Staff of the John Howard Society of Toronto

Thank you to our many donors whose generous gifts have helped
us
better serve our clients.
Corporations/ Employee Trusts:
Did you know
Police-reported crime in
Canada continued to fall
in 2008. Both the volume
of crime and its
overall severity dropped
by 5%.
We would also like to thank the following Individuals/ businesses
for their generosity:
Axmith McIntyre Wicht Ltd.,
The Bargains Group
Borden Ladner Gervais
Estate of Ruth Miriam Cowan
Havercroft Holdings
Madison Avenue Housing & Support
Sam Romanoway Revitalization Centre
Dan Brosseau
E. Burgess
Perry Caicco
David Harris
Paula Osmok
Craig Jones
Barb Hill
Windfall Clothing
Mike Brigham
Jeffrey Lee
Shannon Stark
Martin Wills
Tom & Elly Kaas
Dave Windfeld
Steve Hilditch
Mairi Cowan
The Estate of Sylvia Sadoff
Stephen Gaetz
Shannon Coote
Harvey Low
A special thank you to all the landlords - both private and public sector -
that assist our clients in securing housing.
The police-reported
crime rate (PRCR)—
which measures the volume
of reported crime—
fell mainly as a result of
a 6% decrease in the
rate of thefts under
$5,000, the highestvolume
offence. In total,
there were about
77,000 fewer crimes
reported in 2008 than
2007.
The police-reported
Crime Severity Index
(PRCSI) —which tracks
changes in the severity
of reported crime—was
down for the fifth consecutive
year in 2008. A
10% drop in the rate of
break and enters drove
the PRCSI to 90.0, from
95.2.
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