Most increases in crime this year appear to simply be trending back to pre-pandemic levels — a time before lockdowns and social distancing.
“It’s extremely rare to have those types of shooting,” in public, popular places, reminded Julius Haag, assistant professor of sociology at the University of Toronto.
In 2019, the total number of major crimes reported peaked at 40,105 — a six-year high — before dipping during the peak of the COVID-19 outbreak to 35,031 events in 2021. “As you can see on the data portal, auto thefts have seen a significant spike in 2022, but generally the trends are fairly static.”“That said, shooting incidents have decreased from 2019 and 2020, and our overall solve rates have increased significantly,” she said, adding most shootings are “targeted and isolated.”
It’s worth also looking at the rate that homicides occur — how many compared to a set population size — to see the trends adjusted for the fact that Toronto has grown at a rapid rate.
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