The Jewish Canadians were the most targeted religious group in 2024.

Hate crimes increased in Canada for the sixth year in a row, according to what I mentioned recently Data from Canada statistics, What shows attacks against the Jewish community has greatly outperformed other types of religious motivated attacks in 2024.

the The report was issued last week It provides an insight into the motives of hate crimes reported by the police. The highest factor was sweat and race, and religion was the second most popular motivational and sexual trend in third place.

In total, 4,882 crime of hatred was reported in 2024, one percent increase from 4828 in 2023, which is part of a wider increase in hate crimes that were reported since 2020.

Within the category of hate crimes motivated by religion, 2024 witnessed 1,342 hate crimes, which were similar to about 2023 in 1,345, and above 768 in 2022.

In 2024, of 1343 hate crimes reported that were classified as motivated by religion, those who target Jewish society represent 920, or nearly 68 percent.

The largest number of religious hate crimes were those targeting Muslim Canadians, with 229 reports in 2024, a slight increase of 220 accidents in 2023 and 109 in 2022.

For Catholics, 61 hate crimes were reported in 2024, compared to 49 in 2023 and 52 in 2022.

Religious groups classified by Statistics by Canada under the “other” category witnessed increasing reports of hate crime, with 105 accidents in 2024, 85 in 2023 and 62 in 2022.

The results come slightly more than one month after the national Holocaust monument in Ottawa, Which leads to charges against a 46 -year -old Ottawa man. The investigation was led by the crime unit in the Outua police service.

“The latest crime statistics in the police are horrific-in 2024, he was more likely to test a 25-time Canadian of hate crime more than any other Canadian,” Noah Shak, CEO of the Center for Israel and Jewish Affairs said in an e-mail statement.

“But the numbers do not paint the full picture. It only reflects a small part of what the Jewish Canadians test every day. The daily reality is the families who wonder whether it is safe to walk to the synagogue, the school buses that are examined for explosives, and students are exposed to intimidation and harassment for being Jews.”

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The Canadian Islamic society was also the focus of crimes and attacks of religious motivated hatred, as the police stated that the incidents were high. The Islamic Consultative Council in Canada (Macc) describes the rising trend as “very worrying, but unfortunately not surprising.”

“Our societies are still distinguished by their faith, facing verbal abuse, physical attacks, and systematic discrimination through public and private spaces,” says the director of the Board of Directors.

“These data confirm what we have been raising for a long time: the anti -Muslims hatred in Canada is not only continuous, but also grows and is at risk. Behind these numbers, there are people, families, live in fear. This cannot be the Canadian reality that we accept.”

Although anti -Semitism is not new in Canada, the recent mutations in hate reports targeting the Jewish community increased by an annual basis by 82 percent in 2023 compared to 2022, Canadian statistics data showed.

In late 2023, it was distinguished by the beginning of a tense conflict in the Middle East, which arises from agitation The attack on Israel on October 7, 2023.

The attack was killed 1,200 people in Israel, with hundreds of hostages.

The conflict continued to escalate and remain, with attempts to reach a ceasefire repeatedly fail.

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