The Peterborough Police Service is receiving a hefty slice of a $6 million pie aimed at bolstering crime prevention initiatives.
Local police will receive $167,000 for an anti-hate crime project aimed at creating more efficient responses and related strategies.
Along with the establishment of a hate incident database, the funding will also anchor a public awareness campaign highlighting the differences between hate crime and hate bias. In addition,
The service is one of 23 across Ontario receiving money as part of the province’s Proceeds of Crime Frontline Policing Grant.