Hate crimes against Jews have increased 69% in Toronto, police say
Toronto has seen a 69 per cent increase in hate crimes against Jewish people in the wake of Hamas’s October 7 attack on Israel, according to the city’s top cop.
Year-to-date, Chief Myron Demkiw’s force has fielded reports of 350 hate crimes, a 40 per cent increase over the first nine months of last year.
