The number of hate crimes motivated by race or ethnicity reported to the police in Canada has been increasing from 2014 to 2022. In 2022, there were 1,950 racist hate crimes reported, an increase from the 1,745 reported the previous year, and from the 611 reported in 2014.
By 2021, the ethnic minority most frequently affected by hate crimes motivated by race or ethnicity was that of black people, which accounted for over 37 percent of recorded racist hate crimes.
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StatCan. (March 13, 2024). Number of hate crimes motivated by race or ethnicity reported to police in Canada from 2014 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322738/number-racist-hate-crimes-reported-police-canada/
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