Security theatre is all that the mayor and transit commission have to offer Torontonians
against TTC passengers over the past year works out to roughly one for every 32 million rides. So if you use the subway twice a day, 250 days a year, you might reasonably fear being attacked randomly once every 64,500 years. Needless to say, alternative commuting methods come with risks as well.Article content
Security theatre isn’t always a bad thing, though, if it makes people feel safer doing things that are objectively quite safe, like riding the TTC. In a 2020, 45 per cent of respondents said they felt more secure when they saw a police officer, and only 17 per cent less secure. That varied significantly by demographics, as you would expect.
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