Crime Statistics

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The London Police records data that is related to many different types of crime. We are providing you with the information that we believe is of the greatest interest to the community.

The number of incidents is based on data from internal reports, which may vary from data reported by Statistics Canada. These crime statistics reflect the number of incidents recorded as of December 31st of the reported year.

You can also view crimes on our public crime map.

London Crime Statistics - 5-year comparison of Criminal Code cases

Offence Category	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Homicide	6	6	8	4	16
Other Cause, Death	0	0	0	0	0
Attempted Murder	4	4	10	4	2
Abduction	53	63	63	48	71
Assault	2,148	2,288	2,186	2,411	3,142
Sexual Assault	344	420	416	495	572
Robbery	210	227	245	249	329
Violent Crimes	2,765	3,008	2,928	3,211	4,132
Break & Enter	1,678	1,916	1,954	2,094	2,218
Theft: Motor Vehicle	1,229	1234	1,175	1,103	1,258
Theft	9,450	10,354	11,158	9,342	10,016
Possession Stolen Property	266	244	237	228	199
Fraud	2,000	2,357	2,270	2,267	1,845
Property Crimes	14,623	16,105	16,794	15,034	15,536
Counterfeit	325	160	106	52	27
Prostitution	63	53	35	13	6
Gaming & Betting	0	1	0	5	0
Offensive Weapon	191	235	212	326	369
Other	8,823	8,937	8,692	8,752	8,472
Total Criminal Code	26,790	28,499	28,767	27,393	28,542

Note: Crime-related statistics are based on internal reports which may vary from Statistics Canada publications.

Clearance Rates

Clearance Rate Type	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Violent Crimes Clearance Rate	76%	74%	77%	70%	57%
Property Crimes Clearance Rate	22%	22%	22%	18%	14%
Total Crimes Clearance Rate	40%	36%	36%	33%	28%

These clearance rates are based on internal crime statistics reports, which may vary from Statistics Canada’s reports.