What to know
- A new MyChoice study found reported accident rates increased in three Toronto neighbourhoods following Ontario’s speed camera ban: Islington, Malvern and Rouge, and Willowdale and Newtonbrook.
- Islington saw the largest increase, with drivers reporting past accidents rising from 7.81 per cent to 18.03 per cent. Willowdale and Newtonbrook climbed from 3.41 per cent to 12.99 per cent, while Malvern and Rouge increased from 9.57 per cent to 12 per cent.
- Malvern-Rouge was the only neighbourhood where both reported accidents and speeding tickets increased. Its speeding ticket rate rose from 5.22 per cent to eight per cent, while rates fell in Islington and Willowdale-Newtonbrook.
- The study examined 68,720 insurance quote records, comparing December 2024 to September 2025 with December 2025 to September 2026. Toronto’s overall reported accident rate rose from 9.10 per cent to 9.91 per cent, but the findings do not establish that removing speed cameras caused the increases.
A new study found that three Toronto neighbourhoods have seen an increase in drivers reporting accidents since Ontario ended municipal speed camera ticketing.
Data from insurance comparison company MyChoice shows data on drivers who reported a past accident had increased in Malvern and Rouge, Islington in Etobicoke, and Willowdale and Newtonbrook after the province’s speed camera ban.
The Islington neighbourhood recorded an over 10 per cent increase, with the share of drivers reporting an accident climbing from 7.81 per cent to 18.03 per cent.
MyChoice looked at 68,720 auto insurance quote records collected through its platform, and compared data from December 2024 to September 2025 with December 2025 to September 2026.
According to the study, Toronto’s reported accident rate increased from 9.10 per cent to 9.91 per cent overall across the city.
Of the three neighbourhoods examined, Malvern and Rouge were the only areas where both reported accidents and speeding ticket rates increased.
The neighbourhood originally had five former speed camera locations. Now it has seen its reported accident rate climb from 9.57 per cent to 12 per cent since their removal. Its reported speeding ticket rate also increased from 5.22 per cent to eight per cent.
The Islington neighbourhood used to have two former camera locations, and now sees its reported speeding ticket rate fall from 7.81 per cent to 6.56 per cent, despite the increase in reported accidents.
Willowdale and Newtonbrook also recorded an increase in reported accidents, from 3.41 per cent to 12.99 per cent. Despite this, the area’s reported speeding ticket rate dropped from 4.55 per cent to 1.30 per cent.
The findings come almost one year after Ontario ended the use of municipal speed cameras on Nov. 14, 2025.
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Before the shutdown, Toronto had 150 speed cameras.
The findings are based on insurance quote records and drivers’ reported accident histories, rather than verified collision data from police or municipal records. As such, the study does not guarantee that the removal of speed cameras caused the reported increases.
