Toronto police officers use more force against Black people, more often, with no clear explanation why. The use of force data is taken from Ontario’s “use of force reports” — documents required to be filled out whenever an officer uses physical force requiring medical attention, deploys a TASER, or draws or points their firearm. For years, Toronto police and other services were not capturing race-based data on strip searches, something critics said was long overdue. Since it began collecting race-based data, Toronto police has been consulting with a community advisory committee that includes members of Black, Indigenous and racialized communities. When officers use force, Toronto police were more likely to point a firearm toward a Black person compared to a white person.

Source: thestar June 15, 2022 19:03 UTC