How safe do Toronto students feel? Depends where they study

Anna Mehler Paperny and Patrick Cain, Global News

Ask teens in this city how safe they feel, and you’ll get very different answers depending where they go to school.

They feel more secure in richer neighbourhoods with less violent crime. That part may seem obvious.

But it isn’t just the neighbourhood: Students in poorer, more crime-ridden areas are more likely to feel unsafe in school, and on school property, than their counterparts elsewhere.

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