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Incidents and victims of police-reported firearm-related violent crime, Canada, 2009 to 2023

rate per 100,000 population 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 Incidents of firearm-related violent crimeIncidents of firearm-related violent crime Victims of firearm-related violent crimeVictims of firearm-related violent crime
Note(s):
Firearm-related violent crime includes incidents where the most serious violation was a firearm-specific violent offence (discharging a firearm with intent, use of a firearm in the commission of an offence, pointing a firearm) and other violent crimes where the most serious weapon present in the incident was a firearm. The number of incidents represents the number of victims, as well as incidents where the police did not provide victim records. Because of data quality concerns, the Service de police de la Ville de Québec is excluded. Rates are calculated based on 100,000 population, and populations are based on July 1 estimates from Statistics Canada's Centre for Demography.
Source(s):
Uniform Crime Reporting Survey trend database (3302).

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Incidents and victims of police-reported firearm-related violent crime, Canada, 2009 to 2023, rate per 100,000 population
  Incidents of firearm-related violent crime Victims of firearm-related violent crime
2009 33.9 29.4
2010 29.3 25.3
2011 28.4 24.6
2012 27.2 23.1
2013 23.7 20.4
2014 25.0 21.5
2015 28.6 24.4
2016 28.8 24.5
2017 30.6 26.0
2018 30.2 25.3
2019 32.5 26.5
2020 34.0 27.4
2021 33.7 26.9
2022 37.5 30.0
2023 36.9 29.0
Note(s):
Firearm-related violent crime includes incidents where the most serious violation was a firearm-specific violent offence (discharging a firearm with intent, use of a firearm in the commission of an offence, pointing a firearm) and other violent crimes where the most serious weapon present in the incident was a firearm. The number of incidents represents the number of victims, as well as incidents where the police did not provide victim records. Because of data quality concerns, the Service de police de la Ville de Québec is excluded. Rates are calculated based on 100,000 population, and populations are based on July 1 estimates from Statistics Canada's Centre for Demography.
Source(s):
Uniform Crime Reporting Survey trend database (3302).
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