Hate Crime and Reported Incidents

reported incidents: The numbers, which will be presented to the police board Thursday, continue a five-year trend of the community being the biggest target in Hamilton, said hate crime investigator Det. Carmen Pietroniro in a statement. , according to Hamilton Spectator. While the total number of all reported incidents remained almost identical to 2013, the number of hate crimes rose last year. In 2014 there were 19 hate crimes, with the balance of the 121 being incidents with "hate overtones." In 2013, 11 of the 122 reported incidents were hate crimes. Hamilton black community continues to be the most common target of hate crimes and hate-motivated incidents in this city, according to the latest police statistics. Last year, the black community was the target in 41 of the 121 incidents reported to police, the report says. This is down from the 56 incidents reported in 2013. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.