Table 1 
Police-reported hate crimes, by detailed motivation, Canada, 2015, 2016 and 2017 

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Police-reported hate crimes, by detailed motivation, Canada, 2015, 2016 and 2017
Number – 2015% – 2015Number – 2016% – 2016Number – 2017% – 2017
Total 1,362 100 1,409 100 2,073 100
Race/ethnicity 641 48 666 48 878 43
Black 224 17 214 15 321 16
East or Southeast Asian 92 7 61 4 61 3
South Asian 48 4 72 5 67 3
Arab or  West Asian 49 4 112 8 142 7
Aboriginal 35 3 30 2 31 2
White 38 3 36 3 46 2
Other1 130 10 125 9 169 8
Race/ethnicity not specified 25 2 16 1 41 2
Religion 469 35 460 33 842 41
Jewish 178 13 221 16 360 18
Muslim 159 12 139 10 349 17
Catholic 55 4 27 2 39 2
Other 2 41 3 37 3 57 3
Religion not specified 36 3 36 3 37 2
Sexual orientation 141 11 176 13 204 10
Other motivation 3 86 6 88 6 117 6
Motivation unknown 25 ... 19 ... 32 ...
...
not applicable
Note(s):
Information in this table reflects data reported by police services covering 99.6% of the population of Canada. Percentages have been calculated excluding hate crimes where the motivation was unknown. Percentages may not add to 100% due to rounding.
Source(s):
Uniform Crime Reporting Survey (3302).

Table note 1

Includes motivations based upon race or ethnicity not otherwise stated (e.g. Latin American, South American) as well as hate crimes which target more than one race or ethnic group.

Table note 2

Includes motivations based upon religions not otherwise stated (e.g. Sikh, Hindu, Buddhist).

Table note 3

Includes mental or physical disability, language, sex and other similar factors (e.g. occupation or political beliefs).
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