Jewish Canadians were the most targeted religious group in 2024, data shows
Global News
A new report from Statistics Canada shows the Jewish community is the most targeted religious group when it comes to reported hate crimes, followed by Muslim Canadians.
Hate crimes in Canada rose for the sixth straight year, according to recent data from Statistics Canada, which shows attacks against the Jewish community far outweighed other types of religiously motivated attacks in 2024.
The report released last week provides some insight into the motivations of police-reported hate crimes. The top factor was race and ethnicity, religion was the second most common motivating factor and sexual orientation came third.
In total, there were 4,882 hate crimes reported in 2024, an increase of one per cent from the 4,828 in 2023, part of a broader surge in hate crimes reported since 2020.
Within the category of hate crimes motivated by religion, 2024 saw 1,342 hate crimes, which was roughly the same as 2023 at 1,345, and up from 768 in 2022.
In 2024, of the 1,343 reported hate crimes that were classified as motivated by religion, those targeting the Jewish community accounted for 920, or roughly 68 per cent.
The next largest number of religiously motivated hate crimes were those targeting Muslim Canadians, with 229 reports in 2024, up slightly from 220 incidents in 2023 and 109 in 2022.
For Catholics, 61 hate crimes were reported in 2024, compared to 49 in 2023 and 52 in 2022.
Religious groups classified by Statistics Canada under the “other” category saw rising hate crime reports as well, with 105 incidents in 2024, 85 in 2023 and 62 in 2022.
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