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Etobicoke City Centre

Etobicoke City Centre recorded 54 killed-or-seriously-injured collisions in 2016–2025 (#7 of 158 Toronto neighbourhoods). 63 intersections have a record here; the busiest is Dundas & Neilson with 42,073 vehicles in its latest count.

Busiest intersections in Etobicoke City Centre

Every intersection with a record

Sorted by serious-injury collisions in 2016–2025, then by vehicles. Vehicle and pedestrian figures are the latest 14-hour count; older counts show as —.

Neighbourhood KSI total counts every collision the City assigns to Etobicoke City Centre, including ones more than 65 m from any counted intersection, so it can exceed the sum of the table. Source: City of Toronto Neighbourhoods; KSI records through Aug 29, 2026.

Crime rate in Etobicoke City Centre, 2025

Toronto Police recorded 632 major crimes in Etobicoke City Centre in 2025 — assault, auto theft, break and enter, robbery and theft over $5,000 — a rate of 2,045 per 100,000 residents, 1.55× the citywide rate of 1,322. That is #13 of 158 neighbourhoods, where #1 has the highest rate. The category furthest above the city average is theft over $5,000, at 3.3× the citywide rate. Police also recorded no homicide and 5 shootings.

Source: Toronto Police Service, Neighbourhood Crime Rates — occurrences by the neighbourhood where they were reported, rates per 100,000 residents using the City's population estimate (30,908 for Etobicoke City Centre). The five Major Crime Indicators are the first five rows; * marks the other categories the police publish. "vs city" compares the neighbourhood rate with the all-Toronto rate for the same year; "5-year change" is the change in the neighbourhood's own rate since 2020. Rates are per resident, so neighbourhoods with large daytime populations — downtown, malls, transit hubs — score higher than the risk to residents alone. Thefts from vehicles and bicycle thefts are also shown corner by corner on the intersection pages above.

Who lives here 2021 Census

Etobicoke City Centre had 23,600 residents at the 2021 Census, on 10.1 km² — 2,344 people per km², 46% below the Toronto-wide 4,325 (#148 of 158 for density). The median age is 36.4. Median household income was $83,000 in 2020. 50% of households rent. 85% of homes are in apartment buildings of five or more storeys. Most residents who commute drive or ride in a car (62%); across Toronto 61% do.

Source: City of Toronto Neighbourhood Profiles, 2021 Census of Population (Statistics Canada), 158-neighbourhood model. Commute shares are of employed residents with a usual workplace or no fixed workplace, by main mode; income is for 2020, the reference year of the 2021 Census. Density uses the neighbourhood boundary area.

Questions

Is Etobicoke City Centre a safe neighbourhood?

By Toronto Police's five major crime indicators — assault, auto theft, break and enter, robbery and theft over $5,000 — Etobicoke City Centre recorded 632 offences in 2025, a rate of 2,045 per 100,000 residents, 1.55× the citywide rate of 1,322. That ranks it #13 of 158 neighbourhoods, where #1 has the highest rate. The category furthest above the city average is theft over $5,000, at 3.3× the citywide rate. Rates are per resident, so neighbourhoods with big daytime populations — downtown, malls, transit hubs — look worse than they are for the people who live there.

What is the population of Etobicoke City Centre?

23,600 at the 2021 Census, on 10.1 km² — 2,344 people per km², against a Toronto-wide 4,325. The median age is 36.4, and 50% of households rent.

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