Hate Crimes

• Threats made against 2SLGBTQ+ group at Edmonton’s Pride Corner

  A 32-year-old man was charged with possession of a weapon dangerous to the public and uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm.

  Canada

  Sep 16
  
• How San Francisco’s Chinatown fought back against anti-Asian hate

  San Francisco’s Chinatown appears safe on the surface but like Vancouver, the northern California city saw an explosion of anti-Asian hate during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Features

  Sep 8
  
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• Hate crimes and extremism in Alberta shifting to lone-actor behaviour: report

  The report outlined changes in hate-motivated violence, extremism and terrorism in Alberta and Canada from 2019 to 2022.

  Canada

  Sep 2
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• New campaign urges Richmond, B.C. residents to report racism to police in real time

  While a person's instinct may be to film an interaction and post it on social media, RCMP are calling on the public to report racially motivated incidents as they occur.

  Crime

  Aug 23
• Police arrest Hamilton man in alleged ‘hate’ video shot on HSR bus

  Hamilton Police are appealing for witnesses after a man posted video of himself hurling hate-motivated threats on an HSR bus arriving at Gage Park near the Lawrence Road entrance.

  Crime

  Aug 3
• Police seek witnesses to hate incident on HSR bus in Hamilton

  Hamilton police say they are seeking witnesses to a hate incident captured in a three minute video sent to them via an online reporting portal.

  Crime

  Aug 2
• Hate crime reports in Canada surged during COVID-19 pandemic: StatCan

  New data released by Statistics Canada on Tuesday showed that 3,360 hate crimes were reported by police last year, representing a 72 per cent jump over the last two years.

  Canada

  Aug 2
• 2 teens charged with hate crimes for alleged assault of woman, ‘anti-white’ comments

  A 15-year-old and a 16-year-old girl in New York have been charged with assault and harassment as a hate crime after a woman was attacked on a bus earlier this month.

  Trending

  Jul 27
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• Peterborough police create online form to report hate bias incidents

  Peterborough police say a new online option for reporting hate bias incidents is a means to reduce barriers for complainants and for better understanding of incident frequency.

  Crime

  Jun 16
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• Buffalo mass shooting: Gunman charged with federal hate crimes

  Payton Gendron was already facing a mandatory life sentence without parole if convicted on previously filed state charges in the May 14 rampage.

  Crime

  Jun 15