Table 1
Police-reported hate crimes, by detailed motivation, Canada, 2016, 2017 and 2018
Number – 2016 | % – 2016 | Number – 2017 | % – 2017 | Number – 2018 | % – 2018 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 1,409 | 100 | 2,073 | 100 | 1,798 | 100 |
Race or ethnicity | 666 | 48 | 878 | 43 | 780 | 44 |
Black | 214 | 15 | 321 | 16 | 283 | 16 |
East or Southeast Asian | 61 | 4 | 61 | 3 | 56 | 3 |
South Asian | 72 | 5 | 67 | 3 | 75 | 4 |
Arab or West Asian | 112 | 8 | 142 | 7 | 111 | 6 |
Indigenous (First Nations, Métis or Inuit) | 30 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 35 | 2 |
White | 36 | 3 | 46 | 2 | 37 | 2 |
Other race or ethnicity1 | 125 | 9 | 169 | 8 | 159 | 9 |
Race or ethnicity not specified | 16 | 1 | 41 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
Religion | 460 | 33 | 842 | 41 | 639 | 36 |
Jewish | 221 | 16 | 360 | 18 | 347 | 20 |
Muslim | 139 | 10 | 349 | 17 | 173 | 10 |
Catholic | 27 | 2 | 39 | 2 | 35 | 2 |
Other religion2 | 37 | 3 | 57 | 3 | 46 | 3 |
Religion not specified | 36 | 3 | 37 | 2 | 38 | 2 |
Sexual orientation | 176 | 13 | 204 | 10 | 173 | 10 |
Other motivation3 | 88 | 6 | 117 | 6 | 171 | 10 |
Motivation unknown | 19 | ... | 32 | ... | 35 | ... |
...
not applicable
Note(s):
Information in this table reflects data reported by police services covering 99.95% of the population of Canada. Percentages have been calculated excluding hate crimes where the motivation was unknown. Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics, Incident-based 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 religion not otherwise stated (e.g., Sikh, Hindu, Buddhist).
Table note 3
Includes mental or physical disability, language, sex, age and other similar factors (e.g., occupation or political beliefs).
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