Jewish Security Network: Greater Toronto

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Have you been a victim or witness to an antisemitic crime?
In an emergency, your first call should be to 911.

 

General Information

What is a Hate Crime?

A hate crime is a criminal offence committed against a person or property motivated in whole or in part by the offender’s (real or perceived) bias, prejudice or hate against an identifiable group. An identifiable group may be distinguished by race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, sex, age, language, mental or physical disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression, or on any other similar factor.

What is a Hate Incident?

A hate incident is a non-criminal action or behaviour that is motivated by hate against an identifiable group. Examples of hate incidents include using racial slurs or insulting a person because of their ethnic or religious dress or how they identify. (For example, a neighbour dispute or a dispute in a parking lot, which escalates to verbal abuse, derogatory or racial slurs.)

The purpose of the information is to assist you in promoting your security awareness and reinforcing your culture of security preparedness and resiliency. The information provided by UJA Federation of Greater Toronto is for general information purposes only and does not constitute advice or an opinion of any kind. In particular, UJA Federation's Security Team is not investigating or providing advice about your facility or event security plans, your emergency plan and/or your compliance responsibilities. Users of this information expressly deny any right to any claim against UJA Federation and/or its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents, and contractors including claims arising from personal property damage, injury and death related to any security, emergency and/or other incidents.