Table 1
Number of homicides, by province and territory, 2014 to 2023
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number of victims | number of victims | number of victims | number of victims | number of victims | number of victims | number of victims | number of victims | number of victims | number of victims | |
| Canada | 525 | 612 | 619 | 669 | 664 | 691 | 765 | 801 | 882 | 778 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 8 |
| Prince Edward Island | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nova Scotia | 6 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 37 | 23 | 19 | 14 |
| New Brunswick | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 9 |
| Quebec | 72 | 79 | 67 | 93 | 84 | 78 | 87 | 90 | 111 | 101 |
| Ontario | 156 | 174 | 206 | 198 | 272 | 253 | 244 | 284 | 292 | 262 |
| Manitoba | 45 | 48 | 43 | 47 | 55 | 74 | 62 | 62 | 89 | 74 |
| Saskatchewan | 24 | 46 | 57 | 38 | 35 | 55 | 64 | 71 | 73 | 59 |
| Alberta | 107 | 133 | 116 | 119 | 83 | 100 | 143 | 119 | 119 | 115 |
| British Columbia | 89 | 96 | 90 | 121 | 92 | 91 | 100 | 125 | 155 | 123 |
| Yukon | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Northwest Territories | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Nunavut | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Difference in Canada number from previous year | 14 | 87 | 7 | 50 | -5 | 27 | 74 | 36 | 81 | -104 |
Note(s):
There may be a small number of homicides in a given year's total that occurred in previous years. Homicides are counted according to the year in which they are reported to Statistics Canada.
Source(s):
Homicide Survey (3315).
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