Message from the Executive Leadership team

Chief Jim MacSween, Chief-Designate Paulo Da Silva

In 2025, York Regional Police members answered the call to ensure the safety and security of all who live, work and raise families in York Region. With great enthusiasm, we share this work with you in our 2025 Annual Report, presented online.

When our region was faced with a rise in violent crime, our organization tackled it head on.

Thanks to enhanced enforcement, targeted and coordinated investigations, and a newly developed task force, carjackings dropped 54 per cent in 2025, with the total number of incidents well below the five-year average. In 2024, auto thefts in York Region reached an all-time high. However, thanks to projects like Operation Auto Guard 3.0, in 2025 the total fell to its lowest in five years, dropping 36 per cent. Further, for the third year in a row, the overall crime rate in York Region dropped, while clearance rates rose.

Robberies and break-and-enters also saw slight decreases in 2025, however, we know these crimes caused deep concerns for our community members.

In response, York Regional Police expanded programs designed to prevent and solve these crimes, bolstering the CCTV Community Camera Program, harnessing Automatic Licence Plate Reader technology and launching a dedicated Firearm Investigation Team to respond rapidly and provide real results.

In 2025, our officers conducted a multitude of police operations across the region and province, working with law enforcement partners to disrupt and dismantle organized crime networks operating in our communities. Together with neighbouring services, our members shared knowledge and worked collaboratively to take hundreds of dangerous criminals off the streets and enhance safety across the province.

When global events left our residents feeling anxious and afraid, our members increased patrols in neighbourhoods, near schools and places of worship, helping to build trust and a feeling of safety when our community members needed it most.

As we look to the future, we are assured in the continued strength and direction of this organization. Our members have consistently demonstrated an ability to evolve and adapt to the changing needs of our community, ensuring everyone feels safe and secure. In 2025, we also enhanced programs to recruit and retain the best officers and civilian professionals in the country, while implementing practices that allow them to do their best work now, and for years to come.

We are equally confident that York Regional Police will remain steadfast in its commitment to putting the needs of our residents first. With a keen focus on continued improvement and by embracing innovation and harnessing emerging technologies, we will continue to enhance the services we provide, strengthen public trust and maintain our position as leaders in policing by meeting the public safety needs of today and tomorrow.

Chief of Police Jim MacSween, Chief-Designate Paulo Da Silva