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Building and change
Safety, 2025
Collisions that killed or seriously injured someone since 2021, per 10,000 residents3.2123rd highest3.0129th highest4.691st highest5.1
Major crime, 2025 vs the average of 2021–24About the same188 vs 192About the same313 vs 32511% more164 vs 148
Parks, trees and streets
People, 2021
Renters paying 30% or more of income on housing42.3%43rd highest41.2%53rd highest42.9%40th highest39.0%
Building and change
Building permits, last 12 months
Dovercourt Village27443rd most
Junction-Wallace Emerson37719th most
Palmerston-Little Italy37122nd most
Typical neighbourhood: 184
Active planning proposals
Dovercourt Village1157th most
Junction-Wallace Emerson1462nd most
Palmerston-Little Italy1370th most
Typical neighbourhood: 11
Garden and laneway suites since 2021
Dovercourt Village967th most
Junction-Wallace Emerson1005th most
Palmerston-Little Italy111Most
Typical neighbourhood: 26
New homes added by permits since 2021
Dovercourt Village1,14657th most
Junction-Wallace Emerson1,67939th most
Palmerston-Little Italy67585th most
Typical neighbourhood: 797
Safety, 2025
Major crime per 100,000 residents
Dovercourt Village1,43240th highest
Junction-Wallace Emerson1,12776th highest
Palmerston-Little Italy1,16769th highest
Typical neighbourhood: 1,107
Assaults per 100,000 residents
Dovercourt Village97531st highest
Junction-Wallace Emerson72060th highest
Palmerston-Little Italy65573rd highest
Typical neighbourhood: 637
Break-ins per 100,000 residents
Dovercourt Village23642nd highest
Junction-Wallace Emerson23047th highest
Palmerston-Little Italy25631st highest
Typical neighbourhood: 173
Car thefts per 100,000 residents
Dovercourt Village129116th highest
Junction-Wallace Emerson108127th highest
Palmerston-Little Italy114125th highest
Typical neighbourhood: 193
Robberies per 100,000 residents
Dovercourt Village6980th highest
Junction-Wallace Emerson36130th highest
Palmerston-Little Italy11427th highest
Typical neighbourhood: 70
Thefts over $5,000 per 100,000 residents
Dovercourt Village23136th highest
Junction-Wallace Emerson32115th highest
Palmerston-Little Italy28121st highest
Typical neighbourhood: 46
Collisions that killed or seriously injured someone since 2021, per 10,000 residents
Dovercourt Village3.2123rd highest
Junction-Wallace Emerson3.0129th highest
Palmerston-Little Italy4.691st highest
Typical neighbourhood: 5.1
Major crime, 2025 vs the average of 2021–24
Dovercourt VillageAbout the same188 vs 192
Junction-Wallace EmersonAbout the same313 vs 325
Palmerston-Little Italy11% more164 vs 148
Parks, trees and streets
City parks per 10,000 residents
Dovercourt Village5.763rd most
Junction-Wallace Emerson7.834th most
Palmerston-Little Italy3.0138th most
Typical neighbourhood: 5.0
Playgrounds per 1,000 children under 15
Dovercourt Village3.722nd most
Junction-Wallace Emerson2.934th most
Palmerston-Little Italy1.7101st most
Typical neighbourhood: 2.1
City-owned street trees per 1,000 residents
Dovercourt Village22581st most
Junction-Wallace Emerson138128th most
Palmerston-Little Italy26662nd most
Typical neighbourhood: 228
People, 2021
Median household income
Dovercourt Village$87k65th highest
Junction-Wallace Emerson$84k80th highest
Palmerston-Little Italy$88k61st highest
Typical neighbourhood: $85k
Households that rent
Dovercourt Village45.4%81st highest
Junction-Wallace Emerson49.9%60th highest
Palmerston-Little Italy58.6%36th highest
Typical neighbourhood: 45.5%
Renters paying 30% or more of income on housing
Dovercourt Village42.3%43rd highest
Junction-Wallace Emerson41.2%53rd highest
Palmerston-Little Italy42.9%40th highest
Typical neighbourhood: 39.0%
Workers who commute by transit
Dovercourt Village27.6%61st highest
Junction-Wallace Emerson32.9%25th highest
Palmerston-Little Italy24.2%92nd highest
Typical neighbourhood: 25.8%
Workers who walk or cycle to work
Dovercourt Village22.5%22nd highest
Junction-Wallace Emerson13.9%41st highest
Palmerston-Little Italy32.8%11th highest
Typical neighbourhood: 5.3%
Residents, 2021
Dovercourt Village12,380120th highest
Junction-Wallace Emerson23,18029th highest
Palmerston-Little Italy13,120111th highest
Typical neighbourhood: 16,813
Building data: City of Toronto, refreshed nightly. Crime: Toronto Police Service neighbourhood crime rates, 2025. People: 2021 Census neighbourhood profiles. Typical neighbourhood: the middle of Toronto’s 158 neighbourhoods; half have more, half have less. Major crime against earlier years compares reported crimes, not rates; under 5% either way is shown as about the same.
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