We’re making Brampton the worst place in Canada to commit a crime.
More officers, new police stations and facilities, and a national fight against crimes that hit our families hardest. Here’s what Mayor Brown has delivered.
Opening Nov 2026Northwest Brampton is one of the fastest growing areas in Canada, and its police coverage must keep up. 23 Division brings patrol officers, detectives and community response teams closer to the families who live there. It will be home to more officers than any station in Peel.
Under ConstructionAs Peel grows by 350,000 residents over the next decade, the systems behind every emergency call must keep up. This new facility on Mississauga Rd in Brampton brings 24/7 operations, the 9-1-1 Communications Centre, Community Safety Operations Centre, Information Technology Services, analytics and records under one roof.
Under ConstructionModern crime runs on digital evidence, and police need modern facilities to keep up. The rebuilt Sir Robert Peel Centre brings forensics, detainee processing, and digital evidence together in one place. Phase two adds a new, larger 22 Division for central Brampton on the same site.
At the peak in 2023, 8,322 vehicles were stolen in Peel, many right out of Brampton driveways. Organized crime rings shipped them overseas in containers, while only 1% of containers leaving Canada were being inspected. Families were left with higher insurance and a sense that no one was in charge. Mayor Brown refused to accept that and went after the whole pipeline.
In 2022, callers waited up to 2 minutes for 9-1-1. Mayor Brown pushed for more 9-1-1 first responders and Next Generation 9-1-1. Today calls are answered in 7 seconds on average, 17x faster, and Peel is beating the national standard for the first time in over a decade.
In 2022, Mayor Brown promised more officers by the end of 2026 and has delivered 706 so far, including the largest single year police hiring increase. That means more officers in our neighbourhoods and fully staffed units targeting extortion, intimate partner violence, trafficking, gun violence and unsafe driving.
Mayor Brown led Brampton’s Bail Reform Now campaign and took our case to Ottawa. Bill C-14 took effect July 15, 2026: bail is harder to get for repeat and violent offenders.
Family and intimate partner violence is the largest single category of police calls in Peel (44 a day). Brampton declared it an epidemic in 2023. Peel Police now has a dedicated unit with 81 officers and growing. Ontario is also investing $4.1M to expand the Safe Centre of Peel.
Linked to the Community Safety Operations Centre, they helped police in 200+ investigations in their first year. Safety cameras, not ticket cameras.
Six commitments to keep Brampton families safe.
Peel has long had fewer officers per resident than the national average. Fewer officers means longer waits for help and fewer investigators on every case. Building on the record 706 new officers hired since 2022, Mayor Brown will support 700 more over the next four years to close that gap.
Extortion networks use phones and apps to threaten Brampton families and businesses. Today it can take up to 30 days for police to get basic digital information. In other Five Eyes countries, it takes hours. Investigations go cold. Bill C-22 would speed that up, with legal safeguards. It passed the House in June and is now before the Senate. Mayor Brown will keep pressing senators to pass it.
Peel Police already flies drones for search and rescue, collision scenes and tactical calls, and is planning one of Canada’s first Drone as First Responder programs. Mayor Brown will back expanding the program to track suspects, find missing people and reach crimes in progress faster, with no facial recognition or intrusion on the privacy of law-abiding residents.
Police make the arrest. Courts must finish the job. In Ontario, too many criminal cases end with charges withdrawn, stayed or dismissed. Mayor Brown will push Queen’s Park for more crown prosecutors and court interpreters in Peel, faster digital disclosure and more correctional space so dangerous offenders stay behind bars.
Peel Region is home to Canada’s busiest international airport, making us a primary target for sophisticated transnational criminal networks. While Peel Police remains committed to community safety, local municipal resources alone cannot sustainably fight global crime rings. Mayor Brown will advocate directly to Ottawa for funding to secure our borders and airport from international threats.
People in severe addiction or mental health crisis often can’t ask for help, so police are left to respond. Since 2022, Peel Police made 24,000+ apprehensions and spent 30,000+ hours waiting in hospitals. Mayor Brown asked the Province for a compassionate intervention pilot, and Premier Ford is now open to it. Mayor Brown will work with him to get it done.
Mayor Patrick Brown has been the strongest municipal voice in Canada for front-line policing. From extortion and auto theft to bail reform, he has worked with other levels of government to find real solutions. He also helped Peel Police catch up after years of historic underfunding and fixed the 911 backlogs that were putting residents at risk. Patrick Brown doesn’t just talk, he delivers.”Read the endorsement
Peel Regional Police is a non-partisan public service and does not endorse any candidate. The endorsement on this page is from the Peel Regional Police Association, which represents Peel’s officers and civilian members.
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Peel's Crime Severity Index is about 21% lower than Canada's, for overall crime and for violent crime. Lower is safer.
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0188 (Peel Regional Police) and Table 35-10-0026 (Canada), released July 22, 2026. Peel covers Brampton and Mississauga.
Grey is 2025, green is 2026, for the same months. Lower is better.
Source: Peel Regional Police crime statistics, January 1 to July 31 (auto theft to June 30), preliminary data. Peel covers Brampton and Mississauga.
Intimate partner violence strangulation charges laid by Peel Police each year
Sources: Region of Peel Break the Silence releases for 2022, 2023 and 2024. Peel covers Brampton and Mississauga.
2026 so far: 2,790 vehicles stolen from January to June, down 10% from 3,089 in the same months of 2025.
Sources: Peel Regional Police 2024 Annual Report, 2025 Annual Report and crime statistics.
Sources: 2024 Annual Report p. 20, 2025 Annual Report p. 4. The 2026 budget funds 175 more.
Retail theft charges laid, January to March each year. Arrests rose from 223 to 752 over the same period.
Value seized or recovered, in millions of dollars.
Project Ghost shows the recovered share only. Sources are linked in the sections below.
Highlights from Peel Regional Police, the City of Brampton and the Region of Peel, 2023 to 2026. Items tagged Brampton happened here.
17 arrested, 106 charges, linked to 24 incidents including arson and shootings with 324 rounds fired. Six firearms seized. Active in Brampton, Mississauga and Caledon. Partners included OPP, CBSA, FBI and FINTRAC.
Read the Peel Police release →112 crime guns taken off the street by August, 37 of them during traffic stops. The 112th came from a stop in Brampton on August 10.
Read the Peel Police release →71 firearms, 10 arrested, 185 charges, plus over $1M in drugs including 1.5 kg of fentanyl. Partners included the OPP, Toronto Police, CBSA and the US ATF.
Read the Peel Police release →479 kg of cocaine worth $47.9M seized, 9 arrested, 35 charges, two loaded handguns. Worked with CBSA, the US DEA and the RCMP.
Read the Peel Police release →Five people arrested between May and July for the April 3 shooting near Rutherford Rd and Kennedy Rd. Five firearms recovered.
Read the Peel Police release →Council recognized gender based and intimate partner violence as an epidemic, on a motion moved by Councillor Santos and Regional Councillor Brar.
Read the source →Ontario funding of $4,088,377 to expand the one stop centre for survivors of intimate partner violence.
Read the source →Brampton supports Peel's annual awareness campaign on family and intimate partner violence, the largest category of police dispatched calls in Peel.
Read the source →After the June 19 IPV summit, a Regional Council motion called for more emergency shelter so survivors can leave unsafe homes.
Read the source →Peel auto thefts fell from 8,322 in 2023 to 5,280 in 2025, and robberies fell 18% in 2025.
Read the source →Brampton's signal blocking pouch pilot saw a 37% drop in auto thefts in the five pilot areas, then went citywide. More than 8,300 households joined the auto theft telephone town hall.
Read the source →Since January 2023: 7,400+ vehicles recovered and 1,100+ charges against 543 people.
Read the Peel Police release →18 arrested, 97 charges, $4.2M in assets seized including 18 tow trucks, 5 stolen vehicles, 6 firearms and 586 rounds of ammunition.
Read the Peel Police release →8 stolen vehicles worth about $800,000 recovered before export. 6 arrested, 30 charges.
Read the Peel Police release →Commercial Auto Crime Bureau recovered a tractor, three trailers and $681,000 in computer equipment at Heart Lake Rd and Countryside Dr.
Read the Peel Police release →Two networks behind violent home invasions shut down: 25 arrested and 333 charges combined. Stolen luxury vehicles and a loaded gun recovered.
Read the Peel Police release →65 arrests tied to more than 350 thefts at businesses across Brampton and Mississauga, over $250,000 in stolen goods.
Read the Peel Police release →Jewellery and clothing from a Square One break in recovered. Since launching in September 2025 the unit has made 93 arrests and laid 577 charges.
Read the Peel Police release →After robberies surged in 2021 and 2022, time delay safes and signage cut them 59% in 2023 and 75% in 2024. The model is now used across Ontario.
Read the Peel Police release →465 pieces of stolen mail including 255 cheques and 182 credit cards. 8 arrested, 344 charges.
Read the Peel Police release →300 officers and 100 civilian staff in 2025, then 175 more officers in the 2026 budget.
Read the source →A 61,000 sq ft police station at Lagerfeld Dr and Mississauga Rd, under construction since September 2024 and opening November 2026.
Read the source →360 degree cameras with licence plate readers at 50 intersections have helped in more than 200 police investigations. 84% of telephone town hall participants support them.
Read the source →First large 911 centre in Canada on Next Generation 911. A new AI assistant now handles routine non emergency calls, keeping 911 operators free for emergencies.
Read the Peel Police release →First of its kind in North America: temporary units with gunshot detection, cameras and plate readers, deployed with owner consent.
Read the Peel Police release →A dedicated unit for hate motivated crime and incidents at places of worship and cultural centres, with victim support.
Read the Peel Police release →Peel Police Foundation first grants: six local groups working on youth, gun violence and human trafficking prevention.
Read the Peel Police release →Paid eight week summer jobs, now with a Sheridan College dual credit.
Read the Peel Police release →2026 Geotab Innovation Award for a greener fleet (100,000+ litres of fuel saved). Named a Greater Toronto Top Employer for 2026.
Read the Peel Police release →Bill C-14, with 80+ amendments, took effect July 15, 2026 after Brampton's Bail Reform Now campaign.
Read the source →A by-law banning nuisance demonstrations within 100 m of a place of worship, with fines of $500 to $100,000. Passed unanimously.
Read the source →92 arrests and about 1,400 charges for street racing and stunt driving in May and June, including 107 stunt driving charges. Almost 100 vehicles seized.
Read the Peel Police release →After residents complained about dirt bikes on park paths and sidewalks, 21 Division seized six bikes and charged three youth.
Read the Peel Police release →More than 130 arrested and more than 2,100 charges in two months, with 684 vehicles investigated.
Read the Peel Police release →161 residents shared their experience with petty crime. At the April 22 town hall with the Mayor and Deputy Chief Dapat, police committed to online reporting with callbacks and case updates.
Read the source →Launched the Hello Neighbour home safety guide and Connected Communities newsletter. The Community Safety Action Plan heard from 1,800+ residents.
Read the source →Grants of up to $2,000 each, and 92% of associations reported a stronger sense of belonging.
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