Hate crimes in Canada surge 47%, fueled by attacks on Jewish, Muslim and black populations
Source: Washington Post
By Amanda Coletta December 4 at 7:00 AM
TORONTO — Reported hate crimes in Canada skyrocketed 47 percent last year, the highest number since comparable data first become available in 2009, according to recently released figures from Statistics Canada.
Law enforcement agencies reported that 2,073 hate crimes occurred in 2017, up from 1,409 in 2016, an increase fueled by incidents primarily taking place in Ontario and Quebec targeting Canada’s Jewish, Muslim and black populations.
Although it marked the fourth consecutive year that hate crimes have increased in the country, this uptick represented the largest year-on-year jump during that period.
“Ordinarily, I would give the caveat that any increase in crime statistics could be the result of better police recording and public reporting,” said Barbara Perry, a criminology professor at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology who studies hate crimes. “But this kind of leap means more is going on than just changes in recording behavior.”
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2018/12/04/hate-crimes-canada-surge-fueled-by-attacks-jewish-muslim-black-populations/?utm_term=.9c67052a0f02
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