TORONTO — The number of incidents Toronto police officers determined to be hate-motivated has gone up nearly 55 per cent compared with the same period last year, police said Monday.

Deputy Chief Robert Johnson told the Toronto Police Service Board that officers are responding to an average of five hate crime calls a day.

Antisemitism accounted for nearly 45 per cent of 221 alleged hate crimes so far this year — more than any other category, he said.

TORONTO — The number of incidents Toronto police officers determined to be hate-motivated has gone up nearly 55 per cent compared with the same period last year, po…{ai:summary}<p>Toronto streets get meaner as hate crimes spike, with antisemitism leading the charge. Deputy Chief reveals disturbing trend to Police Board. #crime</p>

Toronto police say hate crime incidents up nearly 55 per cent over last year

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