11 hate-motivated incidents so far in 2024: WRPS

Waterloo Regional Police are usually the first on the scene for any major collisions or incidents involving pedestrians and vehicles. // CityNews Kitchener file photo
CityNews Kitchener file photo

By Erin Anderson

Posted Jan 17, 2024 04:19:24 PM.

Last Updated Jan 17, 2024 05:50:16 PM.

It’s been just over two weeks since we rang in the New Year and Waterloo Regional Police confirm that 11 hate-motivated occurrences have already been reported to their Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Unit so far in 2024.

A spokesperson with the Waterloo Regional Police Service said eight of the ‘occurrences’ have been investigated as criminal offences or hate-motivated crimes.

The other three occurrences were deemed ‘hate-motivated incidents’ and were non-criminal investigations.

The data was provided as police continue to search for a suspect in a hate-motivated assault in Uptown Waterloo over the weekend.

Last year, there were 277 hate-motivated crimes reported to police in Waterloo Region from Jan. 1 to Nov. 11.

For comparison, there were 190 reported hate-motivated crimes in all of 2022.

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