Table 1 
Police-reported hate crimes, by detailed motivation, Canada, 2017 to 2021 

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Police-reported hate crimes, by detailed motivation, Canada, 2017 to 2021
  2017 2017 2018 2018 2019 2019 2020 2020 2021 2021
  number % number % number % number % number %
Total 2,073 100 1,817 100 1,951 100 2,646 100 3,360 100
Race or ethnicity 878 43 793 44 884 46 1,619 62 1,723 53
Black 321 16 295 16 345 18 676 26 642 20
East or Southeast Asian 61 3 60 3 67 4 263 10 305 9
South Asian 67 3 84 5 81 4 135 5 164 5
Arab or West Asian 142 7 93 5 125 7 126 5 184 6
Indigenous 31 2 39 2 29 2 78 3 77 2
White 46 2 42 2 48 3 85 3 53 2
Other race or ethnicity1 169 8 163 9 150 8 188 7 221 7
Race or ethnicity not specified 41 2 17 1 39 2 68 3 77 2
Religion 842 41 657 37 613 32 530 20 884 27
Jewish 360 18 372 21 306 16 331 13 487 15
Muslim 349 17 166 9 182 10 84 3 144 4
Catholic 39 2 44 2 51 3 43 2 155 5
Other religion2 57 3 52 3 57 3 40 2 64 2
Religion not specified 37 2 23 1 17 1 32 1 34 1
Sexual orientation 204 10 186 10 265 14 258 10 423 13
Other motivation3 117 6 159 9 150 8 200 8 199 6
Motivation unknown 32 ... 22 ... 39 ... 39 ... 131 ...
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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. The table information 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 to 100% because of rounding.
Source(s):
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 religions 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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