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Infographic: Police-reported hate crime in Canada, 2022
Description: Infographic: Police-reported hate crime in Canada, 2022

1) The number of police-reported hate crimes was up 7% in 2022, which follows two sharp annual increases. As a result, from 2019 to 2022, the number rose 83%


Table 1
Table summary
This table displays the results of Police-reported hate crimes. The information is grouped by Year (appearing as row headers), Number (appearing as column headers).
Police-reported hate crimes
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 3,355
2022 3,576

2) Hate crimes motivated by race or ethnicity increased 12% in 2022, rising for the fourth year in a row.


Table 2
Table summary
This table displays the results of Table 2. The information is grouped by Race/ethnicity (appearing as row headers), 2021, 2022 and Percentage change, calculated using number units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Race/ethnicity 2021 2022 Percentage change
number
Black 647 829 +28%
East and Southeast Asian 312 220 -29%
South Asian 167 197 +18%
Arab and West Asian 184 172 -7%
Indigenous 77 69 -10%
White 57 88 +54%
OtherTable 2 Note 1 223 284 +27%
Not specified 78 91 +17%
Total 1,745 1,950 +12%
Note 1

Motivations based on race or ethnicity not otherwise stated and those that target more than one group.

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3) After peaking in 2021, overall police-reported hate crimes motivated by religion were down 15% in 2022, with a slight increase reported for those targeting the Jewish population.


Table 3
Table summary
This table displays the results of Table 3. The information is grouped by Religion (appearing as row headers), 2021, 2022 and Percentage change, calculated using number units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Religion 2021 2022 Percentage change
number
Jewish 492 502 +2%
Muslim 142 108 -24%
Catholic 155 52 -66%
OtherTable 3 Note 1 64 55 -14%
Not specified 33 33 0%
Total 886 750 -15%
Note 1

Motivations based on religions not otherwise stated.

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4) Hate crimes motivated by sexual orientation rose 12% in 2022.


Table 4
Table summary
This table displays the results of Table 4. The information is grouped by Motivation (appearing as row headers), 2021, 2022 and Percentage change, calculated using number units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Motivation 2021 2022 Percentage change
number
Sexual orientation 438 491 +12%
Sex or gender 60 89 +48%
OtherTable 4 Note 1 145 179 +23%
Note 1

Includes mental or physical disabilities, language, age and other similar factors.

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5) In 2022, changes in the number of hate crimes varied in the provinces and territories, after having increased across the board in 2021.


Table 5
Table summary
This table displays the results of Table 5. The information is grouped by Province or territory (appearing as row headers), Number of hate crimes, 2022 and Change in number of hate crimes, 2021 to 2022 (appearing as column headers).
Province or territory Number of hate crimes, 2022 Change in number of hate crimes, 2021 to 2022
Canada 3,576 +221
Newfoundland and Labrador 16 +4
Prince Edward Island 15 -4
Nova Scotia 113 +43
New Brunswick 48 +11
Quebec 439 -47
Ontario 1,916 +292
Manitoba 55 -18
Saskatchewan 78 +25
Alberta 316 -23
British Columbia 539 -73
Yukon 9 +5
Northwest Territories 14 +9
Nunavut 6 -5

6) The majority of police-reported hate crimes remained non-violent in 2022. Non-violent hate crimes rose 3%, while violent hate crimes were up 12%.


Table 6
Table summary
This table displays the results of Table 6. The information is grouped by Type of crime (appearing as row headers), Percentage (appearing as column headers).
Type of crime Percentage
Non-violent offences 54%
All mischief 45%
Other non-violent offences 9%
Violent offences 46%
Common assault (level 1) 14%
Uttering threats 13%
Other violent offences 19%

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.

Sources: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey.

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