Table 1 
Police-reported hate crimes, by detailed motivation, Canada, 2016, 2017 and 2018 

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Police-reported hate crimes, by detailed motivation, Canada, 2016, 2017 and 2018
Number – 2016% – 2016Number – 2017% – 2017Number – 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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