Insp. Dale Weidman said the department has identified 155 hate-associated reports this year, up from 69 over the same time in 2019
This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.Reported “hate incidents” have more than doubled this year in Vancouver and police say offenders are targeting the city’s Asian community as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.
Holding offenders accountable can be more difficult in cases of non-violent incidents because of the nature of many of the offences. There is often no witness to graffiti and in other cases, victims may hesitate to come forward, he said. Just over 100 files have been closed because there is either no suspect or no evidence that would lead to the identification of a suspect, however they could be reopened if more evidence is received. In the remainder of cases, Weidman said a motive has not been determined.
A similar report was put out in May with the hope of bringing more awareness to the public, while encouraging victims to come forward to police.Police are also using data and analytics to increase their presence in harder hit areas and new reporting forms are available in Chinese languages, to remove language as a barrier to reporting.
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