Table 2 
Rate of homicides, by province and territory, 2013 to 2022 

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Rate of homicides, by province and territory, 2013 to 2022
  2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
  rate1rate1rate1rate1rate1rate1rate1rate1rate1rate1
Canada 1.46 1.48 1.71 1.71 1.83 1.79 1.83 2.01 2.08 2.25
Newfoundland and Labrador 1.33 0.38 0.57 1.32 0.76 0.38 0.96 0.77 1.54 0.57
Prince Edward Island 0.69 2.08 0.69 0.00 1.33 0.00 1.27 0.62 0.61 0.00
Nova Scotia 1.38 0.64 1.28 1.38 2.21 1.15 0.62 3.77 2.32 1.86
New Brunswick 0.92 1.45 1.45 1.44 1.30 1.69 2.19 1.79 1.39 1.85
Quebec 0.86 0.88 0.97 0.81 1.12 1.00 0.92 1.01 1.05 1.26
Ontario 1.24 1.15 1.27 1.48 1.41 1.90 1.74 1.65 1.90 1.91
Manitoba 4.03 3.52 3.71 3.27 3.52 4.07 5.33 4.49 4.45 6.24
Saskatchewan 2.82 2.16 4.10 4.93 3.30 3.01 4.69 5.43 5.92 5.94
Alberta 2.08 2.62 3.21 2.76 2.81 1.93 2.29 3.24 2.66 2.62
British Columbia 1.60 1.89 2.01 1.85 2.43 1.86 1.77 1.94 2.40 2.91
Yukon 0.00 8.08 2.65 10.38 20.20 7.40 2.42 0.00 9.25 4.57
Northwest Territories 4.57 6.84 13.56 6.72 4.46 13.34 4.44 13.23 2.19 6.58
Nunavut 11.32 11.12 5.48 2.70 15.98 20.97 18.14 7.66 5.04 2.47
Percent change in rate for Canada from previous year -7.7 1.7 15.7 -0.3 7.0 -1.8 2.1 9.7 3.6 7.8
Note(s):
Populations are based upon July 1, 2021, estimates from Statistics Canada, Centre for Demography.
Source(s):
Homicide Survey (3315).

Table note 1

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