Table 9
Characteristics of persons accused of hate crimes, Canada, 2010 to 2018


Table 9
Characteristics of persons accused of hate crimes, Canada, 2010 to 2018
Table summary
This table displays the results of Characteristics of persons accused of hate crimes. The information is grouped by Detailed motivation (appearing as row headers), Accused, Sex, Age, Male and Female, calculated using number, percent and median units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Detailed motivation Accused SexTable 9 Note 1 AgeTable 9 Note 2
Male Female
number percent median
Race/ethnicity 2,094 84 16 26
Black 809 83 17 24
East or Southeast Asian 182 85 15 28
South Asian 214 86 14 29
Arab or West Asian 306 84 16 35
Indigenous 107 86 14 25
White 120 75 25 23
Other or not specifiedTable 9 Note 3 356 88 12 23
Religion 874 89 11 32
Jewish 347 92 8 24
Muslim 304 87 13 43
Catholic 66 94 6 22
Other or not specifiedTable 9 Note 4 157 85 15 25
Sexual Orientation 710 90 10 23
TotalTable 9 Note 5 4,073 86 14 26
Note 1

Excludes accused where sex is unknown.

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Note 2

Excludes accused where age is unknown or over 89.

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Note 3

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 and those where no race or ethnicity was specified.

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Note 4

Includes motivations based upon religions not otherwise stated (e.g., Sikh, Hindu, Buddhist) as well as those where no religion was specified.

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Note 5

Includes motivations based on mental or physical disability, language, sex, age, and other similar factors (e.g., occupation or political beliefs) as well as incidents where the motivation is unknown.

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Note: Information in this table reflects data from municipal and provincial police services as well as the Royal Canadian Mounted Police covering up to 96.2% of the Canadian population. For the years 2010 to 2013, the municipal police services of Saint John, Québec, Toronto, and Calgary were excluded from the data. For 2010, the Ontario Provincial Police were also excluded. For 2014 and 2015, the municipal police services of Saint John, Québec, and Calgary were excluded. In 2016, the municipal police service of Calgary was excluded. In 2017, the municipal police service of Saint John was excluded. In 2018, the municipal police service of Calgary was excluded. This table includes any counts that occurred within the jurisdiction of police services not reporting to UCR2.2, but that were investigated by other police services that do report, such as the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the Ontario Provincial Police, or the Sûreté du Québec. Percentages may not add up due to rounding. It should be noted that children under the age of 12 cannot be charged with a criminal offence. From 2010 to 2018, there was information on 4,073 accused individuals associated with 3,309 incidents. In 15% of these incidents, more than one accused was identified. Incidents where the motivation was unknown are included in the counts given in this note.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics, Incident-based Uniform Crime Reporting Survey.
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