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Rate of Indigenous homicide victims by gender, Canada, 2016 to 2020

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rate per 100,000 Indigenous population 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 MaleMale FemaleFemale All gendersAll genders
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Indigenous identity is reported by the police and is determined through information found with the victim, such as status cards, or through information supplied by the victims' families, community members, or other sources (i.e., band records or forensic evidence such as genetic testing). The year 2014 marked the first cycle of collection of the Homicide Survey data, for which complete information regarding Indigenous identity was reported for victims of homicide. "Indigenous identity" includes those identified by police as First Nations persons (either status or non-status), Métis, Inuit, or an Indigenous identity where the Indigenous group was not known to police. Populations are based upon July 1, 2020 estimates from Statistics Canada, Centre for Demography.
Source(s):
Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics, Homicide Survey (3315).

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Rate of Indigenous homicide victims by gender, Canada, 2016 to 2020, rate per 100,000 Indigenous population
  Male Female All genders
2016 12.76 3.29 7.96
2017 13.04 4.05 8.48
2018 10.34 4.67 7.47
2019 13.60 4.76 9.17
2020 16.50 3.76 10.05
Note(s):
Indigenous identity is reported by the police and is determined through information found with the victim, such as status cards, or through information supplied by the victims' families, community members, or other sources (i.e., band records or forensic evidence such as genetic testing). The year 2014 marked the first cycle of collection of the Homicide Survey data, for which complete information regarding Indigenous identity was reported for victims of homicide. "Indigenous identity" includes those identified by police as First Nations persons (either status or non-status), Métis, Inuit, or an Indigenous identity where the Indigenous group was not known to police. Populations are based upon July 1, 2020 estimates from Statistics Canada, Centre for Demography.
Source(s):
Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics, Homicide Survey (3315).
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