Police-reported hate crime in Canada, 2020
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Description: Police-reported hate crime in Canada, 2020
The number of police-reported hate crimes increased 37% during the first year of the pandemic. This increase was mostly due to more incidents targeting race or ethnicity, which nearly doubled.
Year | Number |
---|---|
2009 | 1,482 |
2010 | 1,401 |
2011 | 1,332 |
2012 | 1,414 |
2013 | 1,167 |
2014 | 1,295 |
2015 | 1,362 |
2016 | 1,409 |
2017 | 2,073 |
2018 | 1,817 |
2019 | 1,951 |
2020 | 2,669 |
In 2020, 62% of all police-reported hate crimes were motivated by race or ethnicity.
Race/ethnicity | 2019 | 2020 | Percentage change |
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number | |||
Black | 345 | 663 | +92 |
East or Southeast Asian | 67 | 269 | +301 |
South Asian | 81 | 119 | +47 |
Arab or West Asian | 125 | 123 | -2 |
Indigenous | 29 | 73 | +152 |
White | 48 | 81 | +69 |
OtherTable 2 Note 1 | 150 | 193 | +29 |
Not specified | 39 | 73 | +87 |
Total | 884 | 1,594 | +80 |
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In 2020, 20% of hate crimes were motivated by religion.
Religion | 2019 | 2020 | Percentage change |
---|---|---|---|
number | |||
Jewish | 306 | 321 | +5 |
Muslim | 182 | 82 | -55 |
Catholic | 51 | 42 | -18 |
OtherTable 3 Note 1 | 57 | 41 | -28 |
Not specified | 17 | 29 | +71 |
Total | 613 | 515 | -16 |
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Hate crimes motivated by sexual orientation fell slightly after peaking in 2019.
Motivation | 2019 | 2020 | Percentage change |
---|---|---|---|
number | |||
Sexual orientation | 265 | 259 | -2 |
Sex or gender | 56 | 46 | -18 |
OtherTable 4 Note 1 | 94 | 143 | +52 |
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In 2020, most provinces and two territories reported increases.
Province or territory | Number of hate crimes, 2020 | Change in number of hate crimes, 2019 to 2020 |
---|---|---|
Canada | 2,669 | +718 |
Newfoundland and Labrador | 8 | +2 |
Prince Edward Island | 7 | -1 |
Nova Scotia | 55 | +23 |
New Brunswick | 19 | -11 |
Quebec | 485 | +86 |
Ontario | 1,164 | +316 |
Manitoba | 55 | 0 |
Saskatchewan | 53 | +20 |
Alberta | 291 | +84 |
British Columbia | 519 | +198 |
Yukon | 4 | +2 |
Northwest Territories | 4 | -2 |
Nunavut | 5 | +1 |
0 true zero or a value rounded to zero |
The majority of police-reported hate crimes were non-violent offences.
Type of crime | Percentage |
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Non-violent offences | 57 |
All mischief | 44 |
Other non-violent offences | 13 |
Violent offences | 43 |
Common assault (level 1) | 13 |
Uttering threats | 12 |
Other violent offences | 17 |
Note: Hate crime counts include both confirmed and suspected hate crime incidents. Information reflects data reported by police services covering 99.7% of the population of Canada.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey.
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