Montreal Hate Crimes

• Montreal police report surge in hate crimes since Israel-Hamas war

  Police say that as of Wednesday they had received reports of 12 hate crimes targeting the city's Jewish community and four targeting Montreal's Arab and Muslim communities.

  Canada

  Oct 21, 2023
  
• Suspect facing more charges stemming from violent Montreal mosque break-in

  Cory Anderson, 32, is charged with assault with a weapon, unlawful confinement and mischief stemming from an incident early Sunday at the Al-Omah Al-Islamiah mosque.

  Crime

  Apr 12, 2023
  
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• Community groups call on Montreal to strengthen police hate crimes unit

  A coalition of organizations that represent religious and racialized minorities say incidents of hate crimes have risen in the city since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Crime

  Apr 13, 2021
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• Montreal’s Asian community sees increase in targeted hate crimes, police say

  A total of 30 crimes targeting the Asian community were recorded in 2020 between the months of March and December.

  Crime

  Mar 3, 2021
• Quebec Human Rights commission says majority of hate attacks go unreported

  The study looked at 86 people who reported experiencing xenophobic or Islamophobic hate in various regions of Quebec.

  Crime

  Sep 24, 2019
• NDG couple says police didn’t act on anti-Semitic graffiti

  Members of the Montreal Jewish community aren't satisfied with the police response to hateful graffiti in NDG.

  Crime

  Jul 13, 2017
• Investigations opened in 45 hate crimes in Montreal: police

  Police have opened 45 hate-crimes investigations since the beginning of the year.

  Canada

  Aug 31, 2015
• Montreal police investigate hate crime after vehicles spray-painted

  Police are investigating after five cars in an underground garage were spray-painted with reversed swastikas and envelopes were left containing death threats.

  Canada

  Feb 24, 2015