US EditionHate crimes in Toronto were up 19 per cent in 2024, but decreasing this year: police - Toronto
- Toronto police reported a 19 per cent rise in hate crime incidents in 2024, with 443 occurrences across the city.
- This increase followed a slower rate of rise compared to previous years and included a notable surge in attacks targeting the South Asian community.
- Hate crimes most often targeted the Jewish, LGBTQ+, Black, and Muslim communities, while streets and public transit represented common locations for these offenses.
- Authorities laid 209 hate-motivated criminal charges in 2024, up from 156 in 2023, and noted an 84 per cent increase in people charged with such offenses.
- Despite the 2024 increase, reported hate crimes have dropped 47 per cent so far in 2025, though police emphasize that many incidents remain underreported and the issue persists.
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‘Crisis’ in Toronto: Police report finds Jews most targeted by hate in 2024
“Perpetrators feel increasingly emboldened to act openly, publicly,” Jaime Kirzner-Roberts, of the Canadian Friends of Simon Wiesenthal, told JNS.The post ‘Crisis’ in Toronto: Police report finds Jews most targeted by hate in 2024 appeared first on JNS.org.
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