Maybe because tasers don't work well against increasing use of firearms by gang-bangers in Toronto and increasing numbers of shooting victims?
Would you bring a taser to a gunfight?
http://www.newstalk1010.com/videos/...near-victoria-park-and-finch-caught-on-camera
http://www.torontopolice.on.ca/statistics/ytd_stats.php
[TABLE="width: 533"]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl6332597, width: 13"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl6332597, width: 164"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl6332597, width: 53"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl6332597, width: 42"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl6332597, width: 50"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl6332597, width: 49"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl6332597, width: 79"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl6332597, width: 79"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl6332597, width: 4"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl10232597, width: 164"]Year to Date Shootings[/TD]
[TD="class: xl10232597, width: 53"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl10232597, width: 42"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl10232597, width: 50"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl10232597, width: 49"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl11032597, colspan: 2, align: center"]Last Year to Previous[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl10832597"]Updated:� 2016.01.19�[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6632597, width: 53, align: center"]2013[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6632597, width: 42, align: center"]2014[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6632597, width: 50, align: center"]2015[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6632597, width: 49, align: center"]2016[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6632597, width: 79, align: center"]Percent Change[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6632597, width: 79, align: center"]Absolute Change[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[/TR]
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[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl6732597, width: 164"]Occurrences[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6832597, width: 53, align: center"]8[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6832597, width: 42, align: center"]8[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6832597, width: 50, align: center"]12[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6832597, width: 49, align: center"]19[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6932597, align: center"]58.3%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl7032597, align: center"]7[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl6732597, width: 164"]Victims[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6832597, width: 53, align: center"]12[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6832597, width: 42, align: center"]10[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6832597, width: 50, align: center"]21[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6832597, width: 49, align: center"]25[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6932597, align: center"]19.0%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl7032597, align: center"]4[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl7332597, colspan: 4"]Year to Date Shootings Involving Injury or Death[/TD]
[TD="class: xl7432597, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl7432597, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl7432597, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl7532597"]Death[/TD]
[TD="class: xl7232597, align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: xl7232597, align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: xl7232597, align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: xl7232597, align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6932597, align: center"]N/C[/TD]
[TD="class: xl7032597, align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl7532597"]Injuries[/TD]
[TD="class: xl7232597, align: center"]6[/TD]
[TD="class: xl7232597, align: center"]7[/TD]
[TD="class: xl7232597, align: center"]6[/TD]
[TD="class: xl10332597, align: center"]10[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6932597, align: center"]66.7%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl7032597, align: center"]4[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl7632597"]Death/Injury Total[/TD]
[TD="class: xl7732597, align: center"]6[/TD]
[TD="class: xl7732597, align: center"]7[/TD]
[TD="class: xl7732597, align: center"]6[/TD]
[TD="class: xl7732597, align: center"]11[/TD]
[TD="class: xl10632597, align: center"]83.3%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl10732597, align: center"]5[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl11132597, colspan: 7"]Year to Date Shootings Without Injury[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl7532597"]No Injuries[/TD]
[TD="class: xl7232597, align: center"]4[/TD]
[TD="class: xl7232597, align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: xl7232597, align: center"]14[/TD]
[TD="class: xl10432597, align: center"]5[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6932597, align: center"]-64.3%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl7032597, align: center"]-9[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl7932597"]Unknown[/TD]
[TD="class: xl8032597, align: center"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: xl8032597, align: center"]3[/TD]
[TD="class: xl8032597, align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: xl10432597, align: center"]9[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6932597, align: center"]800.0%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl7032597, align: center"]8[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl7632597"]No Injury Total[/TD]
[TD="class: xl8232597, align: center"]6[/TD]
[TD="class: xl8232597, align: center"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: xl8232597, align: center"]4[/TD]
[TD="class: xl10532597, align: center"]3[/TD]
[TD="class: xl10632597, align: center"]-25.0%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl10732597, align: center"]-1[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl8532597"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl8532597"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl8632597, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl8632597, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl8632597, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl8732597, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl8832597, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl8532597"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl8532597"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl8632597, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl8632597, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl8632597, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl8732597, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl8832597, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl8832597, align: center"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl8932597, width: 164"]Year to Date Homicides **[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6632597, width: 53, align: center"]2013[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6632597, width: 42, align: center"]2014[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6632597, width: 50, align: center"]2015[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6632597, width: 49, align: center"]2016[/TD]
[TD="class: xl9032597, width: 79, align: center"]Percent Change[/TD]
[TD="class: xl9032597, width: 79, align: center"]Absolute Change[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl9132597, width: 164"]Stabbing[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6832597, width: 53, align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6832597, width: 42, align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6832597, width: 50, align: center"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6832597, width: 49, align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: xl7132597, align: center"]-100.0%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl7232597, align: center"]-2[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl9132597, width: 164"]Shooting[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6832597, width: 53, align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6832597, width: 42, align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6832597, width: 50, align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6832597, width: 49, align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: xl7132597, align: center"]N/C[/TD]
[TD="class: xl7232597, align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl9232597, width: 164"]Other[/TD]
[TD="class: xl9332597, width: 53, align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: xl9332597, width: 42, align: center"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: xl9332597, width: 50, align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: xl9332597, width: 49, align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: xl7132597, align: center"]N/C[/TD]
[TD="class: xl8032597, align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl9432597, width: 164"]Grand Total[/TD]
[TD="class: xl9532597, width: 53, align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: xl9532597, width: 42, align: center"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: xl9532597, width: 50, align: center"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: xl9532597, width: 49, align: center"]2[/TD]
[TD="class: xl8332597, align: center"]0.0%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl7732597, align: center"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl9632597"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl9632597"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl9732597, width: 42, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl9732597, width: 50, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl9732597, width: 49, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl8732597, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl8832597, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl11232597, width: 516, colspan: 7"]*Due to changes in the Service�s RMS, data entry issues exist where victim and injury level information is unknown or undetermined.� N/C = Not Calculable�� **Source:� DOC, VDX, Homicide Case List[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[/TR]
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[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[TABLE="width: 533"]
[TR]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl6432597, width: 164"]Year End Shootings[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6432597, width: 53"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl11532597, colspan: 2, align: center"]Last Year to Previous[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl6532597, width: 164"]Updated:� 2016.01.19[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6632597, width: 53, align: center"]2012[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6632597, width: 42, align: center"]2013[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6632597, width: 50, align: center"]2014[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6632597, width: 49, align: center"]2015[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6632597, width: 79, align: center"]Percent Change[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6632597, width: 79, align: center"]Absolute Change[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl6732597, width: 164"]Occurrences[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6832597, width: 53, align: center"]219[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6832597, width: 42, align: center"]205[/TD]
[TD="class: xl10032597, width: 50, align: center"]178[/TD]
[TD="class: xl10032597, width: 49, align: center"]255[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6932597, align: center"]43.3%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl7032597, align: center"]77[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl6732597, width: 164"]Victims[/TD]
[TD="class: xl7232597, align: center"]312[/TD]
[TD="class: xl7232597, align: center"]281[/TD]
[TD="class: xl7232597, align: center"]243[/TD]
[TD="class: xl7232597, align: center"]395[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6932597, align: center"]62.6%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl7032597, align: center"]152[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl7332597"]Shooting Injury Level[/TD]
[TD="class: xl7432597, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl7432597, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl7432597, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl7432597, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl7432597, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl7432597, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl7532597"]Death[/TD]
[TD="class: xl7232597, align: center"]34[/TD]
[TD="class: xl7232597, align: center"]22[/TD]
[TD="class: xl7232597, align: center"]27[/TD]
[TD="class: xl7232597, align: center"]26[/TD]
[TD="class: xl7132597, align: center"]-3.7%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl7232597, align: center"]-1[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl7532597"]Injuries[/TD]
[TD="class: xl7232597, align: center"]114[/TD]
[TD="class: xl7232597, align: center"]123[/TD]
[TD="class: xl7232597, align: center"]76[/TD]
[TD="class: xl7232597, align: center"]133[/TD]
[TD="class: xl7132597, align: center"]75.0%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl7232597, align: center"]57[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl7532597"]No injuries[/TD]
[TD="class: xl7232597, align: center"]98[/TD]
[TD="class: xl7232597, align: center"]81[/TD]
[TD="class: xl7232597, align: center"]52[/TD]
[TD="class: xl7232597, align: center"]164[/TD]
[TD="class: xl7132597, align: center"]215.4%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl7232597, align: center"]112[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl7932597"]Unknown[/TD]
[TD="class: xl8032597, align: center"]66[/TD]
[TD="class: xl8032597, align: center"]55[/TD]
[TD="class: xl8032597, align: center"]88[/TD]
[TD="class: xl8032597, align: center"]72[/TD]
[TD="class: xl7132597, align: center"]-18.2%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl7232597, align: center"]-16[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl7632597"]Grand Total[/TD]
[TD="class: xl8232597, align: center"]312[/TD]
[TD="class: xl8232597, align: center"]281[/TD]
[TD="class: xl8232597, align: center"]243[/TD]
[TD="class: xl8232597, align: center"]395[/TD]
[TD="class: xl7832597, align: center"]63%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl8432597, align: center"]152[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl8532597"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl8632597, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl8632597, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl8632597, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl8632597, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl8732597, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl8832597, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl8532597"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl8632597, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl8632597, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl8632597, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl8632597, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl8732597, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl8832597, align: center"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl8932597, width: 164"]Year End Homicides **[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6632597, width: 53, align: center"]2012[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6632597, width: 42, align: center"]2013[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6632597, width: 50, align: center"]2014[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6632597, width: 49, align: center"]2015[/TD]
[TD="class: xl9032597, width: 79, align: center"]Percent Change[/TD]
[TD="class: xl9032597, width: 79, align: center"]Absolute Change[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl9132597, width: 164"]Stabbing[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6832597, width: 53, align: center"]7[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6832597, width: 42, align: center"]14[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6832597, width: 50, align: center"]15[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6832597, width: 49, align: center"]18[/TD]
[TD="class: xl7132597, align: center"]20.0%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl7232597, align: center"]3[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl9132597, width: 164"]Shooting[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6832597, width: 53, align: center"]34[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6832597, width: 42, align: center"]22[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6832597, width: 50, align: center"]27[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6832597, width: 49, align: center"]26[/TD]
[TD="class: xl7132597, align: center"]-3.7%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl7232597, align: center"]-1[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl9232597, width: 164"]Other[/TD]
[TD="class: xl9332597, width: 53, align: center"]15[/TD]
[TD="class: xl9332597, width: 42, align: center"]21[/TD]
[TD="class: xl9332597, width: 50, align: center"]15[/TD]
[TD="class: xl9332597, width: 49, align: center"]12[/TD]
[TD="class: xl8132597, align: center"]-20.0%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl8032597, align: center"]-3[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl9432597, width: 164"]Grand Total[/TD]
[TD="class: xl9532597, width: 53, align: center"]56[/TD]
[TD="class: xl9532597, width: 42, align: center"]57[/TD]
[TD="class: xl9532597, width: 50, align: center"]57[/TD]
[TD="class: xl9532597, width: 49, align: center"]56[/TD]
[TD="class: xl10132597, width: 79, align: center"]-2%[/TD]
[TD="class: xl7732597, align: center"]-1[/TD]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
[TD="class: xl6332597"][/TD]
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