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### Viewing cable 09TORONTO149, Measuring Anti-Semitism in the GTA

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    UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 TORONTO 000149

    SENSITIVE
    SIPDIS

    STATE FOR DRL/IRF, DRL/SEAS, WHA/CAN

    E.O. 12958: N/A
    TAGS: PHUM SOCI PGOV CA
    SUBJECT:  Measuring Anti-Semitism in the GTA

    Ref: (A) Ottawa 273

    ¶1. (U) Summary:  Law enforcement statistics on hate
    crimes in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) in 2008 are
    becoming publicly available, with the Toronto Police
    Service (TPS) statistics already released,
    and York Regional Police statistics soon to follow.
    The statistics show that the Jewish community, which
    includes some 4% of the GTA's population, was the
    target of some 30% of hate crimes in the GTA and
    thus was the group most frequently targeted for
    actual hate crimes in 2008.  Police statistics show
    that rate has been slowly rising in the past few years.
    Still, law enforcement statistics present a considerably
    less stark picture than the B'nai Brith report released
    in April, which included incidents that would not
    be considered crimes under Canada's criminal code.
    Because B'nai Brith combines law enforcement data
    with its own self-compiled statistics, the number
    of anti-Semitic incidents it reported were actually
    seven times as high as the official numbers
    included in police reports.
    End Summary.

    ¶2. (U) In April 2009, B'nai Brith released its 2008
    Audit of Anti-Semitic Incidents which reported 538
    occurrences in the GTA (ref A).  B'nai Brith reported
    an increase in anti-Semitic incidents in all the
    provinces, as well as Ontario, home to Canada's largest
    Jewish population.  Post submits this cable to
    provide additional information on the fight agains
    t hate-crimes in the Toronto area, and notes the
    difference in statistics on actual hate crimes, and
    the much higher B'nai Brith numbers that are based
    on different measures.

    ¶3. (U) According to the 2006 Canadian Census,
    approximately 178,000 persons who self-identified as
    being Jewish reside in Ontario (over 56% of Canada's total).
    Nearly 142,000 of those (some 80%), reside in the
    GTA, mostly in Toronto itself and in York Region,
    just north of the City.  The Jewish community makes
    up just over 4% of the GTA's overall population.

    --------------------------------------------
    Hate-Crime Numbers Rising, But Still Below 2004 Peak
    --------------------------------------------

    ¶4. (U) Although York Regional Police has not yet
    released its 2008 hate crimes reports, ranking York
    Police contacts told PolOff that in 2008 there were
    83 anti-Semitic hate crimes in the York region.
    As of May 2009, York police had recorded 27
    anti-Semitic crimes, slightly below last year's
    numbers for the same period.  Overall, hate crimes
    based on religion have increased in the past few years
    but have not reached the 2004 peak of 105 crimes.
    York Regional Police also reports that mischief and
    property damage constituted 55% of reported hate
    crimes in 2008.

    ¶5. (U) In the City of Toronto, according to Toronto
    Police Services' (TPS) recently-released 2008
    Hate-Crimes report, the Jewish community was the
    most frequently targeted community within its
    jurisdiction, being victims of about 30% of the
    total hate crimes cases.  The next most targeted
    groups were the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and
    Transgender) community at 22%, and the Black
    community at 16%.  TPS recorded 56 crimes motivated
    by religion in general (not only against Judaism),
    constituting 37% of all hate crimes. Members of the
    Jewish community and the Muslim community were the
    main victims of religiously motivated hate crimes,
    with 46 and 7 cases, respectively.  Most hate-crime
    cases in 2008 - 49% - consisted of mischief and
    property damage, followed by assault (13%) and
    threats (12%).

    ---------------------------------
    Different Reporting Methodologies
    ---------------------------------

    ¶6. (U) Police services around the GTA that produce
    hate-crime statistics include a breakdown of hate
    crimes by categories (religion, race, sexual orientation,
    and nationality) in their annual hate-crime reports.
    Reports are based on the number of cases investigated
    by the police and identified as a hate crime category

    TORONTO 00000149  002 OF 003

    listed in the Criminal Code of Canada.  Police discuss
    two separate types of hate-motivated crimes: hate
    propaganda (as described under the Criminal Code) and
    all other criminal offenses where there is evidence
    to indicate bias, prejudice, or hate as a motivating factor
    in the commission of the offences.

    ¶7. (U) Advocacy groups and community organizations
    such as B'nai Brith, which recently released its 2008
    report, base their analysis on data from police services
    but also add in numbers based on calls from private
    citizens reporting what they consider to be hate acts -
    acts that often would not be considered crimes under
    Canada's Criminal Code.  B'nai Brith statistics on
    anti-Semitic incidents, for example, include
    stereotyping of Jews, such as the airing of
    radio talk shows comments on Jewish characteristics;
    systemic discrimination in the workplace or school;
    as well as incidents occurring during the course of
    anti-Israel demonstrations.  As a result, in its 2008
    report, B'nai Brith reported that there were a total
    of 538 anti-Semitic incidents in the Greater Toronto
    Area (GTA), of which 359 occurred in the City of
    Toronto.  That number is far above the TPS official
    total of 153 for all hate crimes against all groups
    in Toronto.

    -----------------------------------------
    Good Police-Community Relationship A Must
    -----------------------------------------

    ¶8. (U) Local police and Jewish organizations in the
    GTA enjoy a good long-standing working relationship.
    This may explain why neither group has questioned
    the other's statistics despite the large disparity
    between police services hate-crime statistics and
    civil society reports.  In fact, B'nai Brith and
    the Canadian Jewish Congress (CJC), which also
    produces its own analysis, are regularly in contact
    with local police while drafting their reports.  The
    relationship also has created other areas of
    collaboration.  For the past three years, York
    Regional Police officers have participated in
    tolerance and hate-crimes training at the Simon
    Wiesenthal Center in California.  Police regularly
    attend Jewish community events and community
    organizations work closely with local police
    when issues and concerns arise.  Most recently,
    York police used "Project Ready," an alert plan
    it devised to keep community leaders informed
    about international events that may affect the GTA.
    Police kept in close contact with local Jewish
    leaders as events unfolded in the June 10
    shooting at the National Holocaust Museum in
    Washington DC, for example, as a precaution against
    potential local copy-cat incidents.

    ¶9. (U) Comment: Although hate crime numbers in
    Ontario are relatively small compared to many other
    jurisdictions around the world, police reports reveal
    that it is nonetheless a problem that must be dealt with.
    The Jewish community continues to be the target
    of more hate incidents than any other community.  At
    the same time, official police statistics probably
    are the most consistent ones to use in this developed
    country where the police generally can be relied upon
    to fairly report such incidents.  The B'nai Brith
    statistics cannot be easily compared to incidents that
    affect other groups, if for no other reason than that
    other groups are much less organized at compiling
    incidents and statements that seem directed
    at their group. B'nai Brith's numbers can perhaps
    be compared with its own previous reports in an effort
    to spot trends.  Even then, however, one must analyze
    them carefully, because an increase in media focus on
    Middle East issues will almost inevitably mean an
    increase in radio talk show discussions, pro or con,
    about Israel's role and policy.  Since B'nai Brith
    counts some radio talk show statements among its
    statistics - if it considers them anti-Semitic,
    an increase in overall attention to the Middle East
    that leads to increase in radio discussion quite
    likely would result in an increase in B'nai Brith
    statistics, while not necessarily indicating
    an actual trend in hate incidents.

    ¶10. (U) Comment Continued: York Police told
    PolOff that a good police-community relationship
    has been a significant asset in fighting hate crimes

    TORONTO 00000149  003 OF 003

    targeting the Jewish community.  York Police
    suspect that a majority of hate crimes targeting
    a wide range of immigrant and minority communities
    go unreported, because residents do not have the same
    level of comfort with police.  To earn the trust of
    these groups, York police has developed outreach
    initiatives and hopes to duplicate the success it
    has had partnering with Jewish groups.  If hate
    crimes are to be stemmed throughout the province,
    other police services in the GTA can look to York
    Region's lead on the issue regarding how it engages
    minority and immigrant groups.

    NAY

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