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Building and change
Safety, 2025
Collisions that killed or seriously injured someone since 2021, per 10,000 residents12.111th highest14.05th highest4.691st highest5.1
Major crime, 2025 vs the average of 2021–24About the same682 vs 68522% more239 vs 19711% more164 vs 148
Parks, trees and streets
People, 2021
Renters paying 30% or more of income on housing43.9%34th highest45.2%26th highest42.9%40th highest39.0%
Building and change
Building permits, last 12 months
Kensington-Chinatown4568th most
University27744th most
Palmerston-Little Italy37420th most
Typical neighbourhood: 186
Active planning proposals
Kensington-Chinatown2040th most
University1370th most
Palmerston-Little Italy1273rd most
Typical neighbourhood: 11
Garden and laneway suites since 2021
Kensington-Chinatown4540th most
University4835th most
Palmerston-Little Italy111Most
Typical neighbourhood: 26
New homes added by permits since 2021
Kensington-Chinatown4,12612th most
University62489th most
Palmerston-Little Italy67585th most
Typical neighbourhood: 795
Safety, 2025
Major crime per 100,000 residents
Kensington-Chinatown2,9914th highest
University2,9096th highest
Palmerston-Little Italy1,16769th highest
Typical neighbourhood: 1,107
Assaults per 100,000 residents
Kensington-Chinatown2,0175th highest
University1,7416th highest
Palmerston-Little Italy65573rd highest
Typical neighbourhood: 637
Break-ins per 100,000 residents
Kensington-Chinatown4434th highest
University730Highest
Palmerston-Little Italy25631st highest
Typical neighbourhood: 173
Car thefts per 100,000 residents
Kensington-Chinatown118121st highest
University18388th highest
Palmerston-Little Italy114125th highest
Typical neighbourhood: 193
Robberies per 100,000 residents
Kensington-Chinatown1934th highest
University13419th highest
Palmerston-Little Italy11427th highest
Typical neighbourhood: 70
Thefts over $5,000 per 100,000 residents
Kensington-Chinatown2193rd highest
University1229th highest
Palmerston-Little Italy28121st highest
Typical neighbourhood: 46
Collisions that killed or seriously injured someone since 2021, per 10,000 residents
Kensington-Chinatown12.111th highest
University14.05th highest
Palmerston-Little Italy4.691st highest
Typical neighbourhood: 5.1
Major crime, 2025 vs the average of 2021–24
Kensington-ChinatownAbout the same682 vs 685
University22% more239 vs 197
Palmerston-Little Italy11% more164 vs 148
Parks, trees and streets
City parks per 10,000 residents
Kensington-Chinatown6.158th most
University7.834th most
Palmerston-Little Italy3.0138th most
Typical neighbourhood: 5.0
Playgrounds per 1,000 children under 15
Kensington-Chinatown4.87th most
University4.013th most
Palmerston-Little Italy1.7101st most
Typical neighbourhood: 2.1
City-owned street trees per 1,000 residents
Kensington-Chinatown133131st most
University38629th most
Palmerston-Little Italy26662nd most
Typical neighbourhood: 228
People, 2021
Median household income
Kensington-Chinatown$62k153rd highest
University$80k98th highest
Palmerston-Little Italy$88k61st highest
Typical neighbourhood: $85k
Households that rent
Kensington-Chinatown68.4%11th highest
University61.1%27th highest
Palmerston-Little Italy58.6%36th highest
Typical neighbourhood: 45.5%
Renters paying 30% or more of income on housing
Kensington-Chinatown43.9%34th highest
University45.2%26th highest
Palmerston-Little Italy42.9%40th highest
Typical neighbourhood: 39.0%
Workers who commute by transit
Kensington-Chinatown24.0%96th highest
University27.1%65th highest
Palmerston-Little Italy24.2%92nd highest
Typical neighbourhood: 25.8%
Workers who walk or cycle to work
Kensington-Chinatown50.0%2nd highest
University33.6%10th highest
Palmerston-Little Italy32.8%11th highest
Typical neighbourhood: 5.3%
Residents, 2021
Kensington-Chinatown18,12066th highest
University6,435157th 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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