mapping application.

Hate Crimes

Description
This dataset includes all verified Hate Crime occurrences investigated by the Hate Crime Unit by
reported date since 2018. The Hate Crime categories (bias categories) include Age, Mental or
Physical Disability, Race, Ethnicity, Language, Religion, Sexual Orientation, Gender and Other
Similar Factor.

The categories relating to Disability, Race, Ethnicity, Religion, Sexual Orientation, and Gender
were developed and standardized with the collaboration of the following units: Hate Crimes
Unit; Equity, Inclusion and Human Rights Unit; Analytics & Innovation Unit; and the Information
Management Pillar (Data Governance team). The Race categories are in compliance with
Ontario’s Anti-Racism Data Standards. Ethnicity and Religion categories were taken from
Statistics Canada’s 2021 census. Categories for Sexual Orientation and Gender were developed
as part of EIHR’s Gender Diverse and Trans Inclusion (GDTI) initiative through community
consultations and engagements with other organizations such as the City of Toronto.

This data is provided at the offence and/or occurrence level, therefore one occurrence may have
multiple bias (multi-bias) categories associated to the victim.

This data only includes confirmed hate crimes. This data does not include occurrences that have
been deemed unfounded, classified as hate incidents or suspected. The definition of unfounded
according to Statistics Canada is: “It has been determined through police investigation that the
offence reported did not occur, nor was it attempted” (Statistics Canada, 2020). 8

8
Statistics Canada. 2020. Uniform Crime Reporting Manual. Surveys and Statistical Programs. Canadian
Centre for Justice Statistics.

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Definitions:
Hate crime
A hate crime is a criminal offence committed against a person or property motivated in whole or
in part by bias, prejudice or hate based on race, national or ethnic origin, language, colour,
religion, sex, age, mental or physical disability, sexual orientation or gender identity or
expression or any other similar factor.

Hate incident
A hate incident is a non-criminal action or behaviour that is motivated by hate against an
identifiable group. Examples of hate incidents include using racial slurs, or insulting a person
because of their ethnic or religious dress or how they identify.

Format: CSV

Hate Crimes - Data Field Descriptions

Field Field Name Description

1 EVENT_UNIQUE_ID Offence Number
2 OCCURRENCE_YEAR Year Offence Occurred
3 OCCURRENCE_DATE Date Offence Occurred (time is displayed in UTC format
when downloaded as a CSV)
4 OCCURRENCE_TIME Time of Day Offence Occurred
5 REPORTED_YEAR Year Offence was Reported
6 REPORTED_DATE Date Offence was Reported (time is displayed in UTC
format when downloaded as a CSV)
7 REPORTED_TIME Time of Day Offence was Reported
8 DIVISION Police Division where Offence Occurred
11 LOCATION_TYPE Location Type of the Offence
12 AGE_BIAS A Hate Crime committed on the basis of the Suspect’s
perception of the Victim’s age
13 MENTAL_OR_PHYSICAL_DISABILITY A Hate Crime committed on the basis of the Suspect’s
perception of the Victim’s mental or physical disability
14 RACE_BIAS A Hate Crime committed on the basis of the Suspect’s
perception of the Victim’s race.
15 ETHNICITY_BIAS A Hate Crime committed on the basis of the Suspect’s
perception of the Victim’s ethnicity
16 LANGUAGE_BIAS A Hate Crime committed on the basis of the Suspect’s
perception of the Victim’s language
17 RELIGION_BIAS A Hate Crime committed on the basis of the Suspect’s
perception of the Victim’s religion
18 SEXUAL_ORIENTATION_BIAS A Hate Crime committed on the basis of the Suspect’s
perception of the Victim’s sexual orientation

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 19 GENDER_BIAS A Hate Crime committed on the basis of the Suspect’s
perception of the Victim’s gender
20 MULTI_BIAS A Hate Crime with more than one Bias Category
21 PRIMARY_OFFENCE The Offence committed in relation to the Hate Crime.
22 HOOD_158 Identifier of Neighbourhood using City of Toronto's new
158 neighbourhood structure
23 NEIGHBOURHOOD_158 Name of Neighbourhood using City of Toronto's new
158 neighbourhood structure
24 HOOD_140 Identifier of Neighbourhood using City of Toronto's old
140 neighbourhood structure
25 NEIGHBOURHOOD_140 Name of Neighbourhood using City of Toronto's old
140 neighbourhood structure
26 ARREST_MADE An entity can be considered arrested when a charge is
laid, recommended or the person(s) who committed the
offence has been identified and taken into custody for
the same.

Open Analytics

The Toronto Police Service currently reports on hate crime by providing open analytics on the
Data Analytics page on the portal. Previous Hate/Bias crime documentation can be found at:
[Link]
Note, hate crime counts are subject to change based on re-evaluation of the occurrence or
changes in reporting methodology.

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 Appendix A:
Open Data Summary Table

Section Table Name Date Updated Date Range Update Frequency

Major Crime Indicators 2024.07.11 2014 – 2024.06.30 Quarterly
Assault 2024.07.11 2014 – 2024.06.30 Quarterly
Auto Theft 2024.07.11 2014 – 2024.06.30 Quarterly
Major Crime Indicators
Break & Enter 2024.07.11 2014 – 2024.06.30 Quarterly
Robbery 2024.07.11 2014 – 2024.06.30 Quarterly
Theft Over 2024.07.11 2014 – 2024.06.30 Quarterly
Homicides Homicides 2024.07.11 2004 – 2024.06.30 Quarterly
Shootings & Firearm Discharges Shootings & Firearm Discharges 2024.07.11 2004 – 2024.06.30 Quarterly
Neighbourhood Crime Rates Neighbourhood Crime Rates 2024.01.10 2014 – 2023 Annually
Bicycle Thefts Bicycle Thefts 2024.07.11 2014 – 2024.06.30 Quarterly
Killed/Seriously Injured Collisions 2024.04.22 2006 – 2023 Annually
Fatalities 2024.04.22 2006 – 2023 Annually
Automobile 2024.04.22 2006 – 2023 Annually
Killed/Seriously Injured 2024.04.22 2006 – 2023 Annually
Cyclists
Collisions
Motorcyclists 2024.04.22 2006 – 2023 Annually
Passenger 2024.04.22 2006 – 2023 Annually
Pedestrian 2024.04.22 2006 – 2023 Annually
Field Information Reports (FIRS) Field Information Reports 2017.11.29 2008 - 2013 Retired
Mental Health Act Apprehensions 2024.07.11 2014 – 2024.06.30 Quarterly
Persons in Crisis Persons in Crisis Calls for Service
2024.07.11 2014 – 2024.06.30 Quarterly
Attended
Traffic Total Motor Vehicle Collisions 2024.07.11 2014 – 2024.06.30 Quarterly
Budget 2020 2021.09.16 2020 As needed
Budget 2021 2021.01.03 2021 As needed
Budget 2022 2023.12.13 2022 As needed
Budget & Staffing Budget 2023 2023.12.13 2023 As needed
Budget 2024 2023.12.13 2024 As needed
Budget by Command 2023.12.13 2016 – 2023 Annually
Staffing by Command 2023.01.03 2016 - 2022 Annually
Theft from Motor Vehicle Theft from Motor Vehicle 2024.07.11 2014 – 2024.06.30 Quarterly
Hate Crimes Hate Crimes 2024.07.30 2018 - 2023 Annually

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Premises Type Summary Table

Premises Type Location Type

Apartment Apartment (Rooming House, Condo)
Bank And Other Financial Institutions (Money Mart, Tsx)
Bar / Restaurant
Commercial Dwelling Unit (Hotel, Motel, B & B, Short Term Rental)
Construction Site (Warehouse, Trailer, Shed)
Commercial
Convenience Stores
Dealership (Car, Motorcycle, Marine, Trailer, Etc.)
Gas Station (Self, Full, Attached Convenience)
Other Commercial / Corporate Places (For Profit, Warehouse, Corp. Bldg
Schools During Supervised Activity
Educational Schools During Un-Supervised Activity
Universities / Colleges
House Single Home, House (Attach Garage, Cottage, Mobile)
Cargo Train
Community Group Home
Group Homes (Non-Profit, Halfway House, Social Agency)
Halfway House
Homeless Shelter / Mission
Hospital / Institutions / Medical Facilities (Clinic, Dentist, Morgue)
Jails / Detention Centres
Nursing Home
Other
Other Non Commercial / Corporate Places (Non-Profit, Gov'T, Firehall)
Other Train Tracks
Pharmacy
Police / Courts (Parole Board, Probation Office)
Private Property Structure (Pool, Shed, Detached Garage)
Religious Facilities (Synagogue, Church, Convent, Mosque)
Retirement Home
Unknown
Open Areas (Lakes, Parks, Rivers)
Other Train Yard
Outside Parking Lots (Apt., Commercial Or Non-Commercial)
Streets, Roads, Highways (Bicycle Path, Private Road)
Ttc Bus Stop / Shelter / Loop
Go Bus
Go Station
Go Train
Other Passenger Train
Transit
Other Passenger Train Station
Other Regional Transit System Vehicle
Other Train Admin Or Support Facility
Ttc Admin Or Support Facility

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Ttc Bus
Ttc Bus Garage
Ttc Light Rail Transit Station
Ttc Light Rail Vehicle
Ttc Street Car
Ttc Subway Station
Ttc Subway Train
Ttc Subway Tunnel / Outdoor Tracks
Ttc Support Vehicle
Ttc Wheel Trans Vehicle

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Appendix B:
Glossary

Actual Expenditures
Operating expenses incurred by the Toronto Police Service during a fiscal year.

Actual Staffing
All full-time, part-time and temporary employees active on the operating payroll or who are on
paid leave at the end of the year.

Aggressive Driving
These events include any serious or fatal collision where aggressive driving played a role in the
collision. Aggressive Driving events refer to one or more persons operating a motor vehicle who
were acting in one or more of the following ways:
• Operating the vehicle at a speed in excess of the maximum posted limit
• Operating the vehicle within the posted limit, but too fast for existing road conditions
• Following too closely
• Disobeying a traffic control
• Failing to yield right-of-way
• Passing improperly

Alcohol
These events include any serious or fatal collision where alcohol consumption played a role in
the collision. Alcohol consumption is involved when one or more persons operating a motor
vehicle had consumed alcohol and, upon testing, were found to either:
• Have a blood-alcohol level in excess of 80 mg
• Had consumed sufficient alcohol to warrant being charged with a drinking and driving
offence.

Approved Budget
Operating funding approved by the Toronto Police Services Board and City Council for a specific
fiscal year.

Approved Staffing
All positions which have been approved via the annual and/or ad hoc budget process for
continuous delivery of core operations and services and/or specific projects/initiatives.

Assault
The direct or indirect application of force to another person, or the attempt or threat to apply
force to another person, without that person’s consent.

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Automobile
Traffic-related collisions involving occupants of an Automobile. It includes motor vehicle with
more than three wheels for general use including: cars, station wagons, taxis, passenger vans,
delivery vans, pickup trucks, tow trucks, SUVs.

Auto Theft
The act of taking another person's vehicle (not including attempts). Auto Theft figures represent
the number of vehicles stolen.

Bicycle Theft
An occurrence where a theft of a bicycle occurred.

Break and Enter

The act of entering a place with the intent to commit an indictable offence therein.

Collision
The contact resulting from the motion of a motor vehicle or streetcar or its load, which produces
property damage, injury or death. The term collision indicates that the initial point of contact
involved at least one motor vehicle or streetcar.

Crime Rate
Following the standard definition by Statistics Canada, crime rate is defined as the crime count
per 100,000 population 9 per year.

Cyclists
These events include any serious or fatal collision where a cyclist is involved. A cyclist is a person
controlling or a passenger on a road vehicle propelled by human power (i.e. pedalling) through
a belt, chain or gear. (i.e.) a moped or bicycle.

Death
Where the injured person (as defined above) has died as a result of injuries sustained from a
bullet(s).

Emergency Vehicle
These events include any serious or fatal involving an operator or passenger of an emergency
vehicle. An emergency vehicle is any vehicle that is designated and authorized to respond to an
emergency. These vehicles are usually operated by designated agencies, often part of the
government, but also run by charities, nongovernmental organizations and some commercial
companies. Emergency vehicles include the following:
• Police car

9 Population figures reflect only the resident population of a region. The temporary population such as the
commuters and business patrons are not included.

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 • Ambulance
• Fire truck

Fail to Remain Collisions

These collisions occur when an individual involved in a MVC fails to stop and provide their
information at the scene of a collision.

Fatal Collisions
These collisions occur when an individual’s injuries from a MVC result in a fatality within 30 days.
Please note this category excludes:
(i) Occurrences on private property
(ii) Occurrences related to sudden death prior to collision (suicide or medical episode)
(iii) Occurrences where the individual has died more than 30 days after the collision

Firearm Discharge
Any incident where evidence exists that a projectile was discharged from a firearm (as defined
under the Criminal Code of Canada) including accidental discharge (non-police), celebratory fire,
drive-by etc.

Homicide Occurrence
The homicide category includes the offences of First Degree Murder, Second Degree Murder,
and Manslaughter. A homicide occurs when a person directly or indirectly, by any means, causes
the death of another human being. Deaths caused by criminal negligence, suicide, or accidental
or justifiable homicide (i.e self-defence) are not included. Homicide data is compiled based on
the Homicide Squad Case List Log. Count is based on offence (i.e each deceased victim).

Homicide Victim
Any deceased person where the offence of First or Second Degree Murder or Manslaughter was
committed.

Homicide Type
Homicides are categorized into three types:
• Shooting: Where the cause of death was as a result of being shot with a firearm.
• Stabbing: Where the cause of death was as a result of an edged weapon (such as a
knife or other blade).
• Other: Where the cause of death was as a result of other methods such as blunt force
trauma or strangulation.

Injuries
Where the injured person (as defined above) has non-fatal physical injuries as a result of a
bullet(s).

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Killed or Seriously Injured (KSI)
Traffic collision where a person was killed or seriously injured.

Major Injury
A non-fatal injury that is severe enough to require the injured person to be admitted to hospital,
even if only for observation at the time of the collision. Includes: fracture, internal injury, severe
cuts, crushing, burns, concussion, severe general shocks.

Mental Health Act (MHA)

Provides for the control, apprehensions, detention and treatment of persons in crisis.

MHA Section 17 (Police Officer’s Power of Apprehension) 10

Where a police officer has reasonable and probable grounds to believe that a person is acting or
has acted in a disorderly manner and has reasonable cause to believe that the person,
(a) has threatened or attempted or is threatening or attempting to cause bodily harm to
himself or herself;
(b) has behaved or is behaving violently towards another person or has caused or is causing
another person to fear bodily harm from him or her; or
(c) has shown or is showing a lack of competence to care for himself or herself, and in
addition the police officer is of the opinion that the person is apparently suffering from
mental disorder of a nature or quality that likely will result in,
(d) serious bodily harm to the person;
(e) serious bodily harm to another person; or
(f) serious physical impairment of the person, and that it would be dangerous to proceed
under section 16, the police officer may take the person in custody to an appropriate
place for examination by a physician. 2000, c. 9, s. 5.

Motorcyclists
These events include any serious or fatal collision where a motorcyclist is involved. A
Motorcyclist is a person operator or a passenger of a self-propelled motor vehicle with not more
than three wheels.

Passenger
These events include any serious or fatal collisions where a passenger is involved. A passenger is
an occupant of a vehicle who is not in control of said vehicle.

Pedestrian
These events include any serious or fatal collision where a Pedestrian is involved. A pedestrian is
a person not occupying a bicycle or motor vehicle and can be doing any of the following:
• Walking
• Sitting

10 Mental Health Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. M.7, s 17.

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 • Lying
• Standing
• Working on a road or place
• Or using a small wheeled device that provides personal mobility such as the following:
o skateboard
o skates
o in-line skates
o scooter
o Segway
o stroller
o wheelchair

Personal Injury Collisions

These collisions occur when an individual involved in a MVC suffers personal injuries.

Persons Injured (previously classified as “victims”)

A person who was struck by a bullet(s) as a result of the discharge of a firearm (as defined under
the Criminal Code of Canada). This excludes events such as suicide, police-involved event or
where the weapon used was not a real firearm (such as pellet gun, air pistol, “sim-munition” etc.)
Person in Crisis
A person who appears to be in a state of crisis or any person who is experiencing a mental
health crisis.

Persons Involved
Total persons involved in the collisions either killed or seriously injured.

Physical/Medical Disability

These events include any serious of fatal collisions where the operator of the vehicle has a
medical or physical disability. Any serious or fatal collision where one or more persons operating
a motor vehicle have a medical or physical disability that may or may not have played a factor in
the collision. A medical or physical disability is a condition such as the following:
• Diabetes
• Epilepsy
• Amputee
• Broken bones, etc.

Property Damage Collisions

These collisions occur when an individual’s property has been damaged in a MVC or the value of
damages is less than $2,000 for all involved parties.

Proposed Budget
Operating funding presented to the Toronto Police Services Board for approval for a specific
fiscal year.

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Red Light
These events include any serious or fatal collision where red light running played a role in the
collision. Red light running is when one or more persons operating a motor vehicle proceeded
into a signalized intersection while the signal display indication was red.

Robbery
The act of taking property from another person or business by the use of force or intimidation in
the presence of the victim.

SAP
Enterprise resource planning software suite made by SAP SE. This is the system of record for
financial information of the Toronto Police Service.

Sexual Violation
A wide range of offences that fall under the Sexual Assault category, including sexual assault (s.
271), sexual assault with a weapon, threats to a third party or causing bodily harm (s. 272),
aggravated sexual assault (s. 273), administering drugs for sex (s. 212), indecent assault (s. 141,
149, 148, 156) sexual interference (s. 151), invitation to sexual touching (s. 152), and sexual
exploitation (s. 153). It refers to any type of sexual activity that is not consented to. Behaviours
may range in severity from gestures, verbal assaults and attempts, to forced penetration,
disfigurement and endangerment of life. More so than with any other type of crime, sexual
assaults (including child abuse) are often reported to police long after the incident has taken
place, if they are reported at all.

Shooting Event/Occurrence
Any incident in which a projectile is discharged from a firearm (as defined under the Criminal
Code of Canada) and injures a person. This excludes events such as suicide and police involved
firearm discharges.

Speeding
These events include any serious or fatal collision where speeding played a role in the collision.
Speeding is when one or more persons operating a motor vehicle were either: operating the
vehicle at a speed in excess of the maximum posted limit or operating the vehicle within the
posted limit, but too fast for existing road conditions.

Theft Over
The act of stealing property in excess of $5,000 (excluding auto theft).

Theft from Motor Vehicle

The act of stealing property from a motor vehicle.

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Time Periods
Year-to-Date
Refers to the period beginning on January 1st of the current year up to and including the
present date or date as indicated. The same time period may be applied across multiple
years in order to determine trends over time.

Year End
Refers to the full year period beginning on January 1st and ending on December 31st.
This time period may be applied across multiple years in order to compare year over year
changes and/or determine trends over time.

Historical
Refers to all compiled data from previous years.

Truck
These events include any serious or fatal collision involving an operator or passenger of a truck.
A truck is a large motorized vehicle of transport such as the following: open truck, closed truck,
tanker truck, dump truck, car carrier or a tractor trailer. The definition of truck does not include
the following: delivery van, passenger van, pickup truck, van or an SUV.

TTC/Municipal Vehicle
These events include any serious or fatal collision involving an operator or passenger of a transit
vehicle or streetcar.

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