As of November 20 , 2018 , Toronto had the highest homicide rate among major Canadian cities with a rate of 3.5 per 100,000 people . Its current homicide rate is higher than in Winnipeg , Calgary , Edmonton , Vancouver , Ottawa , Montreal , Hamilton , New York City , San Diego , and Austin . Although this rate is an exaggerated spike primarily caused by the Toronto van attack , which murdered 10 people on April 23 , 2018 , the rate is still 3.1 ( per 100,000 people ) without this and still highest among the listed Canadian cities . The 3 highest homicide years in the past decade are the most recent three , reversing the downward trend that followed after the " year of the gun . "
Toronto van attack
Toronto van attack
Crime in Toronto