The Nizkor Project: Remembering the Holocaust (Shoah)

Disproportionate Harm
Hate Crime in Canada

Tables 10 Through 19




Table 10: Hate Crimes in Montreal: Target Categories
Source: Montreal Police ------------------------------------------------------------ Category # of Incidents % Total Incidents ------------------------------------------------------------ Racial 157 79% Religious 8 4% Sexual Orientation 17 9% Ethnicity/Nationality 7 4% Other 10 5% ------------------------------------------------------------ TOTAL 199<2> 100% ------------------------------------------------------------
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 ------------------------------------------------------------ Offence # of Incidents % Total Incidents ------------------------------------------------------------ Assault 68 34% Mischief 57 29% Threats 47 24% Hate Literature 9 5% Robbery 8 4% Break and Enter 5 3% Theft 4 2% ------------------------------------------------------------ TOTAL 198 100% ------------------------------------------------------------

Table 12: Hate Crimes in Ottawa: Target Categories
Source: Ottawa Police Service ------------------------------------------------------------ Category # of Incidents % Total Incidents ------------------------------------------------------------ Racial 215 54% Religious 110 29% Sexual Orientation 45 11% Ethnicity/Nationality 25 6% ------------------------------------------------------------ TOTAL 295 100% ------------------------------------------------------------

Table 13: Hate Crimes in Ottawa: Detailed Breakdown of Racial Categories
Source: Ottawa Police Service ------------------------------------------------------------ Racial Category # of Incidents % Total Incidents ------------------------------------------------------------ Anti-Black 161 75% Anti-White 27 13% Anti-Asian 12 6% Anti-Multi-Racial 9 4% Anti-Aboriginal 6 3% ------------------------------------------------------------ TOTAL 215 100% ------------------------------------------------------------

Table 14: Hate Crimes in Ottawa: Breakdown of Religious Target Category
Source: Ottawa Police Service ------------------------------------------------------------ Religious Category # of Incidents % Total Incidents ------------------------------------------------------------ Anti-Semitic 96 87% Anti-Islamic 8 7% Anti-Catholic 3 3% Anti-Protestant 1 <1% Other 2 2% ------------------------------------------------------------ TOTAL 110 100% ------------------------------------------------------------

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 ------------------------------------------------------------ Target Category % Hate Crimes in % Hate Crimes U.S. Canada (1993-1994) (1992) ------------------------------------------------------------ Racial Minorities 61% 62.5% Religious 23% 15.4% Minorities Sexual Orientation 11% 11.7% Ethnic Minorities 5% 10.4% ------------------------------------------------------------ TOTAL 100% 100% ------------------------------------------------------------

Table 16: Anti-Semitic Incidents, Canada 1982-1994
Source: League for Human Rights ------------------------------------------------------------ Year Offence Category Total # Total % of incidents ------------------------------------------------------------ Vandalism Harassment ------------------------------------------------------------ # of % Total # of % Total inci- inci- inci- incidents dents dents dents ------------------------------------------------------------ 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%) ------------------------------------------------------------

Table 17: Anti-Semitic Incidents in Canada: Principal Cities Affected, 1994
Source: League for Human Rights (1994) ------------------------------------------------------------ City % of Incidents % Total Incidents ------------------------------------------------------------ Toronto 146 50% Montreal 55 19% Ottawa 36 12% ------------------------------------------------------------

Table 18: Statistics from Lesbian/Gay Hotline in Toronto 1990-1995
Source: 519 Church Street Community Centre ------------------------------------------------------------ Assault Reported Number of Incidents % Total Incidents ------------------------------------------------------------ Physical & Verbal 175 36% Verbal harassment 136 30% Threatening 72 15% Physical Assault 51 10% Vandalism/Theft 43 9% Sexual Assault 10 <1% ------------------------------------------------------------ TOTAL 487 100% ------------------------------------------------------------

Table 19: Injuries Reported to Gay/Lesbian Hotline
(Note: Percentages exceed 100% due to multiple responding.
Source: 519 Church Street Community Centre ------------------------------------------------------------ Injuries Reported Percentage Reporting ------------------------------------------------------------ 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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