Toronto homicides up slightly in 2024 but don't indicate a trend, say experts

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Police work the scene of a fatal shooting in downtown Toronto, Tuesday, March 12, 2024.

As the first quarter of 2024 comes to a close, the number of homicides in Toronto is slightly higher than it was at this time last year. But experts say the short-term data shouldn't be used to draw conclusions about long-term trends.Toronto police say there was a bump in gun crime in late February and March that led to increased homicides. But the numbers are still below those of 2022.

"When you're looking at a small number of homicides, it may feel like a lot, but it's actually a small number of homicides. You would expect fluctuations from quarter to quarter and from year to year." What concerns March this year is the types of shooting homicides that have happened, like the man who was randomlyHe said those need to be examined to see if there were intervention points missed before they happened.

"What else can we do to upscale the effort but also target, deploy the resources where they need to be?" he said.

 

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