Crimes Against Jewish Community Rose 71 Percent in 2023: StatCan

Published on July 29, 2024

The Jewish community was the primary target of police-reported hate crimes in 2023, despite comprising less than one percent of Canada’s population. Anti-Semitic incidents rose 71 percent between 2022 and 2023 for a total of 900 reported crimes last year, according to StatCan figures. Jewish-related hate crimes have risen steadily over the past four years with 331 incidents in 2020, 492 in 2021, and 527 in 2022. The rise in anti-Semitic crimes was part of an upward national trend, according to a recent report published by Statistics Canada. Police recorded a 32 percent surge in hate crimes from 3,612 incidents in 2022 to 4,777 in 2023, the report said, noting that the numbers represent only reported crimes and do not take into account victims who choose not to call police....

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