Chart 2
Victims of police-reported firearm-related violent crime, by type of firearm, Canada, 2009 to 2021
1.
Includes fully automatic firearms and sawed-off rifles and shotguns. Includes all weapons that do not meet the Criminal Code definition of a firearm and that are capable of propelling any object through a barrel by means of gunpowder, compressed carbon dioxide or pumped air, such as flare guns, pellet guns or starter's pistols. Also includes all firearm-related violent crime where the specific type of firearm was unknown.
Note(s):
Excludes Quebec because of a large proportion of cases where the most serious weapon present was reported as unknown.
Source(s):
Uniform Crime Reporting Survey (3302).
Chart description
This is a line chart.
| Total firearm-related crime | Handgun | Rifle or shotgun | Other firearm or firearm-like weapon¹ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 28.6 | 18.0 | 3.8 | 6.8 |
| 2010 | 23.2 | 13.0 | 4.2 | 6.1 |
| 2011 | 21.9 | 12.5 | 3.5 | 5.9 |
| 2012 | 21.9 | 12.5 | 3.6 | 5.8 |
| 2013 | 19.2 | 11.2 | 3.2 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 21.0 | 12.8 | 3.3 | 5.0 |
| 2015 | 25.0 | 15.1 | 4.2 | 5.7 |
| 2016 | 26.1 | 15.7 | 4.5 | 5.8 |
| 2017 | 27.7 | 16.3 | 4.9 | 6.4 |
| 2018 | 27.0 | 16.4 | 4.7 | 5.8 |
| 2019 | 28.7 | 16.8 | 5.0 | 6.8 |
| 2020 | 29.0 | 15.7 | 5.4 | 7.9 |
| 2021 | 27.4 | 14.8 | 4.9 | 7.7 |
1.
Includes fully automatic firearms and sawed-off rifles and shotguns. Includes all weapons that do not meet the Criminal Code definition of a firearm and that are capable of propelling any object through a barrel by means of gunpowder, compressed carbon dioxide or pumped air, such as flare guns, pellet guns or starter's pistols. Also includes all firearm-related violent crime where the specific type of firearm was unknown.
Note(s):
Excludes Quebec because of a large proportion of cases where the most serious weapon present was reported as unknown.
Source(s):
Uniform Crime Reporting Survey (3302).
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