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Why violent assaults on the TTC have skyrocketed

Why violent assaults on the TTC have skyrocketed

Update: 2025-11-27
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The number of assaults on public transit in Toronto more than doubled, from 2015 to 2024. But why?


CBC's Eric Szeto unpacks the numbers, and TTC chair Jamaal Myers explains what might be going on, and what the transit agency is doing about it.

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Why violent assaults on the TTC have skyrocketed

Why violent assaults on the TTC have skyrocketed