Table 1 
Police-reported hate crimes, by detailed motivation, Canada, 2019 to 2023 

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Police-reported hate crimes, by detailed motivation, Canada, 2019 to 2023
  2019 2019 2020 2020 2021 2021 2022 2022 2023 2023
  number % number % number % number % number %
Detailed motivation                    
Total 1,951 100 2,646 100 3,355 100 3,612 100 4,777 100
Race or ethnicity 884 46 1,619 62 1,745 53 2,002 56 2,128 46
Black 345 18 676 26 647 20 842 24 784 17
East or Southeast Asian 67 4 263 10 312 10 213 6 192 4
South Asian 81 4 135 5 167 5 196 6 265 6
Arab or West Asian 125 7 126 5 184 6 172 5 262 6
Indigenous 29 2 78 3 77 2 66 2 70 2
White 48 3 85 3 57 2 91 3 80 2
Other race or ethnicity1 150 8 188 7 223 7 314 9 358 8
Race or ethnicity not specified 39 2 68 3 78 2 108 3 117 3
Religion 613 32 530 20 886 27 768 22 1,284 28
Jewish 306 16 331 13 492 15 527 15 900 20
Muslim 182 10 84 3 142 4 109 3 211 5
Catholic 51 3 43 2 155 5 52 1 49 1
Other religion2 57 3 40 2 64 2 62 2 85 2
Religion not specified 17 1 32 1 33 1 18 1 39 1
Sexual orientation 265 14 258 10 438 13 509 14 860 19
Other motivation3 150 8 200 8 205 6 276 8 325 7
Motivation unknown 39 ... 39 ... 81 ... 57 ... 180 ...
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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 over 99% 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, immigrants or newcomers to Canada, a combination of more than two motivations, and other similar factors (e.g., occupation or political beliefs).
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