Toronto Police Service

Toronto Police Service: For example, 2012 census projections indicate there are approximately 105,038 black males living in Toronto. As Jim Rankin reported in on Saturday, police data suggests that, between 2008 and 2012, 23,627 of these individuals were stopped and documented by the Toronto Police Service within the patrol zone in which they live for purposes of general investigation, according to The Star. In the past, police officials have responded to such statistics by arguing that black people are more likely to be stopped because they often reside in poor, high-crime communities. However, the data suggest that black overrepresentation in police stops exists in all areas of the city and that this overrepresentation is actually greater in low-crime than high-crime patrol zones and Allegations that the Toronto police are biased against members of the black community have been around for well over 50 years. A growing body of evidence suggests those allegations must be taken seriously. This represents 22 per cent of the total black male population. The corresponding figure for white males is only 6 per cent. Additional analysis suggests that in certain neighbourhoods all young black males were stopped and documented by the police over this period. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.