What's the gun crime and crime in general like in Toronto and GTA?

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(Sorry, I meant to type GTO!)

Answer 1

GTA is correct...stands for the Greater Toronto Area. Unless they've changed it to GTO and I missed that bulletin.

Crime in Toronto is a bit higher than smaller towns in the rest of the country, but way way lower than say New York or Detroit.

You gotta know what areas to stay away from. There are, like in any city, higher crime areas. Parts in Scarborough, Mississauga, and inner city Toronto (Regent area, Jane/Finch area), even north of Toronto, like Vaughn, have their trouble spots. Mainly related to gangs/organized crime.

But most of the city is well and good. You gotta be smart and safe yourself. If you're staying at a hotel, talk to the concierge or hotel manager about your area. Toronto has a busy nightlife and many places are safe at night, but you have to know where to go and where not to step foot in, even in the day.

Happy visiting! I think it's the best city in the world!

Answer 2

It is hard to read this graph here but if you look at stats Toronto is way down there the murder list.

Crime Rates for Selected North American Cities, 2004 Per 100,000

Source of Canadian stats: StatsCan 2004 (The Daily, July 21, 2005)

Source of American stats: Department of Justice Uniform Crime Reports

Homicide Rank Robbery Rank Break-In Rank
New Orleans, LA 56.0 1 390 16 1112 18
Detroit, MI 42.1 2 596 8 1334 10
Washington D.C. 35.8 3 552 9 712 24
Saint Louis, MO 33.7 4 785 1 1880 2
Atlanta, GA 26.0 5 725 3 1564 4
Philadelphia, PA 22.2 6 657 5 710 25
Dallas, TX 20.2 7 608 7 1882 1
Cincinnati, OH 20.1 8 756 2 1753 3
Kansas City, MO 19.9 9 431 14 1556 5
Miami, FL 17.9 10 615 6 1442 6
Buffalo, NY 17.9 11 520 11 1371 8
Chicago, IL 15.5 12 552 10 847 20
Denver, CO 15.4 13 256 22 1299 13
Milwaukee, WI 14.7 14 432 13 767 23
Phoenix, AZ 14.1 15 261 21 1154 14
Los Angeles, CA 13.4 16 367 17 600 26
Houston, TX 13.3 17 498 12 1327 11
Hartford, CT 12.8 18 711 4 1376 7
Las Vegas, NV 10.6 19 301 19 1147 15
Boston, MA 10.5 20 419 15 784 22
New York, NY 7.0 21 301 18 322 30
Winnipeg, MB 4.9 22 229 23 1124 17
San Diego, CA 4.8 23 129 27 570 28
Seattle, WA 4.2 24 276 20 1343 9
Edmonton, AB 3.4 25 141 26 1129 16
Vancouver, BC 2.6 26 148 25 1325 12
Calgary, AB 1.9 27 91 29 815 21
Toronto, ON 1.8 28 103 28 449 29
Montreal, PQ 1.7 29 150 24 894 19
Ottawa, ON 1.1 30 84 30 578 27

In Canada "Homicide" includes first and second degree murder, manslaughter and infanticide; in the in the United States it includes murder and non-negligent manslaughter. For the purposes of comparison, burglaries in the United States have been included under the term "Break-in."

Answer 3

If you look at other big cities in North America, Toronto is fairly good but we do have crime, unfortunately. However, in the past month, there have been a lot of major police raids and we seem to be doing a bit better. There are certain areas you should avoid and, if you're staying at a hotel, ask at the front desk or the concierge. If you're staying with friends, they'll know where you should avoid. The tourist attractions are fairly safe and if you want to get outside of the city, try going down to Niagara Falls and surrounding wine country.

Answer 4

The crime rate is fairly high, i had a friend die due to gang violence even tho she was not involved in a gang its sad to see someone with so much potential die like that

Answer 5

lower north bay per capata