Toronto homicides on pace for 5-year low, but progress ‘fragile,’ advocate warns | Unpublished
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Publication Date: December 18, 2025 - 09:46

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Toronto homicides on pace for 5-year low, but progress ‘fragile,’ advocate warns

December 18, 2025
Toronto is seeing a sharp 54.3 per cent decline in homicides and violent crimes this year, but police and a community leader warn the progress is fragile.


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