Table 2 
Rate of homicides, by province and territory, 2014 to 2023 

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Rate of homicides, by province and territory, 2014 to 2023
  2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
  rate1rate1rate1rate1rate1rate1rate1rate1rate1rate1
Canada 1.48 1.71 1.71 1.83 1.79 1.84 2.01 2.09 2.27 1.94
Newfoundland and Labrador 0.38 0.57 1.51 0.76 0.38 0.95 0.76 1.52 0.56 1.49
Prince Edward Island 2.08 0.69 0.00 1.34 0.00 1.28 0.63 0.62 0.00 0.58
Nova Scotia 0.64 1.28 1.38 2.21 1.14 0.61 3.74 2.30 1.85 1.32
New Brunswick 1.45 1.45 1.44 1.30 1.69 2.19 1.79 1.39 1.85 1.08
Quebec 0.88 0.97 0.81 1.12 1.00 0.92 1.02 1.05 1.28 1.14
Ontario 1.15 1.27 1.48 1.41 1.90 1.74 1.65 1.91 1.93 1.68
Manitoba 3.52 3.71 3.27 3.52 4.07 5.40 4.49 4.45 6.30 5.09
Saskatchewan 2.16 4.10 5.02 3.31 3.03 4.72 5.48 6.08 6.19 4.88
Alberta 2.62 3.21 2.76 2.81 1.93 2.30 3.24 2.69 2.64 2.45
British Columbia 1.89 2.01 1.85 2.45 1.83 1.78 1.93 2.39 2.89 2.23
Yukon 8.08 2.65 10.38 20.24 7.43 2.43 0.00 9.31 4.56 8.89
Northwest Territories 6.84 13.56 6.72 4.48 13.47 4.50 13.48 2.24 6.71 13.34
Nunavut 11.12 5.48 2.70 15.93 20.88 18.02 7.60 4.99 2.47 4.92
Percent change in rate for Canada from previous year 1.7 15.7 0.0 6.8 -2.2 2.6 9.5 4.1 8.1 -14.3
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).

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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