Toronto appears to have hit another record in a year of increased violence. According to police data, the city has recorded 424 shooting in 2018, as of Monday, surpassing the previous high, set in 2016, of 407. The 2018 total is the highest in publicly listed police data that dates back to 2014, Toronto police spokesperson Const. In 2017, there were 392 shootings across the city — 32 fewer shootings than 2018. Between 2006 and 2013, the number of shootings stayed between 202 to 260 shootings per year.

Source: thestar December 31, 2018 22:18 UTC