Close to 50% rise in hate crimes towards Jews in 2021 – Hate crimes targeting religious groups increased 67 percent from 2020, breaking an encouraging three-year downturn. | The Jerusalem Post

Jewish Canadians remain the most targeted religious minority for hate crime, and second overall, according to Canada’s national statistical agency.
Statistics Canada released data on Tuesday showing that overall, hate crimes in 2021 targeting religious groups increased 67% from 2020, breaking a three-year downturn. Incidents targeting the Jewish community grew a dramatic 47% since 2020, and cumulatively 59% over the last two years. This reflects that 1.3 people out of every 1,000 members of Canada’s Jewish community report being the target of a hate crime in 2021.