Vancouver police explain the statistics behind the surge in reported antisemitic incidents during the final months of 2023 (The Canadian Jewish News)
A press conference on Jan. 16 saw the Vancouver Police Department (VPD) announcing that it has seen a sharp increase in hate crimes in the past three months, including a considerable spike in antisemitism— as well as millions of dollars in overtime costs—since the conflict in the Middle East began.
“These numbers show the public what our community already knows,” said Nico Slobinsky, the vice president of the Pacific Region for the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA). “When an antisemitic incident occurs every two and a half days, it negatively affects how Jewish community members feel in public, at work, and our communal spaces.”
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