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Religion | 2006 | 2007r | 2008 |
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number of hate crimes | |||
Jewish | 137 | 116 | 165 |
Catholic | 13 | 15 | 30 |
Muslim (Islam) | 46 | 29 | 26 |
Other1 | 20 | 9 | 36 |
1. Includes other motivations based upon religions not otherwise stated (e.g. Sikh, Hindu, Buddhist). Note: Data are based upon information reported by police services covering 88% of the population of Canada. Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey. |