Jews targets of 82% of religion-motivated hate crimes in Toronto in 2025: police data
Some 82% of religion-motivated hate crimes in Toronto in 2025 targeted Jews, compared to 14 per cent that were anti-Muslim, according to annual hate crime statistics that the Toronto Police Service released on Thursday.
The department said that there was a 50 per cent decrease in reported hate crimes in 2025 (231) compared to 2024 (443) but that reported hate crimes are up 40 per cent so far in 2026 compared to this period last year. In 2023, there were 372 reported hate crimes, the department said.
