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Last-Modified: 1997/01/16
Source: Department of Justice Canada

Table 10: Hate Crimes in Montreal: Target Categories
Source: Montreal Police
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     Category         # of Incidents      % Total Incidents
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      Racial                157                  79%
     Religious               8                   4%
Sexual Orientation          17                   9%
Ethnicity/Nationali          7                   4%
        ty
       Other                10                   5%
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       TOTAL              199<2>                100%
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2. The total of 199 reflects the fact that one incident was
directed at two distinct categories of victims (Jewish people
and homosexuals), accordingly it was counted twice.

Table 11: Hate Crimes in Montreal: Offense Categories
Source: Montreal Police
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      Offence         # of Incidents      % Total Incidents
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      Assault               68                   34%
     Mischief               57                   29%
      Threats               47                   24%
  Hate Literature            9                   5%
      Robbery                8                   4%
  Break and Enter            5                   3%
       Theft                 4                   2%
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       TOTAL                198                 100%
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Table 12: Hate Crimes in Ottawa: Target Categories
Source: Ottawa Police Service
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     Category         # of Incidents      % Total Incidents
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      Racial                215                  54%
     Religious              110                  29%
Sexual Orientation          45                   11%
Ethnicity/Nationality       25                   6%
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       TOTAL                295                 100%
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Table 13: Hate Crimes in Ottawa: Detailed Breakdown of Racial Categories
Source: Ottawa Police Service
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  Racial Category     # of Incidents      % Total Incidents
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    Anti-Black              161                  75%
    Anti-White              27                   13%
    Anti-Asian              12                   6%
 Anti-Multi-Racial           9                   4%
  Anti-Aboriginal            6                   3%
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       TOTAL                215                 100%
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Table 14: Hate Crimes in Ottawa: Breakdown of Religious Target Category
Source: Ottawa Police Service
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Religious Category    # of Incidents      % Total Incidents
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   Anti-Semitic             96                   87%
   Anti-Islamic              8                   7%
   Anti-Catholic             3                   3%
  Anti-Protestant            1                   <1%
       Other                 2                   2%
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       TOTAL                110                 100%
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Table 15: Hate Crime Targets: Canada v. U.S. (Police Statistics)
Sources: Canada: Department of Justice Canada; U.S.: Department of 
         Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation
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  Target Category    % Hate Crimes in    % Hate Crimes U.S.
                          Canada               (1992)
                        (1993-1994)
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 Racial Minorities          61%                 62.5%
     Religious              23%                 15.4%
    Minorities
Sexual Orientation          11%                 11.7%
 Ethnic Minorities          5%                  10.4%
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       TOTAL               100%                 100%
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Table 16: Anti-Semitic Incidents, Canada 1982-1994
Source: League for Human Rights
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Year           Offence Category            Total #  Total %
                                              of
                                           incidents
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          Vandalism        Harassment                   
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        # of   % Total    # of   % Total                
        inci-  inci-      inci-  incidents
        dents  dents      dents
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1982     19     (30%)      44     (70%)       63     (100%)
1983     25     (52%)      23     (48%)       48     (100%)
1984     60     (48%)      66     (52%)      126     (100%)
1985     52     (55%)      43     (45%)       95     (100%)
1986     23     (42%)      32     (58%)       55     (100%)
1987     18     (33%)      37     (67%)       55     (100%)
1988     52     (46%)      60     (54%)      112     (100%)
1989     63     (36%)     113     (64%)      176     (100%)
1990     60     (29%)     150     (71%)      210     (100%)
1991     50     (20%)     201     (80%)      251     (100%)
1992     46     (23%)     150     (77%)      196     (100%)
1993    105     (41%)     151     (59%)      256     (100%)
1994     92     (32%)     198     (68%)      290     (100%)
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Table 17: Anti-Semitic Incidents in Canada: Principal Cities Affected, 1994
Source: League for Human Rights (1994)
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       City           % of Incidents      % Total Incidents
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      Toronto               146                  50%
     Montreal               55                   19%
      Ottawa                36                   12%
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Table 18: Statistics from Lesbian/Gay Hotline in Toronto 1990- 1995
Source: 519 Church Street Community Centre
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 Assault Reported   Number of Incidents   % Total Incidents
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 Physical & Verbal          175                  36%
 Verbal harassment          136                  30%
    Threatening             72                   15%
 Physical Assault           51                   10%
  Vandalism/Theft           43                   9%
  Sexual Assault            10                   <1%
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       TOTAL                487                 100%
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Table 19: Injuries Reported to Gay/Lesbian Hotline (Note: Percentages 
          exceed 100% due to multiple responding. 
Source: 519  Church Street Community Centre
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           Injuries Reported                 Percentage
                                              Reporting
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             Head injuries                       16%
                Bruises                         100%
              Lacerations                        29%
               Scratches                         6%
                Sprains                          6%
                 Rapes                           1%
            Groin injuries                       2%
               Fractures                         17%
  Emotional trauma requiring time off            1%
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