Crimes Against Jewish Community Rose 71 Percent in 2023: StatCan

Crimes Against Jewish Community Rose 71 Percent in 2023: StatCan
Canadian and Israeli flags fly in Ottawa on Oct. 11, 2023. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
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Canada’s Jewish community was the primary target of police-reported hate crimes in 2023, despite comprising less than one percent of the country’s population.

Anti-Semitic incidents rose 71 percent between 2022 and 2023 for a total of 900 reported crimes last year, according to Statistics Canada 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.