Chart 3
Police-reported incidents of firearm-related violent crime, by type of firearm, Canada, 2009 to 2022
1.
Includes, for example, flare guns, pellet guns, BB guns, or starter's pistols.
Note(s):
Incidents of firearm-specific violent offences in which police reported another type of weapon or an unknown weapon were recoded to "firearm - type unknown". Rates are calculated on the basis of 100,000 population. Populations are based upon July 1 estimates from Statistics Canada, Centre for Demography.
Source(s):
Uniform Crime Reporting Survey (3302).
Chart description
This is a line chart.
| Handgun | Fully-automatic or sawed-off firearm | Rifle or shotgun | Firearm-like weapon or type of firearm unknown¹ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 19.5 | 2.5 | 4.7 | 7.3 |
| 2010 | 15.4 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 6.9 |
| 2011 | 15.4 | 1.6 | 4.4 | 7.0 |
| 2012 | 14.5 | 1.5 | 4.3 | 6.9 |
| 2013 | 12.8 | 1.3 | 3.9 | 5.7 |
| 2014 | 14.0 | 1.1 | 4.0 | 5.9 |
| 2015 | 16.1 | 1.6 | 4.8 | 6.1 |
| 2016 | 16.1 | 1.3 | 5.1 | 6.3 |
| 2017 | 16.8 | 2.0 | 5.5 | 6.2 |
| 2018 | 17.3 | 1.8 | 5.2 | 5.9 |
| 2019 | 18.4 | 1.8 | 5.7 | 6.6 |
| 2020 | 17.7 | 1.7 | 6.1 | 8.5 |
| 2021 | 17.4 | 1.7 | 5.9 | 8.7 |
| 2022 | 19.3 | 1.7 | 5.7 | 10.0 |
1.
Includes, for example, flare guns, pellet guns, BB guns, or starter's pistols.
Note(s):
Incidents of firearm-specific violent offences in which police reported another type of weapon or an unknown weapon were recoded to "firearm - type unknown". Rates are calculated on the basis of 100,000 population. Populations are based upon July 1 estimates from Statistics Canada, Centre for Demography.
Source(s):
Uniform Crime Reporting Survey (3302).
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