Evaluation of the Nationally Standardized Data Collection Strategy on Hate-Motivated Crime

Appendix F: Survey of police services

We thank you for taking the time to complete the survey.

Please note that the responses you provide will not be attributed to you or to your police service, and survey results will be reported in aggregate form only.

Hate-Motivated crime in Canada

The following questions ask your opinion on the issue of hate-motivated crime in Canada.

Note that Statistics Canada defines hate-motivated crime as:

“a criminal violation motivated by hate, based on race, national or ethnic origin, language, colour, religion, sex, age, mental or physical disability, sexual orientation or any other similar factor.”

1. Please indicate your level of agreement with the following statements.

Statement Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree Don’t Know
a) Hate-motivated crime is an important issue. 1 2 3 4 D/K
b) Hate-motivated crime is prevalent in my area. 1 2 3 4 D/K
c) Hate-motivated crime is prevalent in Canada. 1 2 3 4 D/K

2. How would you characterize the prevalence of hate-motivated crime in Canada? [SELECT ONE RESPONSE]

  • Hate-motivated crime has become more prevalent in recent years.
  • Hate-motivated crime has become less prevalent in recent years.
  • The prevalence of hate-motivated crime has not changed significantly in recent years.
  • Don’t Know

The Nationally Standardized Data Collection Strategy on Hate-Motivated Crime

The Nationally Standardized Data Collection Strategy on Hate-Motivated Crime (hereafter referred to as the Strategy) aims to standardize the way in which police services across Canada collect and report on hate-motivated crime. The Strategy is managed by Citizenship and Immigration Canada and is undertaken with the assistance of the Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics (CCJS) of Statistics Canada.

Under the Strategy, Statistics Canada provides training to police services on the definitions and processes for standardized reporting of hate-motivated crime, as well as ongoing assistance with reporting procedures. Police services regularly submit their standardized hate-motivated crime data to Statistics Canada via the UCR 2.2 survey or the hate crime supplemental survey. Reports are then produced each year showing the rates of different types of hate-motivated crime in areas across Canada.

3. Please indicate your level of agreement with the following statements.

Statement Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree Don’t Know
a) There is a need for nationally standardized data on hate-motivated crime in Canada. 1 2 3 4 D/K
b) Nationally standardized hate-motivated crime data is useful in informing the work undertaken by police services. 1 2 3 4 D/K
c) It is useful for police services to be able to compare hate-motivated crime statistics from their own area with those of other areas, and with Canada overall. 1 2 3 4 D/K

4. How familiar are you with the Strategy?

Not at all familiar Not very Familiar Somewhat Familiar Very Familiar
1 2 3 4

5. Does your police service collect and report hate-motivated crime data to Statistics Canada?

  • Yes [GO TO Q7]
  • No [GO TO Q6]
  • Don’t Know [GO TO Q12]

6. For what reason(s) does your police service not report hate-motivated crime to Statistics Canada? We need to make this response mandatory; otherwise, it does not skip #7.

[THOSE WHO ANSWERED Q6 GO TO Q12]

7. What survey does your police service use to report hate-motivated crime data to Statistics Canada?

  • Uniform Crime Reporting Survey (UCR 2.2)
  • Supplemental survey on hate-motivated crime
  • Don’t Know

Training

8. Has your police service received any training and/or training materials on collecting hate-motivated crime data from Statistics Canada? This could have included, for example, on-site or teleconference training sessions and/or receiving training materials or other tools such as training manuals and PowerPoint slides.

  • Yes [GO TO Q9]
  • No [GO TO Q12]
  • Don’t Know [GO TO Q12]

The following questions ask your opinion on the training and/or training materials provided by Statistics Canada.

9. Please indicate your level of agreement with the following statements.

Statement Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree Don’t Know
a) The training sessions provided by Statistics Canada were useful. 1 2 3 4 D/K
b) The training sessions improved the quality of the data reported by our police service on hate-motivated crime. 1 2 3 4 D/K
c) It is important that police services receive training from Statistics Canada prior to collecting and reporting data on hate crime in their area. 1 2 3 4 D/K
d) The training materials we received as part of the Statistics Canada training were useful 1 2 3 4 D/K
e) My police service has the knowledge and information needed to effectively collect and report data on hate-motivated crime 1 2 3 4 D/K

10. To your knowledge, are there any knowledge or training gaps at your police service with respect to collecting hate-motivated crime data?

  • Yes
  • No
  • Don’t Know

[IF Q10=YES, GO TO Q11, OTHERS GO TO Q12]

11. Please describe any knowledge or training gaps with respect to collecting hate-motivated crime data.

Information use

12. Are you familiar with the information products produced by Statistics Canada on hate-motivated crime in Canada, such as analytical reports or data tables?

  • Yes [GO TO Q13]
  • No [GO TO Q21]
  • Don’t Know [GO TO Q21]

13. Which of the following types of information products produced by Statistics Canada are you familiar with? [SELECT ALL THAT APPLY]

  • Data tables, custom data requests
  • Analytical report(s)
  • Conference presentation(s)
  • Other, please specify

14. Please indicate your level of agreement with the following statement.

 Statement Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree Don’t Know
a) The information products produced by the Strategy have increased my knowledge of hate-motivated crime. 1 2 3 4 D/K

15. To your knowledge, have the information products produced by Statistics Canada been put to use by yourself or anyone else in your police service?

  • Yes [GO TO Q16]
  • No [GO TO Q18]
  • Don’t Know [GO TO Q19]

16. Please describe the purpose(s) for which the information was used. (For example, analytical purposes, changes to programs or policies?)

17. Please describe the most significant impact(s), if any, of the usage of this information (e.g., targeted outreach, policy changes).

[THOSE WHO ANSWERED Q17 GO TO Q19]

18. For what reason(s) has the information produced by Statistics Canada not been used? [SELECT ALL THAT APPLY]

  • Not aware of how to access information
  • Information is not relevant to the work of my police service
  • Information has not been timely enough
  • My police service area is not included in the information produced
  • Hate-motivated crime is not an issue in my area
  • Other, please specify

19. Overall, how important has the information/data produced by Statistics Canada been to your police service?

Not at all important Not very important Important Very important Don’t Know
1 2 3 4 D/K

20. Do you have any suggestions on how the information produced by Statistics Canada could be improved / made more useful?

Alternative approaches

21. Are you aware of any other information sources, other than those produced by Statistics Canada, that provide information on hate-motivated crime?

  • Yes [GO TO Q22]
  • No [GO TO Q23]
  • Don’t Know [GO TO Q23]

22. Can you describe these other sources of information for hate-motivated crime?

23. Are there alternate approaches that could be used to more effectively collect and report on nationally standardized hate-motivated crime? This could include the data collection by Statistics Canada being undertaken in a different way or by a different organization.

  • Yes [GO TO Q22]
  • No [GO TO Q23]
  • Don’t Know [GO TO Q23]

24. What alternate approach could be used?

Profile information

25. Does your police service currently have a unit specifically dedicated to hate-motivated crime (i.e., a hate crime unit)?

  • Yes
  • No
  • Don’t Know

[IF Q25=YES AND Q5=YES (REPORT DATA TO STRATEGY) GO TO Q26. ALL OTHERS SKIP TO Q27]

26. Was this unit developed as a result of your police service’s participation in hate-motivated data collection by Statistics Canada?

  • Yes
  • No
  • Don’t Know

27. Please indicate your current job title. [SELECT ONE OPTION]

  • Chief of Police
  • Deputy Chief
  • Superintendent
  • Staff Sergeant
  • Director
  • Inspector
  • Sergeant
  • Captain
  • Chief Constable
  • Constable
  • Lieutenant Colonel
  • Colonel
  • Other, please specify

28. Please indicate in which type of police service you work. [SELECT ONE OPTION]

  • Municipal police service
  • First Nations police service
  • Provincial police service (e.g. Ontario Provincial Police, Sûreté du Québec)
  • Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
  • Military Police
  • Other, please specify

29. Please indicate the location of your police service / your detachment.

  • Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Prince Edward Island
  • Nova Scotia
  • New Brunswick
  • Quebec
  • Ontario
  • Manitoba
  • Saskatchewan
  • Alberta
  • British Columbia
  • Nunavut
  • Northwest Territories
  • Yukon

30. Which of the following best characterizes the community in which your police service is located?

  • Rural or small town (less than 10,000 people)
  • Small city (between 10,000 and 100,000 residents)
  • City (more than 100,000 residents)

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