Infographic: Police-reported hate crime in Canada, 2023

Release date: March 25, 2025
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Infographic: Police-reported hate crime in Canada, 2023
Description: Infographic: Police-reported hate crime in Canada, 2023

The number of police-reported hate crimes was up 32% in 2023, the third sharp increase in four years. As a result, the number has more than doubled (+145%) since 2019.

Police-reported hate crimes Table summary
The information is grouped by Year (appearing as row headers), , calculated using (appearing as column headers).
Year Number
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 3,612
2023 4,777

Police-reported hate crimes motivated by religion were up 67% in 2023, in large part due to crimes targeting the Jewish and Muslim populations.

Table 2 Table summary
The information is grouped by Religion (appearing as row headers), 2022, 2023 and Percentage change, calculated using number units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Religion 2022 2023 Percentage change
number
Footnote 1.

Motivations based on religions not otherwise stated.

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Jewish 527 900 +71%
Muslim 109 211 +94%
Catholic 52 49 -6%
Other Table 2 Note 1 62 85 +37%
Not specified 18 39 +117%
Total 768 1,284 +67%

Hate crimes motivated by race or ethnicity increased 6% in 2023, rising for the fifth year in a row.

Table 3 Table summary
The information is grouped by Race/ethnicity (appearing as row headers), 2022, 2023, Percentage change and number, calculated using units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Race/ethnicity 2022 2023 Percentage change
number
Footnote 1.

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

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Black 842 784 -7%
East and Southeast Asian 213 192 -10%
South Asian 196 265 +35%
Arab and West Asian 172 262 +52%
Indigenous 66 70 +6%
White 91 80 -12%
Other Table 3 Note 1 314 358 +14%
Not specified 108 117 +8%
Total 2,002 2,128 +6%

Hate crimes motivated by sexual orientation rose 69% in 2023.

Table 4 Table summary
The information is grouped by Motivation (appearing as row headers), 2022, 2023 and Percentage change, calculated using number units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Motivation 2022 2023 Percentage change
number
Footnote 1.

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

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Sexual orientation 509 860 +69%
Sex or gender 90 123 +37%
Other Table 4 Note 1 186 202 +9%

In 2023, the number of hate crimes increased in all provinces and in Nunavut.

Table 5 Table summary
The information is grouped by Province or territory (appearing as row headers), , calculated using (appearing as column headers).
Province or territory Number of hate crimes, 2023 Change in number of hate crimes, 2022 to 2023
Canada 4,777 +1,165
Newfoundland and Labrador 18 +1
Prince Edward Island 21 +5
Nova Scotia 193 +78
New Brunswick 68 +18
Quebec 739 +320
Ontario 2,426 +476
Manitoba 115 +54
Saskatchewan 107 +27
Alberta 390 +71
British Columbia 669 +124
Yukon 6 -3
Northwest Territories 6 -9
Nunavut 7 +2

The majority of police-reported hate crimes remained non-violent in 2023.

Table 6 Table summary
The information is grouped by Type of crime (appearing as row headers), , calculated using (appearing as column headers).
Type of crime Percentage
Non-violent offences 55%
All mischief 43%
Other non-violent offences 12%
Violent offences 45%
Common assault (level 1) 14%
Uttering threats 14%
Other violent offences 17%

Non-violent hate crimes rose 36%, while violent hate crimes were up 28%.

Note: Hate crime counts include both confirmed and suspected hate crime incidents. The information in this infographic reflects data reported by police services covering over 99% 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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