The total number of homicides in Toronto reached a record 95 in 2018 ; the number included fatalities from the Toronto van attack and the Danforth shooting . The record year for per capita murders was previously 1991 , with 3.9 murders per 100,000 people . The 2018 homicide rate was higher than in Winnipeg , Calgary , Edmonton , Vancouver , Ottawa , Montreal , Hamilton , New York City , San Diego , and Austin
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