Toronto Police Service News Release

Chief William Blair announces results of Summer Safety Initiative,

Crime reduced dramatically across the city

Broadcast time: Friday, September 14, 2012 - 12:04pm

Corporate Communications:  416−808−7100

On Thursday, July 26, 2012, Chief William Blair announced the launch of the Toronto Police Service Summer Safety Initiative (SSI). It involved a significant increase in police presence across the entire city and additional resources for TPS investigative units. The SSI concluded on Sunday, September 9, 2012.

At a news conference at police headquarters on Friday, September 14, 2012, Chief Blair announced the results of the SSI.

For the period of the SSI (July 26, 2012 to September 9, 2012) crime was down significantly in all seven Major Crime Indicators, compared with a seven−year average (2005−2011) for the same time period:

Total homicides:    −62.2%. (Shooting homicides: −68.7%)
Sexual assaults:    −12.8%
Assaults:               −24.4%
Robbery:               −17.2%
Break−and−enter: −27.5%
Auto theft:              −53.6%
Theft over:             −35.7%
Total offences:      −28.7%

Some reporters and commentators drew comparisons between this summer and the summer of 2005. For the period of the SSI, crime was down significantly in all gun−crime categories, compared with the same period in 2005:

Total homicides:           −78.9%.
Shooting homicides:     −86.7%
Shooting occurrences: −57.8%
Shooting victims:          −65.2%

Crime was also down significantly in all seven Major Crime Indicators, compared with the same period in 2005:

Sexual assaults:    −23.0%
Assaults:               −26.4%
Robbery:               −17.8%
Break−and−enter: −29.2%
Auto theft:              −61.2%
Theft over:             −41.5%
Total offences:      −32.6%

Constable Wendy Drummond, Corporate Communications



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