Infographic: Police-reported hate crime in Canada, 2021
Description: Infographic: Police-reported hate crime in Canada, 2021
1) The number of police-reported hate crimes increased 27% in the second year of the pandemic. This follows a 36% increase in 2020.
Police-reported hate crimes | |
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Year | Number |
2012 | 1,414 |
2013 | 1,167 |
2014 | 1,295 |
2015 | 1,362 |
2016 | 1,409 |
2017 | 2,073 |
2018 | 1,817 |
2019 | 1,951 |
2020 | 2,646 |
2021 | 3,360 |
2) Hate crimes motivated by race or ethnicity were up 6% in 2021, after rising 83% in 2020.
Race/ethnicity | 2020 | 2021 | Percentage change |
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number | |||
Black | 676 | 642 | -5% |
East and Southeast Asian | 263 | 305 | +16% |
South Asian | 135 | 164 | +21% |
Arab and West Asian | 126 | 184 | +46% |
Indigenous | 78 | 77 | -1% |
White | 85 | 53 | -38% |
OtherTable 2 Note 1 | 188 | 221 | +18% |
Not specified | 68 | 77 | +13% |
Total | 1,619 | 1,723 | +6% |
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3) Following three years of decline, police-reported hate crimes motivated by religion peaked in 2021.
Religion | 2020 | 2021 | Percentage change |
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number | |||
Jewish | 331 | 487 | +47% |
Muslim | 84 | 144 | +71% |
Catholic | 43 | 155 | +260% |
OtherTable 3 Note 1 | 40 | 64 | +60% |
Not specified | 32 | 34 | +6% |
Total | 530 | 884 | +67% |
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4) Hate crimes motivated by sexual orientation rose in 2021 after falling slightly in 2020.
Motivation | 2020 | 2021 | Percentage change |
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number | |||
Sexual orientation | 258 | 423 | +64% |
Sex or gender | 49 | 62 | +27% |
OtherTable 4 Note 1 | 151 | 137 | -9% |
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5) In 2021, all provinces and two territories reported increases.
Province or territory | Number of hate crimes, 2021 | Change in number of hate crimes, 2020 to 2021 |
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Canada | 3,360 | +714 |
Newfoundland and Labrador | 12 | +3 |
Prince Edward Island | 19 | +11 |
Nova Scotia | 72 | +14 |
New Brunswick | 39 | +20 |
Quebec | 488 | +34 |
Ontario | 1,629 | +470 |
Manitoba | 75 | +17 |
Saskatchewan | 57 | +6 |
Alberta | 339 | +45 |
British Columbia | 598 | +77 |
Yukon | 5 | 0 |
Northwest Territories | 5 | +1 |
Nunavut | 11 | +6 |
0 true zero or a value rounded to zero |
6) The majority of police-reported hate crimes were non-violent offences.
Type of crime | Percentage |
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Non-violent offences | 56% |
All mischief | 45% |
Other non-violent offences | 11% |
Violent offences | 44% |
Common assault (level 1) | 13% |
Uttering threats | 13% |
Other violent offences | 18% |
Notes:
- Hate crime counts include both confirmed and suspected hate crime incidents.
- The information in this infographic reflects data reported by police services covering 99.7% of Canada’s population.
- Under the authority of the Canadian Forces Provost Marshal (CFPM), the Canadian Forces Military Police Group began reporting incidents to the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey. Data from the Office of the CFPM are aggregated at the national level to account for small counts and to protect confidentiality. Therefore, provincial and territorial totals will not equal national totals.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey.
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