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Palmerston-Little Italy

Palmerston-Little Italy recorded 12 killed-or-seriously-injured collisions in 2016–2025 (#114 of 158 Toronto neighbourhoods). 41 intersections have a record here; the busiest is Bloor & Clinton with 13,949 vehicles in its latest count.

Busiest intersections in Palmerston-Little Italy

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 Palmerston-Little Italy, 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 Palmerston-Little Italy, 2025

Toronto Police recorded 164 major crimes in Palmerston-Little Italy in 2025 — assault, auto theft, break and enter, robbery and theft over $5,000 — a rate of 1,167 per 100,000 residents, about the citywide rate. That is #69 of 158 neighbourhoods, where #1 has the highest rate. The category furthest above the city average is bicycle theft, at 4.2× the citywide rate. Police also recorded no homicide and 1 shooting.

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 (14,054 for Palmerston-Little Italy). 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

Palmerston-Little Italy had 13,120 residents at the 2021 Census, on 1.4 km² — 9,175 people per km², 2.1× the Toronto-wide 4,325 (#25 of 158 for density). The median age is 36.8. Median household income was $88,000 in 2020. 59% of households rent. Most residents who commute drive or ride in a car (39%); 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 Palmerston-Little Italy a safe neighbourhood?

By Toronto Police's five major crime indicators — assault, auto theft, break and enter, robbery and theft over $5,000 — Palmerston-Little Italy recorded 164 offences in 2025, a rate of 1,167 per 100,000 residents, about the citywide rate of 1,322. That ranks it #69 of 158 neighbourhoods, where #1 has the highest rate. The category furthest above the city average is bicycle theft, at 4.2× 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 Palmerston-Little Italy?

13,120 at the 2021 Census, on 1.4 km² — 9,175 people per km², against a Toronto-wide 4,325. The median age is 36.8, and 59% of households rent.

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