Table 1 
Police-reported hate crimes, by detailed motivation, Canada, 2018 to 2022 

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Police-reported hate crimes, by detailed motivation, Canada, 2018 to 2022
  2018 2018 2019 2019 2020 2020 2021 2021 2022 2022
  number % number % number % number % number %
Detailed motivation                    
Total 1,817 100 1,951 100 2,646 100 3,355 100 3,576 100
Race or ethnicity 793 44 884 46 1,619 62 1,745 53 1,950 56
Black 295 16 345 18 676 26 647 20 829 24
East or Southeast Asian 60 3 67 4 263 10 312 10 220 6
South Asian 84 5 81 4 135 5 167 5 197 6
Arab or West Asian 93 5 125 7 126 5 184 6 172 5
Indigenous 39 2 29 2 78 3 77 2 69 2
White 42 2 48 3 85 3 57 2 88 3
Other race or ethnicity1 163 9 150 8 188 7 223 7 284 8
Race or ethnicity not specified 17 1 39 2 68 3 78 2 91 3
Religion 657 37 613 32 530 20 886 27 750 22
Jewish 372 21 306 16 331 13 492 15 502 15
Muslim 166 9 182 10 84 3 142 4 108 3
Catholic 44 2 51 3 43 2 155 5 52 2
Other religion2 52 3 57 3 40 2 64 2 55 2
Religion not specified 23 1 17 1 32 1 33 1 33 1
Sexual orientation 186 10 265 14 258 10 438 13 491 14
Other motivation3 159 9 150 8 200 8 205 6 268 8
Motivation unknown 22 ... 39 ... 39 ... 81 ... 117 ...
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not applicable
Note(s):
Hate crime counts from the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey include both confirmed and suspected hate-motivated 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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