Toronto's sense of safety was shaken after a deadly festival shooting. What can crime data tell us?

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Police caution tape sections of an area of a city street at night, with multiple police officers walking around and a big police van with its lights on parked nearby.https://i.cbc.ca/ais/e18bb227-b264-47ba-a529-34a9b0a1b68b,1784224108713/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C501%2C5252%2C2954%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29" title="Police respond to an active shooter at the Salsa on St. Clair event in Toronto, on Saturday, July 11, 2026." width="620" />

Nearly a week after Toronto's Salsa on St. Clair festival was rocked by deadly gun violence, calls continue to mount for more to be done on safety in the city, however police data suggests shootings are at their lowest point in five years.

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