TTC Safety

• Backed by Chow, Toronto transit safety plan proposes 178 new frontline staff

  Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow is backing a transit safety plan to hire 178 new frontline staff, mostly by adding more customer service agents at transit stations. 

  Canada

  Sep 20, 2023
  
• TTC says initiatives to reduce violence on Toronto transit showing positive results

  The TTC says the rate of reported offences stood at 1.82 per million customers in May, a 32.6 per cent decrease from the rate in January.

  Crime

  Jun 12, 2023
  
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• More security needed on transit to address growing safety concerns, advocate says

  Cities need to hire more security officers for public transit systems and give them more power to curb dangerous behaviour on trains and buses, the association said.

  Canada

  Apr 24, 2023
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• Man in custody after reportedly running around Toronto subway station with knife or scissors

  A man is in custody after he was reportedly running around with a knife or scissors at a Toronto subway station Friday afternoon, police say. 

  Crime

  Apr 14, 2023
• Fewer safety incidents reported along TTC amid increased security, report suggests

  The report, released by the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) in April, suggests the number of total offences involving customers dropped from 136 in January to 111 in February.

  Canada

  Apr 10, 2023
• Toronto police make quick arrest after report of woman with knife at TTC station

  A police spokesperson told Global News officers were called to Dufferin Station, at Dufferin and Bloor streets, at 10:53 a.m. April 7.

  Crime

  Apr 7, 2023
• Lack of data on transit violence amounts to ‘blanket of ignorance’: Toronto researcher

  He noted a sharp spike in violent crime, mostly at stations, which are operated by the Toronto Transit Commission.

  Canada

  Mar 31, 2023
• TTC will dip into reserve funds to address safety concerns

  Toronto council began its session Thursday with a moment of silence for Gabriel Magalhaes, the teen who was stabbed to death in an unprovoked attack at Keele subway station.

  Crime

  Mar 30, 2023
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• ‘It’s pretty scary’: Victim in suspected hate-motivated TTC assault speaks out

  A Muslim woman who was threatened with a knife on the TTC in a suspected hate-motivated assault last week said she is still shaken by what she experienced. 

  Canada

  Mar 17, 2023
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• As Toronto police end overtime patrols on transit, some commuters unsure of results

  Police announced Monday they were ending the boost in officers' presence on the Toronto Transit Commission introduced in late January after several high-profile cases of violence.

  Crime

  Mar 14, 2023