The Surge of Hate Crimes Targeting Jews

Hate Crime Data Chart

Police-reported hate crime data for 2023 published in July 2024 by Statistics Canada validate the concern about which the Jewish community has been warning: antisemitism has risen to levels unseen in modern times. The most frequently reported hate crimes in 2023 were directed toward Jewish, 2SLGBTQIA+, and Black populations, accounting respectively for 19, 18, and 16 percent of the total number of hate crimes, with the Jewish community taking the top spot for the first time. Members of the Jewish community were targeted in 900 instances of police-reported hate crimes last year – representing a 71 percent increase from the year prior. Despite representing just one percent of the Canadian population, Jews were the victim in 70 percent of all religion-motivated hate crimes.

Police-reported crime statistics in Canada, 2023