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Table 1 Hate crimes reported by police, by type of motivation
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| Type of motivation | 2007r | 2008 | 2007 to 2008 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | %1 | number | %1 | % change in number | |
| Race or ethnicity | |||||
| Black | 158 | 33.5 | 205 | 37.3 | 30 |
| South Asian | 53 | 11.2 | 64 | 11.7 | 21 |
| East and Southeast Asian | 57 | 12.1 | 44 | 8.0 | -23 |
| Arab or West Asian | 34 | 7.2 | 37 | 6.7 | 9 |
| Caucasian | 50 | 10.6 | 22 | 4.0 | -56 |
| Aboriginal² | 14 | 3.0 | 20 | 3.6 | 43 |
| Multiple races or ethnicities | 75 | 15.9 | 115 | 20.9 | 53 |
| Other | 31 | 6.6 | 42 | 7.7 | 35 |
| Unknown | 18 | ... | 14 | ... | -22 |
| Total | 490 | 100.0 | 563 | 100.0 | 15 |
| Religion | |||||
| Jewish | 116 | 68.6 | 165 | 64.2 | 42 |
| Catholic | 15 | 8.9 | 30 | 11.7 | 100 |
| Muslim (Islam) | 29 | 17.2 | 26 | 10.1 | -10 |
| Other | 9 | 5.3 | 36 | 14.0 | 300 |
| Unknown | 4 | ... | 8 | ... | 100 |
| Total | 173 | 100.0 | 265 | 100.0 | 53 |
| Sexual orientation | 71 | ... | 159 | ... | 124 |
| Other motivation | 14 | ... | 33 | ... | 136 |
| Unknown motivation | 17 | ... | 16 | ... | -6 |
| Total | 765 | ... | 1,036 | ... | 35 |
revised
not applicable
Percentages exclude unknowns.
The number of hate crimes against Aboriginals may be under-reported due to the unavailability of data from police services in the territories and the northern part of the Prairie provinces where the proportion of the Aboriginal population is highest.
