Table 2
Hate crimes reported by police, by type of motivation, Canada, 2007 and 2008
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Type of motivation | 2007r | 2008 | Percent change in number from 2007 to 2008 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
number | percent | number | percent | ||
Race or Ethnicity | |||||
Black
|
158 | 33.5 | 205 | 37.3 | 30 |
South Asian
|
53 | 11.2 | 64 | 11.7 | 21 |
East and Southeast Asian
|
57 | 12.1 | 44 | 8.0 | -23 |
Arab or West Asian
|
34 | 7.2 | 37 | 6.7 | 9 |
Caucasian
|
50 | 10.6 | 22 | 4.0 | -56 |
Aboriginal1
|
14 | 3.0 | 20 | 3.6 | 43 |
Multiple races or ethnicities2
|
75 | 15.9 | 115 | 20.9 | 53 |
Other
|
31 | 6.6 | 42 | 7.7 | 35 |
Unknown
|
18 | ... | 14 | ... | -22 |
Total
|
490 | 100.0 | 563 | 100.0 | 15 |
Religion | |||||
Jewish
|
116 | 68.6 | 165 | 64.2 | 42 |
Catholic
|
15 | 8.9 | 30 | 11.7 | 100 |
Muslim (Islam)
|
29 | 17.2 | 26 | 10.1 | -10 |
Other
|
9 | 5.3 | 36 | 14.0 | ... |
Unknown
|
4 | ... | 8 | ... | ... |
Total
|
173 | 100.0 | 265 | 100.0 | 53 |
Sexual orientation | |||||
Homosexual (Lesbian or Gay)
|
67 | 95.7 | 152 | 96.2 | 127 |
Other
|
3 | 4.3 | 6 | 3.8 | ... |
Unknown
|
1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
Total
|
71 | 100.0 | 159 | 100.0 | 124 |
Other motivations | |||||
Sex
|
0 | 0.0 | 6 | 18.2 | ... |
Language
|
5 | 35.7 | 4 | 12.1 | ... |
Mental or physical disability
|
2 | 14.3 | 3 | 9.1 | ... |
Other similar factor3
|
7 | 50.0 | 20 | 60.6 | ... |
Total
|
14 | 100.0 | 33 | 100.0 | 136 |
Unknown | 17 | ... | 16 | ... | -6 |
Total | 765 | ... | 1,036 | ... | 35 |
1. The number of hate crimes against Aboriginals may be under-reported due to the unavailability of data from police services in the territories and the northern part of the Prairie provinces where the proportion of the Aboriginal population is highest. 2. Includes hate crimes that target more than one race or ethnic group. 3. Includes other motivations not otherwise stated. Examples may include age or political beliefs. Note: In total, information reflects data reported by police services covering 88% of the population of Canada. Where the number of hate-motivated crimes is below 10 in any given year, percent changes have not been calculated. Percentages have been calculated excluding "unknown" motivation. Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey. |
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