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Spousal and intimate partner homicide rate, by gender and urban or rural geography, 2012 to 2021

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Women Men 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 rate per 100,000 population UrbanUrban RuralRural
Note(s):
Includes homicides with a known accused. If there were more than one accused, only the closest relationship to the victim was recorded. Excludes homicides where information on the gender of the victim was reported as unknown. Populations are based upon July 1, 2021 estimates from Statistics Canada, Centre for Demography.
Source(s):
Homicide Survey (3315).

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Spousal and intimate partner homicide rate, by gender and urban or rural geography, 2012 to 2021, rate per 100,000 population
  Urban Rural
Women 0.30 0.69
Men 0.07 0.21
Note(s):
Includes homicides with a known accused. If there were more than one accused, only the closest relationship to the victim was recorded. Excludes homicides where information on the gender of the victim was reported as unknown. Populations are based upon July 1, 2021 estimates from Statistics Canada, Centre for Demography.
Source(s):
Homicide Survey (3315).
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