Deputy Police Chief Lauren Pogue speaking at Toronto police headquarters.
| CBC News LoadedToronto Deputy Police Chief Lauren Pogue says the number of hate crimes in the city is "definitely under-reported" since the Israel-Gaza conflict began Oct. 7. Fourteen cases have been reported in Toronto since the war began.Posted: Oct 20, 2023 5:34 PM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour agoSocial Sharing
Police revealed Thursday that hate crimes in the city have jumped by 132 per cent in nearly two weeks since the violence broke out. There have been 237 hate crime incidents reported in Toronto to date this year, up from 192 the same time last year.the cases that have been deemed hate crimes range from acts of mischief, people uttering threats, or harassing members of specific communities.
Police say they can't immediately lay charges in hate-motivated incidents because the investigations require the consent of Ontario's attorney general. But they have many investigations that are ongoing, she said. "We've been doing a tremendous amount of outreach to faith leaders and to leaders in the community to really just listen to what they need and what they expect of us."
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