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Where The Crime's At In Toronto

CBC | Posted 12.29.2012 | Canada

Crime hot spots in Toronto appear to be concentrated around the city core and the northwest, police data obtained by CBC News suggests. T...

It's Quality Over Quantity When It Comes To Cops

Peter Worthington | Posted 10.20.2012 | Canada
Peter Worthington

Last week The Toronto Sun reported Toronto's 5,600 police have coped with 33 murders so far this year and 141 shootings. Chicago's 12,000 cops have had to deal with 313 murders and 1,453 shootings -- both almost 10 times greater than the numbers in Toronto, with double the numbers of police on the job. The evidence is enough to indicate that sheer numbers of police are not the formula for effective police. Leadership is important and, as we all know, leadership starts at the top.

Another Deadly Shooting In Toronto

CBC | Posted 09.16.2012 | Canada

A man has been shot dead near Jane Street and Eglinton Avenue, Toronto police say. Police said a 42-year-old man died after being shot on...

Toronto Family Terrorized By Brutal Home Invasion

CBC | Posted 02.26.2012 | Canada

A Toronto family was shaken by a violent home invasion in which they were attacked, restrained and robbed early Tuesday, police say. ...

Girl Falls 6 Storeys, Women Barricades Herself In Toronto Apartment

CBC | Posted 01.17.2012 | Canada

A little girl remains in life-threatening condition after plunging six storeys from an east-end highrise in what police are calling a sus...

Toronto Woman Faces 185 Gun Charges

CBC | Posted 01.14.2012 | Canada

A Toronto woman faces 185 charges related to gun smuggling after police searched an apartment in the Dawes Road and Danforth Avenue area ...

Explosives Found At Toronto Party Store

CBC | Posted 01.02.2012 | Canada

The owner of a party supply store who has had to close his business repeatedly because of several bomb threats in recent days is offering...

Toronto Police Charge Man In Four Murders

CBC | Posted 12.19.2011 | Canada

A Toronto man charged with dozens of violent crimes, including the shooting deaths of four people, was "laughing" when he heard the news,...