Toronto police have been patrolling parts of the city's transit system in increased numbers for more than a month but critics say there's little information on the effectiveness on the move and it's unclear how long the costly measure will continue.
that more than 80 officers would be at Toronto Transit Commission locations to enhance public safety. That came after a series of violent cases on the TTC, including stabbings, BB gun shootings and an alleged swarming.wouldn't be able to afford the increased presence past the end of winterThe current costs of the police enhancement are approximately $1.
“We are being asked to take the police, the city government, on trust. But they owe it to tell us, 'Here is why we are doing what we are doing.”' The city should have commissioned a proper analysis of violence on the TTC and brought it to various city agencies before providing a response, he said. Toronto Police Chief Myron Demkiw has said a data-driven approach would guide where officers are deployed on the TTC and at what times. Police will not share that deployment data publicly, the force said.
“It really seemed haphazard, not based on evidence, not based on what's working in other cities,” she said. “A lot of the measures were knee-jerk reactions.”
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