Research

Statistics Canada reported recently that Canada’s homicide rate is at a 44-year low. We spoke to criminology professor Scot Wortley about why—and about why our perceptions of safety don’t reflect the fact that we’re safer than we’ve been in decades. Wortley has conducted research on a wide range of topics including racial profiling, attitudes toward [...]

Jordan Manners. Jane Creba. These high-profile victims of crime are symbolic of the rise of gang violence in Toronto and other Canadian cities, and the number of government commissions and inquiries created to understand the problem. Scot Wortley has become a fixture on these commissions, offering insight and analysis honed over a decade studying patterns [...]

Unfavourable perceptions of police and the criminal justice system have grown deeper in Toronto, and the most negative views are held by Canadian-born racial minorities, according to a study by University of Toronto researchers. continue