link: http://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/dail...-number-hate-crimes-per-capita-185040076.html
Police-reported hate crimes in Canada jumped 42 per cent in 2009 compared to 2008, according to a new study released by Statistics Canada. And the worst areas per capita are all in Ontario.
The Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo area had 17.9 hate crimes per 100,000 people followed by Guelph at 17.1, Peterborough at 14.8 and Ottawa at 14.5. The number of hate crimes tripled in the Kitchener area from 2008.
Canada's largest city, Toronto, was eighth with 6.9 while Vancouver had 7 and Montreal had 2.6 hate crimes per 100,000 people.
However, Ottawa and Toronto saw the largest year-over-year increase in total reported offenses. Ottawa had 83 more hate crimes, a more than 250 per cent jump, while Toronto had 79 more, a 30 per cent increase.
Police-reported hate crimes in Canada jumped 42 per cent in 2009 compared to 2008, according to a new study released by Statistics Canada. And the worst areas per capita are all in Ontario.
The Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo area had 17.9 hate crimes per 100,000 people followed by Guelph at 17.1, Peterborough at 14.8 and Ottawa at 14.5. The number of hate crimes tripled in the Kitchener area from 2008.
Canada's largest city, Toronto, was eighth with 6.9 while Vancouver had 7 and Montreal had 2.6 hate crimes per 100,000 people.
However, Ottawa and Toronto saw the largest year-over-year increase in total reported offenses. Ottawa had 83 more hate crimes, a more than 250 per cent jump, while Toronto had 79 more, a 30 per cent increase.
