Table 1 
Police-reported hate crimes, by detailed motivation, Canada, 2018 to 2020 

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Police-reported hate crimes, by detailed motivation, Canada, 2018 to 2020
Number – 2018% – 2018Number – 2019% – 2019Number – 2020% – 2020
Total 1,817 100 1,951 100 2,669 100
Race or ethnicity 793 44 884 46 1,594 62
Black 295 16 345 18 663 26
East or Southeast Asian 60 3 67 4 269 11
South Asian 84 5 81 4 119 5
Arab or West Asian 93 5 125 7 123 5
Indigenous (First Nations, Métis or Inuit) 39 2 29 2 73 3
White 42 2 48 3 81 3
Other race or ethnicity1 163 9 150 8 193 8
Race or ethnicity not specified 17 1 39 2 73 3
Religion 657 37 613 32 515 20
Jewish 372 21 306 16 321 13
Muslim 166 9 182 10 82 3
Catholic 44 2 51 3 42 2
Other religion2 52 3 57 3 41 2
Religion not specified 23 1 17 1 29 1
Sexual orientation 186 10 265 14 259 10
Other motivation3 159 9 150 8 189 7
Motivation unknown 22 ... 39 ... 112 ...
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not applicable
Note(s):
Hate crime counts from the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey include both confirmed and suspected hate crime incidents. 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 in which the motivation was unknown. Percentages may not add up to 100% because of rounding.
Source(s):
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) and 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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