Safety index · Old Toronto, Toronto · data through September 2026
Is Danforth safe?
Danforth records more reported crime than most Toronto neighbourhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 42 out of 100 — 12 points below the citywide median of 54, ranking 111th of 158 Toronto neighbourhoods — based on 238 incidents reported to the Toronto Police Service within 1 km of the neighbourhood centre over the 10 months to September 2026.
DATA THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2026 · 10 MONTHS OF DATA
The 0–100 scale is calibrated to Toronto — a typical Toronto neighbourhood sits near 54. It ranks Danforth against other neighbourhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.
The largest reported category here is violent crime (68% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.
Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 25% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 16% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Violent crime | 161 · 68% | |
| Vehicle crime | 36 · 15% | |
| Burglary | 22 · 9% | |
| Other theft | 10 · 4% | |
| Robbery | 9 · 4% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Is Toronto safe at night? See which neighbourhoods see the most reported crime after dark →
Walking in Danforth at night?
SafeRoute scores every walking route against the same official crime data on this page — and shows how much of each route runs on lit streets. Compare the routes and share your walk. Free, no account.
Get SafeRoute on the App StoreNearby areas
- Danforth East York44/100 · Elevated
- Blake-Jones38/100 · Elevated
- Greenwood-Coxwell45/100 · Elevated
- Woodbine Corridor45/100 · Elevated
- Old East York66/100 · Moderate
Common questions
Is Danforth safe at night?
Elevated overall (safety index 42/100). About 42% of severity-weighted incidents in Danforth are reported between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. At night, prefer lit, busier streets — a block or two of detour often avoids the clusters on the map above.
What is the most common crime in Danforth?
Violent crime — 161 of 238 incidents (68%) reported within 1 km of the neighbourhood centre over the 10 months to September 2026.
How is the Danforth safety index calculated?
SafeRoute weights each incident reported to the Toronto Police Service by severity (violence weighs more than shoplifting), sums the last available period within 1 km of the neighbourhood centre, and normalizes against citywide crime rates onto a 0–100 scale — higher is safer. It describes reported crime only; it is not a guarantee of safety. The scale is calibrated within Toronto, so scores compare neighbourhoods to each other and cannot be read against another city's.