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Wednesday, January 21, 2026
Media Conference Video: https://youtu.be/VXU-HluOFSI
The Peterborough Police Service is launching a N0H8 public education and awareness campaign. As part of a three-year Proceeds of Crime Grant from the Government of Ontario, the public campaign will reignite awareness about what is hate bias and hate crimes, how people can report such incidents and the role of law enforcement.
The goals of the campaign are to:
- Raise awareness about what hate and/or hate incidents may look like in our community
- Promote personal stories of courage and acceptance
- Provide access to educational resources and community supports
- Encourage more residents to report hate incidents through the Peterborough Police Service online reporting portal www.peterboroughpolice.com/n0h8
This campaign is one of the commitments made by the Peterborough Police Service to address hate through the support of the Proceeds of Crime Grant. Additional commitments included training made available to sworn and civilian members of the Peterborough Police Service and the development of an online visual tool that when complete will help give more of an understanding of what hate looks like in our community.
To support the campaign, a website has been created that offers information about resources, provides a definition of what a hate/bias crime or incident is, and a direct link to the hate bias crimes/incidents online reporting form. You can access the website at www.peterboroughpolice.com/n0h8
Throughout the work, funded by the grant, the Peterborough Police Service has connected with a small group of community partners to help understand the needs and landscape of hate/bias in the community. We would like to thank the City of Peterborough, New Canadians Centre, Race Relations Committee, and Peterborough Youth Services for their thoughtful review and discussions.
We are also encouraging residents, businesses and schools to participate in spreading the message of N0H8.
“We are happy to be able to bring this N0H8 campaign to life in our community. Over the past five years, on average, 46 hate/bias incidents are reported to our service. In 2024, more than half of those incidents resulted in charges. We are also aware that these types of incidents are underreported and that is why we are reaching out to the community to encourage more people to report. This may result in a spike of hate-motivated incidents/crimes being reported, which is to be expected with a campaign of this nature.” Stuart Betts, Chief, Peterborough Police Service.
How businesses can participate:
- Post a sticker in their window
- Share the message on their website with a link to the N0H8 resource page
- Share messaging on their social media accounts
How schools can participate?
- Consider having a conversation about the campaign
- Invite our Community Services Officers to your class
- Learn about how to report hate/bias crime/incidents
How you can participate
- Visit the website www.peterboroughpolice.com/n0h8
- Access the social media and graphic toolkit
- Spread the word on how hate/bias crime/incidents can be reported
Toolkit online: Social Media/Website Graphics
What the Peterborough Police Service is doing to support the campaign – N0H8 stickers on vehicles, pins, direct links to online reporting portal, pop up events and attending community events.
#nameit #reportit #n0h8
N0H8 Website: www.peterboroughpolice.com/n0h8
Timeline of Activities:
- Early 2010s - N0H8 information card launched with support from community partners
- 2017 – N0H8 information card re-launched with support from community partners
- 2022 – Hate/bias incident reporting now accepted through online reporting portal
- 2023 – Received Proceeds of Crime Grant from the Ministry of the Solicitor General
- 2024 – 2025 – Activities under the grant (training, community scan, survey)
- 2026 – Launch of revamped N0H8 campaign (includes updated information card with support from our community partners)
Statistics:
Statistics are representative of reported incidents in the Peterborough Police Service policing areas – City of Peterborough, Village of Lakefield, Township of Cavan-Monaghan
- 2024 – 46 Hate/Bias Incidents/Crimes
- 2023 – 67 Hate/Bias Incidents/Crimes (multiple reports related to Anti-Semitic Flyers that were distributed throughout Peterborough)
- 2022 – 33 Hate/Bias Incidents/Crimes
- 2021 – 31 Hate/Bias Incidents/Crimes
- 2020 – 24 Hate/Bias Incidents/Crimes
Sandra Dueck
Manager, Strategic Communication Services
Peterborough Police Service
sdueck@peterborough.ca
705-876-1122 x217
How to report a crime:
There are several ways to report a crime to the Peterborough Police Service.
- Emergency call 9-1-1
- Non-emergency call 705-876-1122 x225
- Online through the official Online Reporting Portal at www.peterboroughpolice.com/online-reporting where you can also upload photos and/or video.
Or you can report anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or www.stopcrimehere.ca
Learn more about what is happening in your community through the Community Safety Map.
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