Table 6
Characteristics of hate crime victims, Canada, 2011
Characteristic | Race or ethnicity | Religion | Sexual orientation | OtherNote 1 | Unknown | Total |
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percent | ||||||
Sex | ||||||
Male | 71 | 66 | 85 | 63 | 60 | 75 |
Female | 29 | 34 | 15 | 38 | 40 | 25 |
Total | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Age | ||||||
Under 18 years | 20 | 18 | 16 | 25 | 60 | 19 |
18 to 24 years | 17 | 13 | 34 | 4 | 20 | 21 |
25 to 34 years | 25 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
35 to 44 years | 18 | 23 | 13 | 21 | 0 | 17 |
45 to 54 years | 15 | 18 | 11 | 29 | 20 | 15 |
55 years and older | 5 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 7 |
Total | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Relationship to accused | ||||||
Stranger | 65 | 50 | 60 | 46 | 20 | 61 |
AcquaintanceNote 2 | 33 | 44 | 36 | 50 | 80 | 36 |
FamilyNote 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
Total | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Injuries | ||||||
No injury or not applicableNote 4 | 65 | 78 | 51 | 54 | 80 | 61 |
Minor physical injury | 32 | 22 | 48 | 42 | 20 | 37 |
Major physical injury | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
Total | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Incident-based Uniform Crime Reporting Survey. |
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