Here are the most-read crime stories of 2024 in Ontario

The most-read crime stories in Ontario in 2024 include a tragic crash and an unusual break-and-enter.

Readers are often drawn to crime and police stories.

Last year, people wanted to know more about a horrific wrong-way crash on Highway 401 and an unsolved murder.

Here are the most-read Ontario crime stories of 2024:

Most dangerous cities ranked in Canada, 2 Ontario communities in top 10

Robberies and thefts often appear front and centre in the news but Ontario doesn’t have the highest rates based on population. A study found western Canada has higher rates of home burglaries. Winnipeg, with a population of just under 750,000 people, tops the list.

Infant among 4 people killed in police pursuit crash on Highway 401 in Whitby, Ontario

After a robbery at an LCBO in Bowmanville, police pursued a driver. The suspect vehicle, a U-Haul van, then entered Highway 401 travelling the wrong way on April 30. Four people died, including an infant, after the van crashed into oncoming traffic.

Four international students charged in rash of car break-ins

Carjackings and vehicle thefts appeared to increase in 2024. In one case in Oakville, police charged four men who were in Canada on student visas. Police said up to 25 vehicles were broken into and culprits stole cash, debit cards and credit cards.

14 years after Ontario nurse was murdered, police renew appeal for info

Police appealed to the public in the murder case of Orangeville nurse Sonia Varaschin. On Aug. 30, 2010, officers from the former Orangeville Police Service launched an investigation after Varaschin’s car was found abandoned behind a business in downtown Orangeville. On Sept. 5, 2010, Varaschin’s body was found in a wooded area off of Beech Grove Sideroad in Caledon by a man walking his dog,

Naked man climbs building to spy on woman in bathroom in Ontario, police say

Niagara Regional Police found a man naked from the waist down who had scaled between two buildings approximately four feet apart while “using his legs to hold his body weight.” The man was allegedly spying on a woman before attempting to flee.