Toronto police issue more than 1,000 tickets during back-to-school safety campaign

Toronto police issued over 1,000 tickets within a 10-day period during back-to-school safety campaigns focused on traffic safety and parking enforcement. The campaigns ran between September 8 and September 18, aiming to enhance safety in school zones through strict enforcement and community engagement throughout the city.

The traffic safety campaign targeted motorists and micromobility users. Officers concentrated on aggressive driving, distracted driving, speeding, and common offenses related to micromobility devices such as sidewalk riding. In total, 639 tickets and warnings were issued, including 353 aggressive driving tickets, 128 speeding tickets, 66 distracted driving tickets, 92 warnings, and 8 tickets and warnings for micromobility devices.

Parking enforcement efforts centered on illegal parking near schools. Parking Enforcement Officers closely monitored the vicinity of schools during the busy return-to-school period, ensuring that motorists were not posing unnecessary risks to school children or other pedestrians. This campaign involved visiting 549 schools, resulting in the issuance of 500 tickets and 665 driver cautions.

In summary, both campaigns yielded a combined total of 1,050 tickets across the city. While the campaigns have concluded, Toronto Police emphasized that road safety remains a shared responsibility and pledged to continue promoting road safety and ensuring compliance with all road laws to maintain safe school zones for everyone.