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Kensington-ChinatownRecent emergency dispatch activity in Toronto's Kensington-Chinatown neighbourhood

Data period: August 1 – 31, 2026 · refreshed monthly Rank: #7 of 158 by call volume
334 ▼10%
Dispatched calls
47
Priority calls (P1–P2)
4.8×
vs citywide median
11.2
Avg calls / weekday
9.9
Avg calls / weekend day

The picture in August 2026

Map of Kensington-Chinatown in Toronto with its official boundary outlined

In August 2026, Kensington-Chinatown recorded 334 dispatched calls — one of the higher-volume areas citywide (ranked 7 of 158 neighbourhoods by volume). The largest single category was Medical, at 34% of all calls in the area. Weekday and weekend days averaged a similar number of calls (11.2 vs 9.9 per day), with activity peaking around 12:00 local time. That is down 10% from the previous month's 370 calls. By the area's own recent standards, that is a typical month.

Neighbourhood attribution uses the official boundary polygon shown here; calls without reliable coordinates are excluded from neighbourhood totals.

Monthly history

December 2025 — 293 callsJanuary 2026 — 287 callsFebruary 2026 — 279 calls279March 2026 — 313 callsApril 2026 — 301 callsMay 2026 — 330 callsJune 2026 — 333 callsJuly 2026 — 370 calls370August 2026 — 334 calls334December 2025August 2026

Dispatched calls per month in Kensington-Chinatown since December 2025. Hover a point for the exact count.

MonthCallsPriority
August 202633414%
July 202637017%
June 202633311%
May 202633012%
April 202630113%
March 20263139%
February 20262799%
January 20262879%
December 202529314%

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Top call types

Medical115
Disorderlies32
Assault21
Building Alarm20
Arrest16
Unknown Trouble13
Theft8
Break & Enter In Progress7
Full breakdown — all 48 call categories
Medical115
Disorderlies32
Assault21
Building Alarm20
Arrest16
Unknown Trouble13
Theft8
Break & Enter In Progress7
Weapon Threat7
Fire7
Traffic Injury7
Assault In Progress5
Theft In Progress4
Demonstration4
Found Property4
Break & Enter4
Indecent Exposure4
Hazard4
Dispute3
Sound Of Gunshots3
Missing Elderly3
Fight3
Robbery3
Stabbing3
Check Call3
+ 23 rarer categories with fewer than 3 calls each (31 calls combined)

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Time of day

00:00–00:59 — 17 calls1700h01:00–01:59 — 17 calls1702:00–02:59 — 16 calls1603:00–03:59 — 11 calls1103h04:00–04:59 — 16 calls1605:00–05:59 — 4 calls406:00–06:59 — 9 calls906h07:00–07:59 — 16 calls1608:00–08:59 — 14 calls1409:00–09:59 — 10 calls1009h10:00–10:59 — 13 calls1311:00–11:59 — 12 calls1212:00–12:59 — 27 calls2712h13:00–13:59 — 15 calls1514:00–14:59 — 22 calls2215:00–15:59 — 14 calls1415h16:00–16:59 — 16 calls1617:00–17:59 — 15 calls1518:00–18:59 — 12 calls1218h19:00–19:59 — 11 calls1120:00–20:59 — 14 calls1421:00–21:59 — 10 calls1021h22:00–22:59 — 10 calls1023:00–23:59 — 13 calls13

Calls by hour (local time), August 1 – 31, 2026. The highlighted bar is the busiest hour.

00:00 — weekday avg 0.5, weekend avg 0.7 calls/day00h01:00 — weekday avg 0.4, weekend avg 0.8 calls/day02:00 — weekday avg 0.6, weekend avg 0.3 calls/day03:00 — weekday avg 0.4, weekend avg 0.3 calls/day03h04:00 — weekday avg 0.5, weekend avg 0.6 calls/day05:00 — weekday avg 0.1, weekend avg 0.1 calls/day06:00 — weekday avg 0.3, weekend avg 0.2 calls/day06h07:00 — weekday avg 0.5, weekend avg 0.5 calls/day08:00 — weekday avg 0.5, weekend avg 0.4 calls/day09:00 — weekday avg 0.4, weekend avg 0.2 calls/day09h10:00 — weekday avg 0.5, weekend avg 0.3 calls/day11:00 — weekday avg 0.4, weekend avg 0.3 calls/day12:00 — weekday avg 1.0, weekend avg 0.6 calls/day12h13:00 — weekday avg 0.5, weekend avg 0.5 calls/day14:00 — weekday avg 0.6, weekend avg 0.9 calls/day15:00 — weekday avg 0.6, weekend avg 0.2 calls/day15h16:00 — weekday avg 0.4, weekend avg 0.7 calls/day17:00 — weekday avg 0.3, weekend avg 0.8 calls/day18:00 — weekday avg 0.5, weekend avg 0.2 calls/day18h19:00 — weekday avg 0.5, weekend avg 0.1 calls/day20:00 — weekday avg 0.6, weekend avg 0.2 calls/day21:00 — weekday avg 0.4, weekend avg 0.2 calls/day21h22:00 — weekday avg 0.2, weekend avg 0.6 calls/day23:00 — weekday avg 0.5, weekend avg 0.2 calls/day

— weekday average · — weekend average, calls per day by hour. Hover for exact values.

Compared to its neighbours

NeighbourhoodCallsPer dayPriority
Kensington-Chinatown33410.814%
University973.115%
Wellington Place40813.29%
Yonge-Bay Corridor47115.24%
Trinity-Bellwoods2277.37%

Adjacent neighbourhoods, August 2026. "Per day" averages over all 31 days; "Priority" is the share of P1–P2 calls.

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