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- Toronto Police Deputy Chief Robert Johnson said at a news conference on June 27 that gang violence is partly to blame for gun violence in the city.
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Jul 11, 2024 · Youth firearm arrests in Toronto have skyrocketed by 161 per cent over the past two years, new data shows, and police say the uptick is happening as gangs increasingly look to recruit young...
- Toronto gun violence dropped 30% in 5 years. Can the city ...
Toronto's gun violence is trending down despite recent...
- Toronto's gun violence is trending down despite recent ...
Last summer, the federal government provided Toronto with...
- Toronto gun violence dropped 30% in 5 years. Can the city ...
Dec 24, 2023 · Toronto's gun violence is trending down despite recent daytime shootings, data shows. Watts attributes Toronto's success, at least in part, to a focus on detection, intervention and...
Jun 23, 2020 · The front-line workers with youth who are gang-involved want the public to know that gun violence is not based in one particular part of Durham. The youth are more connected through transportation and social networking.
Toronto Police Chief Mark Saunders says that the city's recent gun violence has been connected to gang activity. In a press conference in August, he said the Raptors incident and the August...
Jul 19, 2023 · Last summer, the federal government provided Toronto with $12.3 million to address gun violence, which was allocated to community-led projects to prevent young people from joining gangs.
Jun 29, 2022 · The BSCF builds on the success of the Initiative To Take Action Against Gun and Gang Violence, a $358.8 million investment over five years, announced in 2018, that brings together federal, provincial and territorial supports to tackle the increase in gun-related violence and gang activity in Canada.
May 8, 2020 · In recent years, politicians at all levels of government have announced plans and funding to combat growing gun violence within the Greater Toronto Area, although some efforts have not proven successful. But this year, as money and attention have been diverted to the fight against COVID-19, violence-prevention experts, youth workers and ...