On Monday, August 10th, the Ontario Human Rights Commission released A Disparate Impact, the second interim report in the OHRC inquiry into racial profiling and racial discrimination of Black persons by the Toronto Police Service.
In a news release, the OHRC says the report "confirms that Black people are more likely than others to be arrested, charged, over-charged, struck, shot or killed by Toronto police."
A Disparate Impact includes two expert reports from criminologist Dr. Scot Wortley and research team Dr. Ayobami Laniyonu, Dr. Maria Jung, and Erick Laming, who analyzed quantitative TPS data ranging from 2013 to 2017. The results "are highly disturbing, and confirm what Black communities have said for decades – that Black people bear a disproportionate burden of law enforcement."
- Racial Disparity in Arrests and Charges: An analysis of arrest and charge data from the Toronto Police Service (PDF) - Scot Wortley and Maria Jung
- Use of force by the Toronto Police Service: Final report (PDF) - Scot Wortley, Ayobami Laniyonu and Erick Laming
The report has received extensive media coverage, including:
- The Toronto Star (August 10)
- CBC News
- The Toronto Sun
- Now Magazine
- Global News (video)
- Daily Hive
- Canadian Press (CP24)
- The Toronto Star (August 17)