Aurora Crime Map
Ontario · updated 2026-08-14
| Latest 24h | 4 incidents (2026-08-12) |
|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | 1,556 incidents through the last complete month |
| 2025 (full year) | 2,683 incidents |
| Full archive | 12,532 incidents (2021–2026) |
| Per 100K / year | 3,982 |
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About crime in Aurora
TL;DR. According to York Regional Police open data, Aurora recorded 1,558 total incidents during 2026 (YTD, through Jul). Theft was the top category with 662 incidents, representing 42.5% of the total. The Other category logged 329 incidents, with Threats leading the full-archive subcategories at 684 incidents (24% of Other). Assault accounted for 189 incidents (12.1%), while the Aurora Centre North neighbourhood logged 686 incidents.
About this data
This page presents official open-data incident records for the town of Aurora, Ontario, covering 2026 (YTD, through Jul). Sourced directly from York Regional Police open data, the dataset tracks 1,558 total incidents across the municipality during this period, which includes 218 violent-category incidents. Aurora is monitored alongside eight sibling municipalities in York Region, providing transparent spatial and temporal reporting across local communities.
Examining these open public records provides structured insight into municipal safety patterns, enabling residents, business owners, and researchers to evaluate category breakdowns and local distribution across the town. While the interactive map features a rolling 60-day window reflecting 372 incidents, this page focuses on the complete 2026 (YTD, through Jul) dataset to deliver accurate year-to-date reporting without confusing short-term map displays with broader multi-month trends.
Recent trend
Multi-year open-data tracking for Aurora shows an upward trajectory across complete calendar years. In 2024, York Regional Police recorded 2,357 incidents in the town. In 2025, total incidents rose to 2,683, representing a year-over-year increase of 13.8%. Looking back further across the full archive, annual counts expanded steadily from 1,740 incidents in 2021, 1,881 in 2022, and 2,281 in 2023. For 2026 (YTD, through Jul), the dataset reflects 1,558 incidents, which represents a partial-year count rather than a full annual total.
Category breakdown
During 2026 (YTD, through Jul), Theft was the most frequent category in Aurora, accounting for 662 incidents, or 42.5% of total reported crime. The category designated as Other was the second largest classification with 329 incidents, making up 21.1% of the overall total. Assault ranked third among top categories with 189 incidents, representing 12.1%. In the broader multi-year archive breakdown for Other, Threats is the leading subcategory with 684 incidents, accounting for 24% of Other offences and 5.5% of total archive incidents. These Threats offences under Other represent person offences demoted from coarse police categories rather than physical assault or unexplained residual crime.
FAQ
How many total incidents were recorded in Aurora in 2026?
Between January 1, 2026, and July 31, 2026, official open data recorded 1,558 total incidents in Aurora. This figure covers the 2026 year-to-date period through July. Out of these incidents, 218 fall into violent-category classifications such as assault, sexual assault, robbery, homicide, and shooting. The dataset contains 1,558 dated records for this period.
What is the most common incident category reported in Aurora?
Theft is the single largest category in Aurora for 2026 (YTD, through Jul), accounting for 662 incidents or 42.5% of the total dataset. Other ranks second with 329 incidents (21.1%), followed by Assault with 189 incidents (12.1%), Fraud with 179 incidents (11.5%), Mischief with 81 incidents (5.2%), and Theft from vehicle with 36 incidents (2.3%).
How have reported incident numbers changed year over year in Aurora?
For complete calendar years, reported incidents in Aurora rose 13.8% from 2,357 incidents in 2024 to 2,683 incidents in 2025. Looking at the multi-year archive, total yearly counts stood at 1,740 in 2021, 1,881 in 2022, 2,281 in 2023, 2,357 in 2024, and 2,683 in 2025. The incomplete 2026 year-to-date count through July stands at 1,558 incidents.
Which Aurora neighbourhoods have the highest incident counts?
Among Aurora's 6 tracked neighbourhood areas, Aurora Centre North recorded the highest number of incidents in 2026 (YTD, through Jul) with 686 records. Aurora South East logged 421 incidents, Aurora Centre South West recorded 189, Aurora Centre West had 119, Aurora South West logged 59, and Aurora North West recorded 44 incidents during the same period.
What police service provides the data for Aurora?
Data for Aurora is sourced directly from York Regional Police open data. Aurora is part of the York Region regional open-data feed, which covers multiple municipal jurisdictions. Across the full historical archive spanning 2021 through 2026, the dataset records a total of 12,538 incidents for Aurora, including 1,847 violent-category incidents.
How current are the incident records for Aurora?
The primary SEO dataset covers 2026 year-to-date figures through July, with the latest recorded occurrence dated August 13, 2026. In addition, the interactive map displays a rolling 60-day window that includes 372 recent incidents. The overall dataset ranges from January 1, 2021, to August 13, 2026, containing 12,538 total incidents across all recorded years.
Explore Aurora
By category
- Aurora Assault (1,601)
- Aurora Sexual assault (145)
- Aurora Robbery (80)
- Aurora Shooting (6)
- Aurora Homicide (14)
- Aurora Break & enter (476)
- Aurora Auto theft (450)
- Aurora Theft from vehicle (386)
- Aurora Theft (3,616)
- Aurora Mischief (1,021)
- Aurora Fraud (1,890)
- Aurora Other (2,847)
By year
Neighbourhoods
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