Table 2
Police-reported hate crimes, by detailed motivation, Canada, 2010 and 2011

Table 2
Police-reported hate crimes, by detailed motivation, Canada, 2010 and 2011
Table summary
This table displays the results of police-reported hate crimes. The information is grouped by detailed motivation (appearing as row headers), 2010 and 2011, calculated using number and percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Detailed motivation 2010 2011
number percent number percent
Race/ethnicity 707 52 679 52
Black 271 20 268 21
East and Southeast Asian 41 3 62 5
South Asian 67 5 59 5
Arab/West Asian 75 6 50 4
White 36 3 30 2
Aboriginal 17 1 27 2
OtherNote 1 182 14 152 12
Unknown 18 Note ...: not applicable 31 Note ...: not applicable
Religion 395 29 326 25
Jewish 204 16 188 15
Muslim 52 4 49 4
Catholic 50 4 29 2
OtherNote 2 62 5 36 3
Unknown 27 Note ...: not applicable 24 Note ...: not applicable
Sexual Orientation 218 16 240 18
OtherNote 3 51 4 68 5
Unknown 30 Note ...: not applicable 19 Note ...: not applicable
Total 1,401 100 1,332 100
... not applicable
Note 1.

Includes motivations based upon race or ethnicity not otherwise stated (e.g. Latin American, South American) as well as hate crimes which target more than one race or ethnic group.

Note 2.

Includes motivations based upon religions not otherwise stated (e.g. Sikh, Hindu, Buddhist).

Note 3.

Includes mental or physical disability, language, sex and other similar factors (e.g. occupation or political beliefs).

Note: Information reflects data reported by police services covering 99% of the population of Canada. Percentages may not add to 100% due to rounding.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Incident-based Uniform Crime Reporting Survey.
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