Being an offender predisposes you to offend again. Being the site of a crime predisposes a place to being the site of another crime. The Community Safety Strategy focusses on groups that are especially vulnerable to crime and fear. As the earlier section on problems make clear, violence and fear are priority concerns of Toronto citizens. Children and youth are the most likely Toronto citizens to become victims of violence.
Family violence is one of the most important contributing factors for future violence.
Women, children, and low income people are more likely to fear crime. Since women, children, and people in lower income neighbourhoods fear crime more, campaigns to reduce fear should focus on these groups, and be judged by their effectiveness with these groups. Similarly, programs to make neighbourhoods safer should focus on at-risk neighbourhoods, and be measured by effectiveness in reducing victimization in those neighbourhoods. The recommendations also recognize that Toronto is a diverse city. But diversity in Toronto raises challenges related to cultural and linguistic access to services that help keep Toronto safe.