I have just recently come by an interesting site that allows normal citizens to view information about Toronto that most would deem somewhat secretive in nature. The article is called "The life of death in great Canadian cities" and is from the spacing toronto website (http://spacing.ca/wire/page/2/).
This magazine and website (Spacing) really focuses on important issues facing communities within major Canadian cities. Many of its articles do focus on Toronto and allow the reader to explore new areas of the city that they never new existed. This particular article looks at death and location in the city and how they overlap and provides some interesting tools in the process. The Toronto stars homicide map shows all homicide incidents from 2005-2009 by colour coordinated bubbles. It is the same as a google map and allows the reader to zoom into the exact street where these crimes were committed and there is even a brief synopsis of the incident. This gives the reader an inside look and what really goes on within the streets of Toronto. I believe Toronto is a very safe city but there are a few areas you may want to avoid and this map help in that respect. Next the article mentions the "list of active incidents" in the city of Toronto. This resource is provided by the fire department and displays every incident that is going on in the city. It provides street names, descriptions and even the number of dispatches. This can give you a heads up on any bad situations occurring in the city. These resources allow a normal citizen to know what is happening in their community and perhaps allows them to become that much safer and knowledgeable. People are now allowed to see the inner workings of Toronto and the police. I found the resources provided by the articles to be very interesting and even useful and I hope others agree with me.
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