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Rate of firearm-related homicides, Canada, 1997 to 2018

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rate per 100,000 population 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017
Note(s):
A homicide is classified as firearm-related when the weapon used to cause death is a firearm. Firearms include handguns, rifles or shotguns, fully automatic firearms, firearm-like weapons (e.g. nail guns or pellet guns) and firearms—type unknown. Populations are based upon July 1, 2018, estimates from Statistics Canada.
Source(s):
Homicide Survey (3315).

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Rate of firearm-related homicides, Canada, 1997 to 2018
  rate per 100,000 population
1997 0.65
1998 0.50
1999 0.55
2000 0.60
2001 0.55
2002 0.48
2003 0.52
2004 0.54
2005 0.69
2006 0.59
2007 0.57
2008 0.60
2009 0.54
2010 0.51
2011 0.46
2012 0.49
2013 0.38
2014 0.44
2015 0.50
2016 0.62
2017 0.73
2018 0.67
Note(s):
A homicide is classified as firearm-related when the weapon used to cause death is a firearm. Firearms include handguns, rifles or shotguns, fully automatic firearms, firearm-like weapons (e.g. nail guns or pellet guns) and firearms—type unknown. Populations are based upon July 1, 2018, estimates from Statistics Canada.
Source(s):
Homicide Survey (3315).
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