Table 1
Police-reported hate crimes, by detailed motivation, Canada, 2018 to 2020
| Number – 2018 | % – 2018 | Number – 2019 | % – 2019 | Number – 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 | ... |
...
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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