Table 1 
Homicides, by census metropolitan area, 2017 and 2018 

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Homicides, by census metropolitan area, 2017 and 2018
Population (number) – 2018Number of victims – 2017rRate1 – 2017rNumber of victims – 2018Rate1 – 2018Difference in the number of victims – 2017 to 2018% change in rate – 2017 to 2018Average annual number of victims – 2008 to 2017Average annual rate1 – 2008 to 2017
Canada 37,058,856 666 1.82 651 1.76 -15 -3.6 586 1.68
Census metropolitan areas, total2,3 26,475,245 428 1.64 441 1.67 13 1.3 386 1.59
Non-census metropolitan areas, total4 10,583,611 238 2.26 210 1.98 -28 -12.3 200 1.90
Census metropolitan area                  
500,000 and over population                  
Toronto 6,274,077 93 1.51 142 2.26 49 49.9 87 1.50
Montréal 4,239,709 46 1.10 47 1.11 1 0.6 46 1.17
Vancouver 2,650,798 52 1.99 44 1.66 -8 -16.6 46 1.88
Calgary 1,498,941 31 2.10 20 1.33 -11 -36.6 27 2.01
Edmonton 1,425,627 49 3.51 37 2.60 -12 -26.0 39 3.06
Ottawa5 1,068,569 14 1.34 17 1.59 3 18.7 11 1.16
Winnipeg 816,741 24 2.99 22 2.69 -2 -9.8 28 3.62
Québec 808,905 10 1.25 3 0.37 -7 -70.2 5 0.59
Hamilton 770,987 11 1.45 9 1.17 -2 -19.3 9 1.29
Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo 579,145 5 0.89 7 1.21 2 36.6 5 0.96
London 534,936 7 1.34 6 1.12 -1 -16.3 7 1.37
100,000 to less than 500,000 population                  
St. Catharines–Niagara 472,448 3 0.64 2 0.42 -1 -34.3 4 0.94
Oshawa 458,016 5 1.12 8 1.75 3 55.4 3 0.76
Halifax 430,505 8 1.90 7 1.63 -1 -14.2 10 2.47
Victoria 395,651 5 1.28 2 0.51 -3 -60.5 4 1.13
Windsor 349,787 3 0.87 10 2.86 7 227.0 3 0.99
Gatineau6 333,108 1 0.30 4 1.20 3 296.5 3 1.04
Saskatoon 328,181 5 1.55 8 2.44 3 56.9 7 2.49
Regina 258,386 9 3.56 8 3.10 -1 -12.9 8 3.27
Barrie 228,602 5 2.23 0 0.00 -5 -100.0 2 1.01
Kelowna 210,961 6 2.90 2 0.95 -4 -67.3 4 2.06
St. John's 208,289 3 1.44 1 0.48 -2 -66.6 2 1.00
Sherbrooke 202,593 1 0.50 4 1.97 3 294.1 1 0.42
Abbotsford–Mission 195,726 9 4.66 6 3.07 -3 -34.2 5 2.80
Kingston 171,043 1 0.60 2 1.17 1 96.0 1 0.80
Saguenay 168,743 0 0.00 1 0.59 1 ... 1 0.74
Greater Sudbury 168,141 1 0.60 1 0.59 0 -1.1 2 0.97
Moncton 161,122 1 0.63 2 1.24 1 97.8 1 0.82
Trois-Rivières 157,208 1 0.64 2 1.27 1 98.9 1 0.92
Brantford 148,603 5 3.41 5 3.36 0 -1.4 2 1.20
Guelph 140,683 1 0.72 1 0.71 0 -1.8 1 0.78
Saint John 129,790 1 0.77 1 0.77 0 -0.4 2 1.58
Peterborough 128,932 1 0.80 1 0.78 0 -2.6 1 1.15
Thunder Bay 125,373 7 5.70 8 6.38 1 11.9 5 4.46
Lethbridge 123,335 2 1.65 0 0.00 -2 -100.0 ... ...
Belleville 111,584 2 1.96 1 0.90 -1 -54.2 ... ...
r
revised
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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. The sum of averages may not add up to the total average due to rounding.
Source(s):
Homicide Survey (3315).

Table note 1

Rates are calculated per 100,000 population using revised July 1, 2018, population estimates from Statistics Canada.

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 six homicides committed in a correctional institution located within a CMA between 2017 and 2018.

Table note 4

Includes six homicides committed in a correctional institution located outside of a CMA between 2017 and 2018.

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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