Thunder Bay Crime Map
Ontario · updated 2026-08-14
| 2024 (full year) | 7,231 incidents |
|---|---|
| Full archive | 9,276 incidents (2023–2024) |
| Per 100K / year | 6,145 |
| CSI 2025 | 119.2 (violent 201.8) |
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About crime in Thunder Bay
TL;DR. Thunder Bay recorded 7,231 police-reported incidents in the 2024 calendar year. The dataset covers the full year and excludes any map‑window limitations. The leading category is Other, accounting for 3,409 incidents, followed by Assault with 1,259 incidents. Violent offences in total number 1,497. While the map window shows 1,733 recent points, the yearly total provides a comprehensive view of crime across the city.
About this data
This page summarises crime incident data for Thunder Bay, Ontario, for the calendar year 2024. The figures come from the Thunder Bay Police Service’s open‑data feed (CityProtect CSV export) covering incidents reported up to 24 October 2024. All counts represent the total number of incidents recorded in the open‑data set for that year, not a short‑term snapshot. These counts are aggregated across all neighbourhoods and offence categories and reflect the police‑recorded incidents that were publicly released.
The data helps residents and decision‑makers see how many incidents occurred and which offence types were most common, providing a factual baseline for public safety discussions. For comparison, the interactive map on the site shows a rolling 60‑day window that recorded 1,733 incidents, a much smaller subset of the full‑year total. Users can filter the map by offence type to explore recent patterns, but the map window captures only a fraction of the activity shown here.
Recent trend
The open‑data series includes a full count for 2024 but does not provide a comparable figure for the preceding year, so a year‑over‑year change cannot be calculated for this period. Although the archive contains data for 2023, the YoY metric is not derived for the 2024 headline total. Consequently, the page reports the 2024 incident count without a percentage change relative to 2023. Readers should note that the 60‑day map window reflects a much smaller sample of incidents and is not used for the year‑over‑year comparison. Future data releases may provide a YoY change once a full prior‑year total is published.
Category breakdown
In 2024, the leading offence type was “Other,” encompassing 3,409 incidents and representing 47.1 % of all reports. The most common specific category after Other was Assault, with 1,259 incidents (17.4 %). Theft followed with 1,048 incidents, accounting for 14.5 % of the total. Within the large “Other” group, Traffic & MVC incidents dominated, tallying 3,373 cases – that is 76.1 % of the Other category and 36.4 % of all incidents recorded. Bylaw & Provincial offences contributed 636 incidents, while Drugs accounted for 275 incidents. Break and enter contributed 517 incidents (7.1 %) and Mischief added 482 incidents (6.7 %), while Robbery was recorded 179 times (2.5 % of the overall count).
FAQ
How many crime incidents were recorded in Thunder Bay for 2024?
The open‑data feed records a total of 7,231 incidents for the 2024 calendar year. These incidents span the period from September 28, 2023 through October 24, 2024, reflecting all reported incidents that were entered into the CityProtect dataset during that time.
What is the most common crime category in Thunder Bay and what does “Other” include?
The leading category for 2024 is “Other,” accounting for 3,409 incidents (47.1% of the total). Within Other, the largest sub‑category is Traffic & MVC with 3,373 incidents (36.4% of all incidents). It also includes Bylaw & Provincial offences (636 incidents, 6.9%), Drugs (275 incidents, 3.0%), and Other crime (150 incidents, 1.6%).
Did crime levels change compared to the previous year?
Year‑over‑year change is not provided for the selected period. The archive shows 2,045 incidents in 2023 and 7,231 incidents in 2024, indicating a higher count for 2024, but an official YoY percentage is unavailable.
Why aren’t neighbourhood‑level crime statistics shown for Thunder Bay?
The underlying open���data source does not supply neighbourhood identifiers, so the dataset cannot break down incidents by neighbourhood. Consequently, neighbourhood‑specific charts or tables are not available for this city.
What is the official source of Thunder Bay’s crime data?
The primary source is the Thunder Bay Police Service Annual Reports – “The Year in Numbers: Crime Data,” which provide the most recent official police‑reported incident counts alongside the open‑data feed.
How up‑to‑date is the crime data on this page?
The open‑data set includes incidents recorded up to October 24, 2024. For comparison, the interactive map’s rolling 60‑day window shows 1,733 incidents, representing the most recent two‑month snapshot separate from the full‑year total.
Explore Thunder Bay
By category
- Thunder Bay Assault (1,610)
- Thunder Bay Sexual assault (66)
- Thunder Bay Robbery (220)
- Thunder Bay Break & enter (657)
- Thunder Bay Auto theft (175)
- Thunder Bay Theft from vehicle (165)
- Thunder Bay Theft (1,282)
- Thunder Bay Mischief (667)
- Thunder Bay Other (4,434)