The Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS) carefully monitors crime in our community. The HRPS records data related to many different types of crime. This data is used to identify real time similarities and ongoing trends throughout the year. The HRPS Strategic Management Office collects data, measures, and analyses the broader information in order to provide informed operational recommendations.

The HRPS is committed to community safety and well-being and recognizes the value of sharing information with the community. Every year, the HRPS reports crime statistics to the Halton Police Board and in its Annual Reports. Below you will find the most recent annual statistics.

Regional Statistics for Violent Crime
Annual Totals Annual Rates*
(per 100,000 population)
Category 2020 2021 2020-2021
Change
2020-2021
% Change
2020 2021 2020-2021
% Change**
Homicide 4 2 -2 -50% 0.7 0.3 -51.1%
Attempted Murder 8 4 -4 -50% 1.3 0.6 -51.1%
Sexual Assault 166 213 47 28.3% 27 34 25.5%
Assault 1,255 1,171 -54 -4.4% 201 188 -6.5%
Other Sexual Offences 57 61 4 7.0% 9 10 4.7%

Abduction/Forcible
Confinement

36 39 3 8.3% 6 6 6.0%
 Robbery 85 68 -17 -20.0% 14 11 -21.7%
 Other Violent Crime 579 533 -46 -7.9% 95 85 -9.9%
 Violent Crime Total 2,160 2,091 -69 -3.2% 354 335 -5.3%

 

Regional Statistics for Property Crime
Annual Totals Annual Rates*
(per 100,000 population)
Category 2020 2021 2020-2021
Change
2020-2021
% Change
2020 2021 2019-2020
% Change**
Break & Enter 665 676 21 3.2% 107 108 1.0%
Auto Theft 547 872 325 59.4% 90 140 55.9%
Theft Over $5,000 88 138 50 56.8% 14 22 53.4%
Theft Under $5,000 3,272 3,647 375 11.5% 536 584 9.0%
Arson 17 5 -12 -70.6% 3 -71.2%
Fraud 830 1,017 187 22.5% 136 163 19.9%
Mischief 946 981 35 3.7% 155 157 1.4%
Other Property Crime 135 125 -10 -7.4% 22 20 -9.4%
Property Crime Total 6,490 7,461  971  15.0% 1,063 1,195 12.5%
Regional Statistics for Other Crime
Annual Totals Annual Rates*
(per 100,000 population)
Category 2020 2021 2019-2020
Change
2019-2020
% Change
2020 2021 2019-2020
% Change**
Counterfeiting 49 31 -18 -36.7% 8 5 -38.1%
Weapons Offences 74 88 14 18.9% 12 14 16.3%
Administration of Justice
Violations
911 1,669 758 83.2% 149 267 79.2%
Other Criminal Code
Offences
169 156 -13 -7.7% 28 25 -9.7%
 Other Crime Total 1,203 1,944 741 61.6% 197 311 58.1%
               
 TOTAL CRIME 9,853 11,496 1,643 16.7% 1,614 1,842 14.1%
Regional Statistics for Road Safety
Annual Totals Annual Rates*
(per 100,000 population)
Category 2020 2021 2020-2021
Change
2020-2021
% Change
2020 2021 2020-2021
% Change**
Impaired 437 490 53 12.1% 72 79 9.7%
Property Damage
Collisions
5,498 5,435 -63 -1.1% 901 871 -3.3%
Injury Collisions 664 766 102 15.4% 109 123 12.9%
Fatal Collisions 8 7 -1 -12.5% 1 1 -14.4%
Other Performance Indicators
Annual Totals Annual Rates*
(per 100,000 population)
Category 2020 2021 2020-2021
Change
2020-2021
% Change
2020 2021 2020-2021
% Change**
 Requests for Service 145,927 134,167 -11,760 -8.1% 23,902 21,498 -10.1%
 Crime Clearance Rate 52.1% 43.8%   -8.3%      
Professional Standards
Category Citizen Complaints Internal Investigations
2020 100 8
2021 109 14

* Totals and percentages may not always add up due to rounding.

** Per cent change based on unrounded rates.