Unprecedented tensions lead to 'staggering' hate crime increase: Toronto police chief

The number of Islamophobic or anti-Palestinian hate crimes reported from Oct. 7 to Nov. 20 represents a 1,600 per cent increase compared to that timeframe in 2022, Toronto's police chief said during a board board meeting on Thursday. 

Unprecedented tensions lead to 'staggering' hate crime increase: Toronto police chief
Toronto Police Chief Myron Demkiw is seen during a press conference announcing the updated list of Bolo's Top 25 most wanted fugitives in Canada.

The number of Islamophobic or anti-Palestinian hate crimes reported from Oct. 7 to Nov. 20 represents a 1,600 per cent increase compared to that timeframe in 2022, Toronto's police chief said during a board board meeting on Thursday.