Table 2
Police-reported hate crimes, by type of motivation, 2010
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| Police-reported hate crimes | Police-reported hate crimes that were violent | |
|---|---|---|
| number | % | |
| Total, type of motivation | 1,401 | 33.6 |
| Total, race or ethnicity | 707 | 34.0 |
| Black | 271 | 34.4 |
| Arab or West Asian | 75 | 48.4 |
| South Asian | 67 | 47.3 |
| East and Southeast Asian | 41 | 35.1 |
| Caucasian | 36 | 38.5 |
| Aboriginal | 17 | 62.5 |
| Multiple races or ethnicities | 107 | 6.9 |
| Other race or ethnicity | 75 | 31.8 |
| Unknown race or ethnicity | 18 | 18.8 |
| Total, religion | 395 | 17.0 |
| Jewish | 204 | 21.8 |
| Muslim (Islam) | 52 | 20.0 |
| Catholic | 50 | 2.2 |
| Other religion | 62 | 22.9 |
| Unknown religion | 27 | 0.0 |
| Total, sexual orientation | 218 | 65.2 |
| Homosexual (lesbian or gay) | 196 | 63.7 |
| Other sexual orientation | 17 | 75.0 |
| Unknown sexual orientation | 5 | 80.0 |
| Total, other motivations | 51 | 37.0 |
| Mental or physical disability | 8 | 71.4 |
| Sex | 7 | 50.0 |
| Language | 5 | 60.0 |
| Other motivations | 31 | 21.4 |
| Unknown | 30 | 6.7 |
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