A report from the transit agency reports that there were 1,068 attacks in 2022, a rise of 46 per cent over the previous year.
The number of violent incidents against passengers on the TTC in 2022 increased by 46 per cent over the previous year, even as ridership struggled to recover from the historic lows during the pandemic.
The rise in violence comes at a time when ridership on the transit system is struggling to recover from the pandemic. According to the TTC report, ridership was currently at 60 per cent of pre-pandemic levels last year and is expected to rise to 75 per cent this year.
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