Toronto police are responding to five hate crime calls a day on average, Deputy Chief Robert Johnson noted in his monthly report to the Toronto Police Service Board on Monday. 

Compared with the same period last year hate crime occurrences are up 55 per cent and the majority are related to antisemitism.

“Antisemitism continues to account for more reported hate crimes than any other category,” Johnson said, adding that of the 221 hate crimes so far in 2024, 45 per cent were antisemitic.