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Crime and policing costs in Ontario—the key takeaways

The province's homicide rate is up 42 per cent since 2014.


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Numbers don’t lie—crime up significantly in Toronto and across Canada

In the first half of 2024, homicides in the city were up 36 per cent.


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Toronto mayor eyes police budget cuts while crime rises

According to the latest statistics, major crime in the city increased 17.6 per cent in 2023.


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Toronto Police Service wants to increase police budget by more than $48 million

Crime rates in Ontario have declined over a 30-year period and today remain at historic lows.


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Current crime rates in Ontario raise questions about police proposals for more money

Officers per 100,000 peaked in 2010 and then began to decline, with crime rates bottoming out around 2015. 


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Policing and Crime in Ontario, Part 4: estimating needs

Empirical evidence should help drive decisions about resource allocation.


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Policing and Crime in Ontario, Part 3: statistical relationships

Crime severity is positively and significantly related to police officers per 100,000.


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Policing and Crime in Ontario, Part 1: proposals for more money

Crimes rates in the province have grown since 2015, except for a sharp drop in 2020.


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From 2013 to 2016, police officers per 100,000 in Canada fell by nearly 4 per cent.