Table 1
Police-reported hate crimes, by type of motivation, 2011 and 2012

Table summary
This table displays the results of Police-reported hate crimes. The information is grouped by Type of motivation (appearing as row headers), 2011 and 2012, calculated using number and percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Type of motivation 2011 2012
number percent number percent
Race or ethnicity 679 52 704 51
Religion 326 25 419 30
Sexual orientation 240 18 185 13
Language 11 1 13 1
Sex 10 1 10 1
Disability 11 1 8 1
Age 3 0s 4 0s
OtherNote 1 33 3 47 3
Unknown 19 Note ...: not applicable 24 Note ...: not applicable
Total 1,332 100 1,414 100
... not applicable
0s value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded
Note 1.

Includes other similar factors (e.g. occupation or political beliefs).

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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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