Neighbourhood 084 · Toronto

Little Portugal

Little Portugal recorded 27 killed-or-seriously-injured collisions in 2016–2025 (#41 of 158 Toronto neighbourhoods). 42 intersections have a record here; the busiest is Dundas & Dufferin with 19,128 vehicles in its latest count.

Busiest intersections in Little Portugal

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 Little Portugal, 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 Little Portugal, 2025

Toronto Police recorded 203 major crimes in Little Portugal in 2025 — assault, auto theft, break and enter, robbery and theft over $5,000 — a rate of 1,110 per 100,000 residents, 16% below the citywide rate of 1,322. That is #78 of 158 neighbourhoods, where #1 has the highest rate. The category furthest above the city average is bicycle theft, at 2.3× the citywide rate. Police also recorded no homicide and 2 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 (18,297 for Little Portugal). 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

Little Portugal had 15,485 residents at the 2021 Census, on 1.2 km² — 12,798 people per km², 3.0× the Toronto-wide 4,325 (#16 of 158 for density). The median age is 35.2. Median household income was $86,000 in 2020. 57% of households rent. 45% of homes are in apartment buildings of five or more storeys. Most residents who commute drive or ride in a car (40%); 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 Little Portugal a safe neighbourhood?

By Toronto Police's five major crime indicators — assault, auto theft, break and enter, robbery and theft over $5,000 — Little Portugal recorded 203 offences in 2025, a rate of 1,110 per 100,000 residents, 16% below the citywide rate of 1,322. That ranks it #78 of 158 neighbourhoods, where #1 has the highest rate. The category furthest above the city average is bicycle theft, at 2.3× 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 Little Portugal?

15,485 at the 2021 Census, on 1.2 km² — 12,798 people per km², against a Toronto-wide 4,325. The median age is 35.2, and 57% of households rent.

Methodology · Data and sources.