01-11-2019 14:07 via ctvnews.ca

Here's how a national strategy against violent crime could work

TORONTO -- As violent crime increases around the country, some experts are buzzing about the need for a national strategy to address the issue. One small European city is at the centre of some of that discussion. The port city of Glasgow in Scotland, implemented a municipal strategy 15 years ago to treat violent crime as a social and health issue. From 2008 to 2017, the city saw a 37 per cent drop in violent crime. Ottawa’s new police chief, Peter Sloly, recently said that he had contacted
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