Anti-Black Racism Incidents Tracker
Aggregated figures from the CanAfro Research Institute's Anti-Black Racism Incidents Tracker. Note that counts below five are not shown.
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Combine hate type, setting and province, and set a year range — or click the map circles and ring slices to drill in. Every figure shown is a published total that has passed the privacy checks.
Recorded incidents
1,546
Incidents by hate type
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| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Vandalism/Graffiti | 450 | 29 % |
| Hate Speech | 393 | 25 % |
| Harassment | 240 | 16 % |
| Physical Violence | 219 | 14 % |
| Discrimination | 118 | 8 % |
| Denial/Inaction on Racism | 74 | 5 % |
| Other/Unknown | 52 | 3 % |
Incidents by setting
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| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Educational Institutions | 473 | 31 % |
| Public & Community Spaces | 377 | 24 % |
| Unknown (not specified) | 275 | 18 % |
| Workplace & Commercial | 139 | 9 % |
| Government & Protective Services | 121 | 8 % |
| Online & Digital Platforms | 84 | 5 % |
| Residential & Private | 35 | 2 % |
| Leisure-Arts & Sports | 23 | 1 % |
| Healthcare & Welfare | 19 | 1 % |
Locations are city centres only — no incident is shown at its real address. Cities with fewer than 5 incidents are not shown.
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| City | Province | Incidents |
|---|---|---|
| Toronto | Ontario | 502 |
| Ottawa | Ontario | 309 |
| Hamilton | Ontario | 267 |
| Montréal | Québec | 54 |
| Halifax | Nova Scotia | 34 |
| Edmonton | Alberta | 28 |
| Vancouver | British Columbia | 18 |
| Calgary | Alberta | 17 |
| Mississauga | Ontario | 14 |
| Winnipeg | Manitoba | 12 |
| London | Ontario | 11 |
| Waterloo | Ontario | 10 |
| Victoria | British Columbia | 9 |
| Kitchener | Ontario | 8 |
| Windsor | Ontario | 8 |
| Newmarket | Ontario | 7 |
| Peterborough | Ontario | 6 |
| Barrie | Ontario | 6 |
| Brampton | Ontario | 6 |
| Regina | Saskatchewan | 6 |
| Guelph | Ontario | 5 |
| St John's | Newfoundland and Labrador | 5 |
| Brandon | Manitoba | 5 |
| Coquitlam | British Columbia | 5 |
| Surrey | British Columbia | 5 |
Recorded incidents
1,546
Data current to
September 2026
Years covered
2018–2026
Provinces & territories
9
Incidents by year
Counts below 5 are hidden to protect privacy.
The current year is still under way — its figures cover January to September 2026 and are drawn with an open point.
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| Year | Incidents |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 92 |
| 2019 | 107 |
| 2020 | 209 |
| 2021 | 230 |
| 2022 | 200 |
| 2023 | 137 |
| 2024 | 137 |
| 2025 | 208 |
| 2026 | 216 |
Incidents by hate type
Counts below 5 are hidden to protect privacy.
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| Category | Incidents |
|---|---|
| Vandalism/Graffiti | 450 |
| Hate Speech | 393 |
| Harassment | 240 |
| Physical Violence | 219 |
| Discrimination | 118 |
| Denial/Inaction on Racism | 74 |
| Other/Unknown | 52 |
Incidents by province
Counts below 5 are hidden to protect privacy.
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| Province | Incidents |
|---|---|
| Ontario | 1,231 |
| Québec | 82 |
| British Columbia | 69 |
| Alberta | 57 |
| Nova Scotia | 54 |
| Manitoba | 19 |
| New Brunswick | 9 |
| Saskatchewan | 9 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 8 |
Incidents by setting
Counts below 5 are hidden to protect privacy.
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| Category | Incidents |
|---|---|
| Educational Institutions | 473 |
| Public & Community Spaces | 377 |
| Unknown (not specified) | 275 |
| Workplace & Commercial | 139 |
| Government & Protective Services | 121 |
| Online & Digital Platforms | 84 |
| Residential & Private | 35 |
| Leisure-Arts & Sports | 23 |
| Healthcare & Welfare | 19 |
Incidents by recorded actor
Counts below 5 are hidden to protect privacy.
Recorded for 49% of documented incidents — grey marks records where the sources did not identify this.
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| Category | Incidents |
|---|---|
| Undisclosed | 782 |
| Child | 231 |
| Adult | 197 |
| Institutional | 130 |
| Police | 68 |
| Multiple | 62 |
| Student(s) | 57 |
| Teenager | 9 |
Incidents by recorded perpetrator gender
Counts below 5 are hidden to protect privacy.
Recorded for 16% of documented incidents — grey marks records where the sources did not identify this.
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| Category | Incidents |
|---|---|
| Undisclosed | 1,302 |
| Male | 167 |
| Female | 62 |
| Not applicable | 8 |
| Multiple | 7 |
Incidents by who was targeted
Counts below 5 are hidden to protect privacy.
Recorded for 54% of documented incidents — grey marks records where the sources did not identify this.
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| Category | Incidents |
|---|---|
| Undisclosed | 705 |
| Individual(s) | 273 |
| Student(s) | 249 |
| Community | 191 |
| Not yet classified | 43 |
| Multiple groups | 36 |
| Child(ren) | 25 |
| Staff | 16 |
| Other recorded | 8 |