Canada's hate crimes continue to rise


By Lin Wei
  • World
  • Thursday, 14 Mar 2024

OTTAWA, March 13 (Xinhua) -- The number of hate crimes reported by police in Canada rose from 3,355 incidents in 2021 to 3,576 in 2022, a 7 percent increase, Statistics Canada said Wednesday.

This followed two sharp annual increases, resulting in a cumulative rise of 83 percent from 2019 to 2022, said the national statistical agency.

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