Toronto’s reports of hate crime rose and then fell
The Toronto Police Service recorded 372 hate-motivated offences in 2023, 443 in 2024 and 231 in 2025.
Timeline
- 2023–2025: Annual hate-crime reports move from 372 to 443 to 231.
- May 2026: Two police publications report a rise compared with early 2025 and give different percentages.
What police documented
The 2024 report counted 177 incidents with anti-Jewish bias and 28 with anti-Muslim bias. Graffiti, vandalism and other mischief accounted for 240 reported occurrences. Police also recorded 95 hate-motivated occurrences on public transit that year. Toronto Police Service 2024 statistical report
What the figures cover
The totals count incidents reported to police. The figures reflect reporting and police classification alongside changes in offending. The citywide series includes multiple kinds of bias and provides no count attributable to protest activity. Toronto Police Service three-year totals
Reports rose again in early 2026
Toronto police reported a rise in reported hate crimes compared with the same period in 2025. Two police publications dated 14 May 2026 gave different figures. The release reported a 40% increase and remarks to the police board cited 24%. These figures are provisional and the cited passages do not reconcile them. The chart above shows completed calendar years. Police release · Police board remarks
Putting the 2026 rebound in context
On the completed-year series, reports rose by 71 from 2023 to 2024, then fell by 212 in 2025. The 2025 total was 141 below 2023. The early 2026 increases cited by police use the corresponding period of 2025 as their baseline. A later comparison with the 2024 peak would require either full-year data or figures matched to the same dates.