Vaughan Crime Map
Ontario · Latest 24h · updated 2026-08-29
| Latest 24h | 14 incidents (2026-08-28) |
|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | 7,952 incidents through the last complete month |
| 2025 (full year) | 15,115 incidents |
| Full archive | 82,721 incidents (2021–2026) |
| Per 100K / year | 4,216 |
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About crime in Vaughan
TL;DR. York Regional Police open data logged 14 incidents in Vaughan for Latest day (2026-08-28). Theft was the leading category with 11 incidents, representing 78.6% of the daily total. Auto theft, mischief, and theft from vehicle followed with 1 incident each, or 7.1%. Across reported neighbourhoods, South of Maple logged 12 incidents, while Around Maple and Woodbridge West recorded 1 incident each. Municipal figures for Vaughan are drawn from the York Region open-data feed.
About this data
This page details police-reported crime incidents in Vaughan, Ontario, recorded for Latest day (2026-08-28). Sourced directly from York Regional Police open data, these records reflect incident logs published across the regional hub of York Region and filtered for the municipality of Vaughan. A total of 14 incidents were logged on this occurrence date of 2026-08-28. This headline daily count captures immediate local police activity, contrasting with the rolling 60 days map window which displays 2,067 incidents across the municipality.
Tracking daily records provides residents, community members, and researchers with transparent visibility into municipal activity as official reports are published. Examining individual occurrence dates establishes an empirical baseline of reported events across Vaughan neighbourhoods without waiting for annual summaries, helping local observers follow verified open-data updates as they occur.
Recent trend
Year-over-year change is not available for the headline Latest day (2026-08-28) total of 14 incidents, as single occurrence dates represent daily operational logs rather than comparable annual intervals. In the multi-year archive series, annual counts were 11,829 in 2021, 14,505 in 2022, 16,861 in 2023, 15,769 in 2024, and 15,115 in 2025, with 7,952 dated incidents recorded so far in 2026. The 2026 calendar year remains open and cannot be treated as an annual total. Examining full-archive complete calendar years, reported incidents shifted from 15,769 in 2024 to 15,115 in 2025, reflecting a year-over-year change of -4.1%.
Category breakdown
Incident reports in Vaughan for Latest day (2026-08-28) comprise 14 total records published by York Regional Police. The top three categories listed in the open-data breakdown are Theft, Auto theft, and Mischief. Theft ranked as the leading category on this date, accounting for 11 incidents and 78.6% of the daily total. Auto theft followed with 1 incident, representing 7.1% of the day's records. Mischief also registered 1 incident, making up 7.1% of the total. In addition, Theft from vehicle accounted for 1 incident, contributing 7.1% of the day's reported activity. These four distinct categories represent the complete category distribution published for this single occurrence date across the municipality.
FAQ
How many incidents were reported in Vaughan on August 28, 2026?
On August 28, 2026, the latest recorded occurrence day, York Regional Police documented 14 incidents in Vaughan. Across the broader 2026 year-to-date period, the open dataset includes 7,952 dated incidents, while the full archive from 2021 to 2026 contains 82,721 total incidents. These figures reflect recorded incident counts from official open data rather than population-based measures.
What was the most reported incident category in Vaughan on August 28, 2026?
Theft was the leading category on August 28, 2026, representing 11 incidents or 78.6% of the daily total. The remaining occurrences recorded on that date included 1 auto theft (7.1%), 1 mischief incident (7.1%), and 1 theft from vehicle (7.1%). There were 0 violent incidents recorded in Vaughan during this latest single-day reporting window.
How do recent incident counts compare to previous years in Vaughan?
Year-over-year change is not available for the 2026 daily or year-to-date counts because 2026 is an incomplete calendar year. However, for complete calendar years in the archive, incidents in Vaughan declined by 4.1% between 2024 and 2025, dropping from 15,769 incidents to 15,115 incidents. Earlier full-year counts recorded in the archive include 11,829 in 2021, 14,505 in 2022, and 16,861 in 2023.
Which neighbourhoods in Vaughan had incidents reported on August 28, 2026?
On August 28, 2026, South of Maple logged 12 incidents, while Around Maple recorded 1 incident and Woodbridge West recorded 1 incident. The open dataset tracks a total of 12 neighbourhoods across Vaughan. South of Maple accounted for 12 of the 14 daily occurrences, while other monitored neighbourhoods in the municipality had 1 or no reported incidents on this single date.
What is the source of Vaughan's incident data?
Data for Vaughan is sourced directly from York Regional Police open data. Because policing is administered regionally across York Region, municipal data for Vaughan is split from the regional open-data layer into local records. These figures represent verified police-reported occurrences rather than community survey estimates, and they measure raw incident volumes because population data is not part of the dataset.
How current is the incident data for Vaughan on this page?
The headline numbers on this page cover the latest exact occurrence day of August 28, 2026, which falls within 7 days of data ingest. In contrast, the rolling interactive map window reflects 2,067 incidents over a 60-day period. For broader historical context, the 2026 year-to-date open dataset contains 7,952 dated incidents, extending beyond the 14 records published for August 28, 2026.
Explore Vaughan
By category
- Vaughan Assault (9,083)
- Vaughan Sexual assault (693)
- Vaughan Robbery (859)
- Vaughan Shooting (78)
- Vaughan Homicide (79)
- Vaughan Break & enter (3,619)
- Vaughan Auto theft (7,559)
- Vaughan Theft from vehicle (4,640)
- Vaughan Theft (22,178)
- Vaughan Mischief (6,335)
- Vaughan Fraud (10,434)
- Vaughan Other (17,164)
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Neighbourhoods
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