Toronto Police engagement report
@TorontoPolice - 440K followers on X
Measured over 109 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on September 24, 2026.
Engagement
A typical post picks up 19 interactions against 440K followers, an engagement rate of 0.004%. Measured over 109 original posts, its engagement rate beats 24% of 20,182 tracked accounts of a similar size. That is a reason to look at how the audience behaves - reply depth, saves, whether the followers are recent - rather than a conclusion about it on its own. Posts are seen about 5.1K times each, and 0.373% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 1.16% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline. Posting runs at about 3.9 posts a day over the last 30 days, with activity on roughly 67% of days. Most posts go out around 13:00 UTC, and Friday is the busiest day of the week. Of the 109 posts sampled, 97% carry an image or video and 85% link out. The account's strongest tracked post pulled 2.8K interactions, about 146x its own typical post. Recurring topics include #endofwatch, #heroesinlife, #backtoschool.
Measured over 109 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on September 24, 2026. Recurring tags: #endofwatch, #heroesinlife, #backtoschool.
Compared with accounts its own size
Toronto Police's engagement rate beats 24% of the tracked X accounts closest to it in follower count (20,182 accounts, accounts of similar size (decile 10 of 10)). A percentile is spread evenly by construction, so 50 really is the middle of that group and 90 really is its top tenth.
On engagement per impression rather than per follower it beats 25% of the same group. When those two numbers disagree, the gap is about how far its posts travel rather than how people react to them.
Where this sits in the catalog
At 0.004%, Toronto Police sits above the 10th percentile of the 202,467 accounts in this comparison. That places it in the bottom 25% band, which runs below 0.024%.
Show the percentile table
| Percentile | Engagement rate |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile | 0.004% |
| 25th percentile | 0.024% |
| 50th percentile | 0.142% |
| 75th percentile | 0.673% |
| 90th percentile | 2.54% |
| 99th percentile | 82.6% |
This ruler is the whole measured catalog, not a size-matched group: it shows where the raw rate falls across every account we can measure, all of which are large. For a like-for-like comparison, read the size-band percentile above instead. See how the bands are built
Posting timing
This account posts most often around 13:00 UTC, and Friday is its busiest day of the week. The bars below are the catalog-wide pattern, with this account's own busiest slot marked. They do not show how this account performs at each hour: we keep one aggregate per account, not one per hour, so that measurement does not exist in our data.
Show engagement by hour posted, utc as a table
| Hour (UTC) | Vs author median | Posts |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00 UTC | -1% | 89K |
| 01:00 UTC | -2% | 90K |
| 02:00 UTC | -3% | 88K |
| 03:00 UTC | -4% | 94K |
| 04:00 UTC | -5% | 76K |
| 05:00 UTC | -4% | 75K |
| 06:00 UTC | -5% | 86K |
| 07:00 UTC | -5% | 93K |
| 08:00 UTC | -4% | 108K |
| 09:00 UTC | -4% | 124K |
| 10:00 UTC | -3% | 129K |
| 11:00 UTC | -3% | 141K |
| 12:00 UTC | -3% | 154K |
| 13:00 UTC | -3% | 167K |
| 14:00 UTC | -4% | 173K |
| 15:00 UTC | -2% | 176K |
| 16:00 UTC | -3% | 171K |
| 17:00 UTC | -3% | 159K |
| 18:00 UTC | -2% | 149K |
| 19:00 UTC | -2% | 141K |
| 20:00 UTC | -1% | 131K |
| 21:00 UTC | 0% | 116K |
| 22:00 UTC | -2% | 100K |
| 23:00 UTC | -1% | 90K |
Show engagement by day of week as a table
| Day | Vs author median | Posts |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday | +5% | 393K |
| Monday | +1% | 483K |
| Tuesday | -2% | 520K |
| Wednesday | -3% | 472K |
| Thursday | -2% | 430K |
| Friday | -3% | 447K |
| Saturday | +2% | 393K |
Formats this account uses
Its own posting mix on the left, and what each of those formats does across every account we track on the right. Only formats where the effect clears our publish test appear here, so an empty row is a format we could not measure rather than one that does nothing.
| Format | This account | Catalog effect | 95% interval | Accounts behind it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Image or video | 97% of posts | +111% | +108% to +115% | 34K |
| Outbound link | 85% of posts | -41% | -42% to -40% | 32K |
| Typical length | - | no effect | -2% to -1% | 42K |
- 97% of this account's sampled posts carry an image or video. Across the catalog, posts with an image or video run 111% above the same accounts' other posts.
- 85% of its posts carry a link off X. Across the catalog, posts with an outbound link run 41% below the same accounts' other posts, so a large share of this account's output sits in the weakest bucket we measure.
- Its average post runs 182 characters, which falls in the 180 - 280 characters band. Across the catalog, posts of 180 to 280 characters match the same accounts' other posts almost exactly.
These are catalog-wide differences applied to this account's own posting mix, not a measurement of how each format performs for this account specifically. We keep one median per account, not one per format per account, so the second thing is not something this data can tell you.
Best tweets
- Sep 19, 2026146x their median
News Release - Suspect Sought in Hate Motivated Assault Investigation, Yonge Street and Sheppard Avenue East area, Images Released https://t.co/YY0PChG0Vm https://t.co/Y5fn5kTjkY
- Aug 24, 202617x their median
CIJA, @bnaibrithcanada, and @CanadianFSWC Call for Justice Following Antisemitic Hate Speech at Bathurst and Sheppard What happened at Bathurst and Sheppard this weekend was blatant antisemitism. An individual who is reportedly a university instructor stood in a Jewish neighbourhood and repeated some of the oldest and most vile lies and conspiracy theories about Jews – accusing Jews of using “black magic,” raping, murdering, and eating children. These are antisemitic blood libels that have been used for centuries to justify hatred and violence against Jews. For far too long, Bathurst and Sheppard has been a regular site of antisemitic harassment, intimidation, and provocation, too often under the guise of antizionism. We have seen how anti-Israel hate is being used to legitimize hostility toward Jewish Canadians, with increasingly dangerous consequences. When this behaviour is allowed to continue without meaningful consequences, the message is that targeting Jews in this way is acceptable. It is not. Toronto Police must investigate this incident and, where the law has been broken, charges must follow. There must be consequences for those who repeatedly use public demonstrations as cover to spread hatred, incitement and target Toronto’s Jewish community. Allowing this behaviour to go unchecked is to normalize antisemitism as an everyday feature of life in this city.
- Aug 28, 202614x their median
We are seeking the public’s assistance identifying this suspect in connection with an arson investigation. On August 27 at approximately 1:21 a.m., an incident occurred in the Bellamy Road North and Lawrence Avenue East area. If you recognize this individual or have information that could assist investigators, please contact police or Crime Stoppers anonymously. For more information: https://t.co/0nqQ29KZHc
- Sep 1, 20269.3x their median
News Release - Public Safety Alert, Suspect Sought in Voyeurism Investigation, Kew Gardens, Queen Street East and Lee Avenue area, UPDATE: Image of Arrested Male Released https://t.co/QoYTMgOtHp https://t.co/ngakV7dYiF
- Sep 20, 20266.9x their median
Earlier this week, Chief Superintendent Andy Singh joined members of the Jewish Security Network (JSN) in the @JSNSecurity Integrated Security Operations Centre. Having a Toronto Police Service officer in the integrated security operations centre during the holidays and other times of increased community concern can strengthen communication and information-sharing between police and the community. This is just one component of broader work underway and increased police visibility across the city to support community safety.
- Sep 4, 20266.7x their median
News Release - Man Arrested in Hate-Motivated Assault Investigation, Queens Quay West and Lower Spadina Avenue area, UPDATE: Image of Arrested Man Released https://t.co/xoKJeYclPO https://t.co/wAFDa5YRDX
- Sep 19, 20266.1x their median
News Release - Suspects Wanted in Robbery Investigation, Ellesmere Road and Midland Avenue area, Image Released https://t.co/DO6d7TNQkT https://t.co/g8eJm8a4GC
- Sep 23, 20265.9x their median
Remembering Police Constable Percival Broderick Cummins, who lost his life in the line of duty on September 23, 1981. https://t.co/dHoCQ8sM02 #EndOfWatch #HeroesInLife https://t.co/KIay6ur7sA
- Aug 26, 20264.4x their median
Officers have arrested four adults and four youths in connection with a stolen vehicle and firearms investigation, seizing a loaded AR-15-style rifle. This brings the total to 349 crime guns seized in 2026 so far. Every illegal firearm taken off our streets is one less that can be used to cause harm. Great work by our officers to safely make these arrests and make our communities safer. More info: https://t.co/aIp9dk0L3H
- Sep 17, 20263.8x their median
Our 9–1-1 Emergency Line is not able to receive calls at this time. If you require emergency assistance from Toronto police, please call our non-emergency line at 416-808-2222 or your local division . Find your Division here: https://t.co/YsvGr3eBDd We will update you as we receive more information on this outage.
Ranked by total interactions across everything we have tracked for this account, which is a longer history than the 30-day window the rates above use. The multiple compares each post to this account's own median.
Recurring topics
The most frequent hashtags in the sampled posts. They describe what this account writes about; they are not a performance signal, and the catalog-wide breakdown on the hub shows how little hashtag count moves.
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Reading these numbers
A typical post picks up 19 interactions against 440K followers, an engagement rate of 0.004%. Measured over 109 original posts, its engagement rate beats 24% of 20,182 tracked accounts of a similar size. That is a reason to look at how the audience behaves - reply depth, saves, whether the followers are recent - rather than a conclusion about it on its own. Posts are seen about 5.1K times each, and 0.373% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 1.16% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline. Posting runs at about 3.9 posts a day over the last 30 days, with activity on roughly 67% of days. Most posts go out around 13:00 UTC, and Friday is the busiest day of the week. Of the 109 posts sampled, 97% carry an image or video and 85% link out. The account's strongest tracked post pulled 2.8K interactions, about 146x its own typical post. Recurring topics include #endofwatch, #heroesinlife, #backtoschool.
- What is Toronto Police's engagement rate on X?
- Toronto Police (@TorontoPolice) has an engagement rate of 0.004%, based on the median interactions across 109 original posts from the last 30 days against 439,514 followers. Replies, reposts and quote-posts of other people are excluded from that sample.
- Is that a good engagement rate?
- At 0.004%, Toronto Police sits above the 10th percentile of the 202,467 accounts in this comparison. Those comparison accounts are all large ones, because our scanning cadence is weighted towards big accounts, so this is a ranking among peers of similar scale rather than a ranking across X.
- Does @TorontoPolice have real engagement?
- Its engagement rate beats 24% of the tracked X accounts closest to it in follower count (20,182 accounts), which puts it in the bottom quarter for its size group. Ranking inside a size band matters because engagement rate falls as accounts grow, so a raw rate would mostly re-measure the follower count. It is a starting point for a look at follower quality, not a verdict on it.
- When does @TorontoPolice post?
- Most posts go out around 13:00 UTC, and Friday is its busiest day, at roughly 3.87 posts per day across the measured window.