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Toward a hate-free Toronto by investing in Toronto Police Services Hate Crime Unit - by Councillor James Pasternak, seconded by Councillor Cynthia Lai

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2022-02-02 · Toronto City Council · adopted

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City Council on February 2 and 3, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council request the Toronto Police Services Board, to consider as part of its annual budgetary and human resources decision making process, investing additional personnel, technology and other resources into the forces' Hate Crime Unit in order to address the growing occurrences of hate in Toronto.

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Adopt Item · Carried, 23-0

For (23)Ana Bailão, Anthony Perruzza, Brad Bradford, Denzil Minnan-Wong, Frances Nunziata, Gary Crawford, Gord Perks, James Pasternak, Jaye Robinson, Jennifer McKelvie, John Filion, John Tory, Josh Matlow, Kristyn Wong-Tam, Mark Grimes, Michael Ford, Michael Thompson, Mike Colle, Nick Mantas, Paul Ainslie, Paula Fletcher, Shelley Carroll, Stephen Holyday
Absent (3)Cynthia Lai, Joe Cressy, Mike Layton
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All residents in Toronto should be able to go about their daily lives free from harassment and hate. No one should be targeted because of their national origin, race, culture, language, religion, sex/gender, age, mental or physical disability, or sexual orientation. As Toronto grows, it faces a greater challenge in following up on complaints of hate, investigating hate crimes and making sure that occurrence reports are compiled and forwarded to the Attorney General of Ontario for criminal prosecution.

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Crimes of hate are growing. There is also growing complexity in the investigative process. According to the Toronto Police Service Annual Hate Crime Statistical Report of that year, Toronto Public Service experienced an unprecedented increase in hate crime reporting in 2020. In 2020, there was an increase of 51 percent from 2019 in the number of hate crimes reported occurrences.

Staff recommended

Councillor James Pasternak, seconded by Councillor Cynthia Lai, recommends that: 1. City Council request the Toronto Police Services Board, to consider as part of its annual budgetary and human resources decision making process, investing additional personnel, technology and other resources into the forces' Hate Crime Unit in order to address the growing occurrences of hate in Toronto.

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