Table 8
Characteristics of persons accused of hate crimes, Canada, 2010 to 2019


Table 8
Characteristics of persons accused of hate crimes, Canada, 2010 to 2019
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, Gender, Age, Male and Female, calculated using number, percent and median units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Detailed motivation Accused GenderTable 8 Note 1 AgeTable 8 Note 2
Male Female
number percent median
Race/ethnicity 2,484 84 16 28.0
Black 955 83 17 26.0
East or Southeast Asian 209 84 16 30.0
South Asian 255 87 13 31.0
Arab or West Asian 377 83 17 36.0
Indigenous 126 86 14 27.0
White 145 76 24 24.0
Other or not specifiedTable 8 Note 3 417 88 12 25.0
Religion 1,037 89 11 33.0
Jewish 403 92 8 25.0
Muslim 370 86 14 44.0
Catholic 79 94 6 25.0
Other or not specifiedTable 8 Note 4 185 85 15 28.0
Sexual orientation 828 90 10 23.0
TotalTable 8 Note 5 4,835 86 14 28.0
Note 1

Excludes accused where gender is unknown. Given that small counts of victims and accused persons identified as “gender diverse” may exist, the aggregate Uniform Crime Reporting Survey (UCR) data available to the public has been recoded to assign these counts to either “male” or “female”, in order to ensure the protection of confidentiality and privacy. Victims and accused persons identified as gender diverse have been assigned to either male or female based on the regional distribution of victims’ or accused persons’ gender.

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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 or gender, 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 99.7% 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. 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 2019, there was information on 4,835 accused individuals associated with 3,978 incidents. In 14% 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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