Table 2 
Homicides, by census metropolitan area, 2016 and 2017  

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Homicides, by census metropolitan area, 2016 and 2017
Population (number) – 2017Number of victims – 2016rRate1 – 2016rNumber of victims – 2017Rate1 – 2017Difference in the number of victims – 2016 to 2017% change in rate – 2016 to 2017Average annual number of victims – 2007 to 2016Average annual rate1 – 2007 to 2016
Canada 36,708,083 612 1.69 660 1.80 48 6.5 578 1.67
Census metropolitan areas, total2,3 25,876,117 418 1.64 422 1.63 4 -0.5 386 1.61
Outside census metropolitan areas, total4 10,831,966 194 1.80 238 2.20 44 22.0 192 1.82
Census metropolitan areas                  
Population of 500,000 and more                  
Toronto 6,273,778 96 1.56 92 1.47 -4 -5.8 89 1.54
Montreal 4,148,023 42 1.02 46 1.11 4 8.2 47 1.21
Vancouver 2,572,179 41 1.61 52 2.02 11 25.4 46 1.93
Calgary 1,494,086 33 2.25 31 2.07 -2 -7.6 27 2.10
Edmonton 1,405,619 47 3.40 49 3.49 2 2.5 38 3.02
Ottawa5 1,034,893 24 2.37 14 1.35 -10 -42.9 11 1.18
Winnipeg 810,099 25 3.14 24 2.96 -1 -5.7 29 3.69
Québec 805,502 1 0.12 10 1.24 9 893.3 4 0.47
Hamilton 771,489 12 1.58 11 1.43 -1 -9.7 9 1.30
Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo 559,714 6 1.09 5 0.89 -1 -18.1 5 1.03
London 524,581 8 1.55 7 1.33 -1 -13.9 7 1.35
Population from100,000 to less than 500,000                  
St. Catharines–Niagara 458,986 1 0.22 3 0.65 2 196.8 4 0.94
Oshawa 450,366 4 0.93 5 1.11 1 19.3 3 0.77
Halifax 431,721 12 2.82 8 1.85 -4 -34.4 10 2.45
Victoria 377,551 1 0.27 5 1.32 4 393.9 4 1.12
Windsor 338,403 3 0.90 3 0.89 0 -1.1 3 1.03
Gatineau6 335,028 3 0.91 1 0.30 -2 -67.0 3 1.08
Saskatoon 328,835 10 3.12 5 1.52 -5 -51.3 8 2.63
Regina 253,630 8 3.23 8 3.15 0 -2.2 7 3.15
Barrie 221,854 2 0.92 5 2.25 3 145.1 2 0.93
St. John's 208,192 4 1.92 3 1.44 -1 -25.1 2 0.91
Sherbrooke 202,158 2 1.00 1 0.49 -1 -50.6 1 0.47
Kelowna 200,908 6 3.03 6 2.99 0 -1.3 4 1.90
Abbotsford–Mission 190,730 6 3.18 9 4.72 3 48.3 4 2.44
Kingston 169,901 0 0.00 1 0.59 1 ... 1 0.80
Saguenay 166,715 2 1.20 0 0.00 -2 -100.0 1 0.82
Greater Sudbury 164,926 0 0.00 1 0.61 1 ... 2 1.15
Moncton 159,464 1 0.63 1 0.63 0 -1.1 1 0.91
Trois-Rivières 157,622 0 0.00 1 0.63 1 ... 2 1.11
Brantford 148,605 4 2.73 5 3.36 1 23.4 1 0.92
Guelph 135,474 1 0.75 1 0.74 0 -1.8 1 0.79
Saint John 128,726 3 2.34 1 0.78 -2 -66.8 2 1.64
Peterborough 125,666 2 1.61 1 0.80 -1 -50.6 1 1.15
Thunder Bay 120,693 8 6.62 7 5.80 -1 -12.4 5 4.04
r
revised
...
not applicable
Note(s):
There may be a small number of homicides included in a given year's total that occurred in previous years. Homicides are counted according to the year in which they are reported to Statistics Canada. Percentage changes are based on unrounded rates.
Source(s):
Table 35-10-0177-01.

Table note 1

Rates are calculated per 100,000 population using revised July 1 population estimates.

Table note 2

A census metropolitan area (CMA) consists of one or more neighbouring municipalities situated around a major urban core. A CMA must have a total population of at least 100,000 of which 50,000 or more live in the urban core. To be included in the CMA, other adjacent municipalities must have a high degree of integration with the central urban area, as measured by commuting flows derived from census data. A CMA typically comprises more than one police service.

Table note 3

Includes eight homicides committed in a correctional institution from 2016 to 2017.

Table note 4

Includes four homicides committed in a correctional institution from 2016 to 2017.

Table note 5

Ottawa refers to the Ontario part of the Ottawa–Gatineau CMA.

Table note 6

Gatineau refers to the Quebec part of the Ottawa–Gatineau CMA.
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