The Hamilton crime map is the Hamilton Police Service’s online crime mapping tool, which shows five types of reported crime from the past 60 days at block level, posted with a one-day delay. For the bigger picture, Statistics Canada’s 2025 figures put the Hamilton metro area’s Crime Severity Index (CSI) at 54.8, down 7% from 2024 and about 27% below the national 75.0.
Data: Statistics Canada, police-reported crime statistics for 2025 (released 22 July 2026), Crime Severity Index by census metropolitan area (Table 35-10-0026-01), incidents by violation (Table 35-10-0177-01) and CSI for police services in Ontario (Table 35-10-0188-01). Map features were checked on the Hamilton Police Service website on 6 October 2026. We do not reproduce figures from the police map, whose terms prohibit commercial use. Percentages not in the release are our own arithmetic. Updated 6 October 2026.
Key facts
- The Hamilton Police Service crime map covers the past 60 days and five crime types: homicide, break and enter, robbery, motor vehicle theft and theft from vehicle (Hamilton Police Service, checked 6 October 2026).
- The Hamilton census metropolitan area (CMA) had a Crime Severity Index of 54.8 in 2025, down 7% from 2024 (Statistics Canada, released 22 July 2026).
- The Hamilton Police Service’s own CSI, which covers the City of Hamilton, was 62.21 in 2025, down from 66.70 in 2024 and the lowest since at least 2020.
- Hamilton’s 2025 motor vehicle theft rate was 261 per 100,000, about 30% above the national 201 (our calculation from Statistics Canada data).
- Hamilton’s break-in rate fell about 26% in 2025, to 191 per 100,000, about 27% below the national 262 (our calculation).
What is the Hamilton crime map?
The Hamilton crime map is a free online tool from the Hamilton Police Service that lets anyone search when and where certain crimes were reported in Hamilton during the past 60 days. The police describe the information as preliminary: offence types and addresses often change as investigations progress. The tool runs on the Community Crime Map platform and is linked from the Hamilton Police online crime mapping tool page.
A crime map is a map of individual incidents reported to police. It is different from the Crime Severity Index, which is Statistics Canada’s annual measure of the volume and seriousness of police-reported crime, set at 100 for Canada in 2006. The map shows where; the CSI shows how much and how serious. Our Crime Severity Index explainer covers the method.
What does the Hamilton Police crime map show?
The Hamilton Police crime map shows five crime types, according to the Hamilton Police Service:
- Homicide
- Break and enter (burglary)
- Robbery
- Motor vehicle theft
- Theft from vehicle
Other features listed by the police:
- Time window: the past 60 days.
- Delay: crimes are posted with a one-day delay.
- Location: addresses are randomized to block level for privacy, so “123 King St” appears as “1xx King St”.
- Alerts: you can sign up for email or mobile crime alerts for an area.
- Analysis: hot spot mapping and time-of-day and day-of-week views.
- Tips: a link to submit an anonymous tip to Crime Stoppers.
How do I use the Hamilton crime map, step by step?
- Open the Hamilton Police crime mapping page and follow the link to the map.
- Type an address, intersection or neighbourhood in Hamilton and zoom to a radius you care about, for example a 10-minute walk.
- Select the crime types that matter to you: break and enter for a home, motor vehicle theft and theft from vehicle for parking, robbery for walking routes.
- Set the date range to the full 60 days. A week or two of data can be misleading.
- Check the hot spot and time-of-day views to see when incidents cluster.
- Compare with an area of Hamilton you already know, using the same crime types and dates.
- Sign up for alerts if you want ongoing updates for your street.
The same approach works in other cities; see our guide to checking crime in your neighbourhood.
What are the limits of the Hamilton crime map?
The Hamilton crime map shows only five crime types over 60 days, so it cannot tell you a neighbourhood’s overall crime level or long-term trend.
- Selected crimes only. Assaults, shoplifting, fraud and mischief are not on the map.
- Approximate locations. Block-level points can make incidents look grouped on one street.
- Preliminary data. The police say the information can change during investigations.
- Reported crime only. Statistics Canada found that only about 29% of victimizations in Canada were reported to police in 2019.
- Footfall. Busy areas such as downtown, shopping centres and transit hubs record more incidents because more people pass through, not because residents face more risk.
- No commercial use. The Hamilton Police Service prohibits commercial use of the data, which is why we link to the map rather than republishing its figures.
How common are the crimes on the map in Hamilton?
Motor vehicle theft is the most common of the mapped crimes in Hamilton: Statistics Canada counted 2,190 vehicle thefts in the Hamilton CMA in 2025, compared with 1,609 break-ins and 401 robberies. The table uses annual Statistics Canada rates, not counts from the police map.
| Crime type on the map | Hamilton CMA incidents (2025) | Hamilton rate per 100,000 (2025) | Hamilton rate per 100,000 (2024) | Canada rate per 100,000 (2025) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Motor vehicle theft | 2,190 | 260.6 | 303.0 | 200.8 |
| Break and enter | 1,609 | 191.5 | 257.2 | 262.3 |
| Robbery | 401 | 47.7 | n/a | 55.1 |
| Homicide (victims) | 8 | 0.95 | 1.32 | 1.61 |
| Theft from vehicle | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0177-01. n/a = not available in our data set. Theft from vehicle is not published as a separate category in the figures we use.
Car theft is the standout: Hamilton’s 2025 rate was about 30% above the national rate and about 40% above Ontario’s 186.7 (our calculation), although it fell about 14% from 2024. It was also above the Toronto CMA’s 237.9; see the Toronto crime map guide and car theft in Canada. Break-ins fell about 26% and are now about 27% below the national rate, while Hamilton’s homicide rate was about 41% below Canada’s.
Is crime in Hamilton going up or down?
Crime severity in Hamilton went down in 2025: the Hamilton Police Service CSI fell about 7% to 62.21, its lowest level in Statistics Canada’s 2020–2025 police-service series. The metro-wide CSI fell 7% to 54.8.
| Year | Hamilton Police Service CSI (City of Hamilton) |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 65.76 |
| 2021 | 67.36 |
| 2022 | 64.66 |
| 2023 | 68.17 |
| 2024 | 66.70 |
| 2025 | 62.21 |
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0188-01. Violent CSI 2025: 82.64; non-violent CSI 2025: 54.58.
The City of Hamilton scores higher than the metro area (62.21 against 54.8) because the city contains the busiest downtown and commercial areas, while the CMA also averages in quieter communities. Both remain below the national 75.0. For the full trend since 2015 and the main crime types, read Hamilton crime rate: is Hamilton safe?
How does Hamilton compare with other Ontario cities?
Hamilton had the fourth-lowest Crime Severity Index of Ontario’s 15 metro areas in 2025, at 54.8, behind Barrie (46.9), Ottawa (50.6) and St. Catharines–Niagara (53.8). Toronto (55.0) was almost level. See the full safest cities in Ontario ranking, the most dangerous cities in Ontario list, nearby Niagara Falls crime rate figures and all 41 metros in crime rate in Canada by city.
The police map shows where incidents happened in the last two months. Our Canada crime map puts Hamilton next to every other metro area using official Statistics Canada figures.
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Hamilton crime map FAQ
Does Hamilton have an official crime map?
Yes. The Hamilton Police Service runs an online crime mapping tool showing homicide, break and enter, robbery, motor vehicle theft and theft from vehicle for the past 60 days.
Does the Hamilton crime map show exact addresses?
No. Addresses are randomized to block level for privacy, so the map shows the block, not the exact building.
How often is the Hamilton crime map updated?
Crimes are posted with a one-day delay, according to the Hamilton Police Service, and the data is preliminary.
What is the most common crime on the Hamilton crime map?
Of the five mapped types, motor vehicle theft is the most common in Statistics Canada’s annual data: 2,190 incidents in the Hamilton CMA in 2025, a rate of 261 per 100,000.
Is Hamilton safe?
Hamilton is safer than most Canadian metros on the official measures: its 2025 CSI of 54.8 was about 27% below the national 75.0 and the sixth-lowest of Canada’s 41 metro areas.
Related: Is Hamilton safe? · Safest cities in Ontario · Toronto crime map · Peel Region crime map · How to protect your car from theft. In an emergency call 911.
