Chart 5
Police-reported violent and non-violent hate crimes, by type of offence, Canada, 2021
1.
General mischief includes all mischief-related violations except for mischief in relation to property used primarily for worship or by an identifiable group, which is captured separately.
2.
These offences are by definition hate crimes. The other listed offences are general Criminal Code offences, such as assault or uttering threats, motivated by hate.
3.
Includes assaults against public peace officers.
Note(s):
Hate crime counts from the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey include both confirmed and suspected hate crime incidents. They include incidents where hate motivation was unknown. The information in this chart reflects data reported by police services covering 99.7% of the population of Canada. Other non-violent offences include crimes against property (e.g., breaking and entering) and other non-violent criminal violations (e.g., disturbing the peace). Other violent offences include other crimes against people involving violence or the threat of violence, such as homicide, attempted murder, robbery, indecent or harassing communications, or other assaults, and some traffic offences.
Source(s):
Incident-based Uniform Crime Reporting Survey (3302).
Chart description
This is a bar clustered chart.
| % | |
|---|---|
| General mischief¹ | 37 |
| Mischief in relation to property used primarily for worship or by an identifiable group² | 7 |
| Public incitement of hatred and advocating genocide² | 3 |
| Other non-violent offences | 8 |
| Uttering threats | 13 |
| Common assault (level 1)³ | 13 |
| Major assault (levels 2 and 3)³ | 7 |
| Criminal harassment | 5 |
| Other violent offences | 6 |
1.
General mischief includes all mischief-related violations except for mischief in relation to property used primarily for worship or by an identifiable group, which is captured separately.
2.
These offences are by definition hate crimes. The other listed offences are general Criminal Code offences, such as assault or uttering threats, motivated by hate.
3.
Includes assaults against public peace officers.
Note(s):
Hate crime counts from the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey include both confirmed and suspected hate crime incidents. They include incidents where hate motivation was unknown. The information in this chart reflects data reported by police services covering 99.7% of the population of Canada. Other non-violent offences include crimes against property (e.g., breaking and entering) and other non-violent criminal violations (e.g., disturbing the peace). Other violent offences include other crimes against people involving violence or the threat of violence, such as homicide, attempted murder, robbery, indecent or harassing communications, or other assaults, and some traffic offences.
Source(s):
Incident-based Uniform Crime Reporting Survey (3302).
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