Table 1 
Police-reported hate crimes, by detailed motivation, Canada, 2017 to 2019 

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Police-reported hate crimes, by detailed motivation, Canada, 2017 to 2019
Number – 2017% – 2017Number – 2018% – 2018Number – 2019% – 2019
Total 2,073 100 1,817 100 1,946 100
Race or ethnicity 878 43 793 44 876 46
Black 321 16 295 16 335 18
East or Southeast Asian 61 3 60 3 68 4
South Asian 67 3 84 5 80 4
Arab or West Asian 142 7 93 5 128 7
Indigenous (First Nations, Métis or Inuit) 31 2 39 2 30 2
White 46 2 42 2 49 3
Other race or ethnicity1 169 8 163 9 150 8
Race or ethnicity not specified 41 2 17 1 36 2
Religion 842 41 657 37 608 32
Jewish 360 18 372 21 296 16
Muslim 349 17 166 9 181 10
Catholic 39 2 44 2 52 3
Other religion2 57 3 52 3 60 3
Religion not specified 37 2 23 1 19 1
Sexual orientation 204 10 186 10 263 14
Other motivation3 117 6 159 9 152 8
Motivation unknown 32 ... 22 ... 47 ...
...
not applicable
Note(s):
Information in this table reflects data reported by police services covering 99.7% of the population of Canada. Percentages have been calculated excluding hate crimes where the motivation was unknown. Percentages may not add up to 100% as a result of 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 on race or ethnicity not otherwise stated (e.g., Latin American, South American), as well as hate crimes that target more than one race or ethnic group.

Table note 2

Includes motivations based on religion not otherwise stated (e.g., Sikh, Hindu, Buddhist).

Table note 3

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