Use of force by Edmonton transit peace officers on upswing, stats show

Weeks after video emerged of transit peace officers taking a teenager to the ground during an arrest at an Edmonton LRT station, statistics obtained by Postmedia show such use-of-force cases are on the rise.
Transit peace officers reported 523 use-of-force incidents in 2017 — nearly double 2015’s total and up 118 from 2016 — according to internal City of Edmonton statistics obtained through a freedom of information request. 
In February, activists released video of a 15-ye