The number of hate crimes reported to police in Canada jumped by 47 percent in 2017 from the previous year, targeting mostly Muslim, Jewish or black people, Statistics Canada said Thursday, according to AFP.
"For the year, police reported 2,073 hate crimes, 664 more than in 2016," with most of the uptick in graffiti and vandalism, incitement of hatred, assaults, and uttering threats in Ontario and Quebec provinces, the agency said.
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