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Rates of 'crime in Toronto', Ontario, Canada have resulted in the city having a reputation as one of the safer cities in North America, but one with concerns regarding gun violence, gangs and police discrimination against minorities.
In 1834, the Toronto Police Service, one of the oldest municipal police forces, was founded when the City of Toronto was first created from the Town of York.

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Gun violence

Street gangs

Current statistics

External links

See also

References

Gun violence

The 2002 Michael Moore film ''Bowling for Columbine'' was partly filmed in Toronto. Moore visited neighbourhoods in Canada, where he found front doors unlocked and much less concern over crime and security.
In 2005, Toronto media coined the term "Year of the Gun" after gun-related homicides nearly doubled to 52 from the year prior. On December 26, 2005, 15-year-old Jane Creba was shot and killed while shopping on Yonge Street in downtown Toronto. After this incident, many people called for the federal government to ban handguns in Canada; this also became an issue in the 2006 federal election.
In May 2007, the shooting death of Jordan Manners, a 15-year-old, at his school, C.W. Jefferys Collegiate Institute, raised calls for a ban on handguns again.
On July 22, 2007, 11-year-old Ephraim Brown was killed after being shot in the neck by a stray bullet, during a gang shooting in the city's north end at Jane Street and Sheppard Avenue.
On March 17, 2007 and on July 21, 2007, there had been early morning shooting deaths in the Oakwood-Vaughan neighbourhood. Both shootings happened during parties.

Street gangs

In May 2006, Toronto police apprehended 106 members of the "Jamestown Crew" in the largest gang sweep in Toronto's history. In total, there were over 1,000 charges laid in the anti-gang offensive called ''Project XXX''.^[1]
In June 2007, Toronto police arrested about 95 people, including leaders of the Driftwood Crips and the sister of Jordan Manners, for a lengthy list of 700 criminal charges.^[2]

Current statistics

External links

See also

★ Crime in Canada

★ Gun politics in Canada

★ Toronto Police Service

★ Year of the Gun

References

1. CityNews report
2. Gang leaders, Jordan Manners' sister netted in raids, www.cbc.ca, Published June 15, 2007