Article content continuedBetween 2013 and 2017, a Black person in Toronto was 20 times more likely to be shot and killed by police than a white personTitled “A Disparate Impact,” the report analyzed Toronto police data from 2013 to 2017. University of Toronto criminology professor Scot Wortley, who led the analysis, says the findings warrant “significant reform.”The commission launched its inquiry in November 2017, and released its first interim report the following year. The first interim report found that between 2013 and 2017, a Black person in Toronto was 20 times more likely to be shot and killed by police than a white person. At this interim stage, we are calling on the Toronto police to acknowledge the commission's very serious human rights concerns“The Ontario Human Rights Commission’s findings are disturbing and they demand an explanation,” then-chief commissioner Renu Mandhane said at the time. Tijana Martin/THE CANADIAN PRESSThe Toronto Police Service is among many departments facing renewed scrutiny for their interactions with people of colour.

Source: National Post August 10, 2020 14:04 UTC