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Archives for March 2012

Weston Toronto Crime Report
Weston is a Toronto neighbourhood that is located within the former City of York. The neighbourhood’s boundaries include Highway 401 in the north, the Humber River in the west, Jane Street in the east and Eglinton Avenue in the south. Lawrence Avenue runs through the neighbourhood and the region’s core is based along that street. Weston was once an independent town (named “the Town of Weston”) before it became part of York and subsequently the City of Toronto. Due to this fact, there are many streets (such as Church Street, King Street and John Street) that are duplicates of street names in downtown Toronto. Weston is home to many small businesses and other services as well as a variety of single family homes, apartments and condominium towers. The area’s main shopping district is located just south of Lawrence Avenue, on Weston Road between Church Street and Wilby Crescent. The neighbourhood is also home to Cruickshank Park in the Humber River valley. Weston crime statistics

Weston Crime Rates

Like all Toronto neighbourhoods, there is crime in Weston. For the purposes of clarity, the crime rates are broken down by area, using streets in the neighbourhood as boundaries. However, it is important to recognize that criminals do not stop at predefined boundaries when they are looking to commit crimes. Therefore, it is important to focus on crime in the entire region (as well as crime in the surrounding Toronto neighbourhoods when trying to determine the level of crime in any specific area. Here are the rates of crime in Weston. All rates are measured per 1000 living and working in the region.
RegionCrime Against People in WestonCrime Against Property in Weston
Bordered by Highway 401, Jane Street, Humber River, Woodward Avenue Queenslea Avenue & Oak Street7.94 per 100033.7 per 1000
Bordered by Oak Street, Humber River, Railway Tracks, Lawrence Avenue14.97 per 100033.72 per 1000
Bordered by Woodward Avenue/Queenslea Avenue, Jane Street, Lawrence Avenue, Railway Tracks12.72 per 100025.93 per 1000
Bordered by Denison Road, Railway Tracks, Margaret Rose Crescent, Roman Way Crescent10.45 per 100014.92 per 1000
Bordered by Lawrence Ave, Jane Street, Humber River, Clouston Avenue (excluding region listed directly above)16.08 per 100029.14 per 1000
Bordered by Clouston Avenue, Eglinton Avenue, Jane Street, Humber River9.35 per 100011.19 per 1000

Weston Crime

In March 2012, shots were fired in the Weston Road and Lawrence Avenue area. From the Toronto Star:
Police were called to 1 Hickory Tree Rd. near Weston Rd. and Lawrence Ave. W. at 3:20 a.m. Sunday after residents reported hearing five to eight shots. So far, police have found evidence of five shots to windows. There are no injuries reported.
In January 2012 a man was shot several times in the Weston Road and Highway 401 area. From the Toronto Star:
Police and the SIU are investigating after a man suffered multiple gunshot wounds at a North York plaza during a shooting involving Toronto police. The incident took place Friday afternoon at Crossroads Power Centre, a commercial plaza on Weston Rd. just south of Hwy. 401. Const. Wendy Drummond said police were called after reports of a person with a knife around 12:30 p.m. But no other details were available from police as the provincial Special Investigations Unit is now involved. An SIU forensics van was seen parked on Weston Rd. and at least a dozen police cruisers behind The Beer Store, which is attached to a Subway restaurant and Tim Hortons in the northwest corner of the plaza parking lot.
In September 2010, two people were killed in a shooting in the Weston Road and Lawrence area. From the Toronto Sun:
Two male victims were rushed to Sunnybrook hospital after shots rang out in front of a highrise apartment complex at 1765 Weston Rd., south of Lawrence Ave., shortly before 10:30 p.m. One victim was shot in the head and the other in the abdomen, Toronto Police Staff-Sgt. Mark Barkley told the Toronto Sun late last night. EMS staff confirmed one of males was pronounced dead, but did not specify which one. The second victim arrived at hospital in serious condition but died later from his injurues.
In May 2010 a woman was stabbed and killed in the Lawrence and Jane area. From City TV:
A woman believed to be in her early 30s was reportedly stabbed to death near Jane and Lawrence on Monday afternoon. Police rushed to an apartment at 15 Harding Avenue, where the victim was pronounced dead at the scene. Initial reports suggested the woman may have spent many hours with her paralyzed son in the apartment before anyone responded to the scene.
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Little India Gerrard Street East Crime Report
Little India is a Toronto neighbourhood that is located along Gerrard Street East. The boundaries of this neighbourhood at Greenwood Avenue in the west and and Coxwell Avenue in the east. The area is one of the Toronto neighbourhoods with the most property crime. The region is named “Little India” due to the the many Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Afghan and Sri Lankan restaurants, cafés and stores in the area. The neighbourhood is sometimes known as the “Gerrard India Bazaar,” “Little Pakistan,” or “Little South Asia.” There are a number of events in the region that appeal to the different South Asian groups, including Diwali and Eid ul-Fitr festivals. The Festival of South Asia takes place in July each year in the neighbourhood. Gerrard Street is typically closed to traffic during the festival, but all businesses remain open as usual. Little India, Gerrard Street East Crime Report

Little India/Gerrard Street East Crime Rates

In the area along Gerrard Street East, between Greenwood Avenue and Coxwell Avenue, here are the averages for crime against people per 1000 living and working in the region and crime against property for 1000 living and working in the region.
Crime Against People in Little IndiaCrime Against Property in Little India
11.89 crimes against people per 1000 living and working in the region26.56 crimes against property per 1000 living and working in the region

Little India/Gerrard Street East Crime

In July 2009, a shooting occurred in the Gerrard and Greenwood area. From the Toronto Star:
Police are looking for several suspects following a shooting in Toronto’s east end in which a gunman lost his firearm in the road when the car he was firing from hit a speed bump. No one was reported injured after residents heard about a dozen gunshots at a townhouse complex on Walpole Ave., near Gerrard St. E. and Greenwood Ave., just after 8 p.m. Two men were taken into custody when they were stopped by police as they walked along Monarch Park Ave. several blocks from the shooting. Numerous witnesses who were outside enjoying a mild summer evening watched as a group of people scattered when the gunfire broke out.
In July 2010, a man was stabbed near Coxwell and Gerrard. Also from the Toronto Star:
A man is recovering from a stab wound to the abdomen after a bar fight erupted in the city’s east end early Saturday. Police were called to Coxwell and Danforth Aves. around 2:30 a.m., where they found the 25-year-old victim suffering from the stab wound. Investigating officers says that the incident stemmed from an altercation at a bar near Coxwell Ave. and Gerrard St. E.
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