Chart 2
Incidents of police-reported firearm-related violent crime, by most serious type of firearm present, Canada, 2009 to 2023
1.
Includes, for example, starter pistols, flare guns, air guns, ghost guns and BB guns. Also includes violent crimes 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 the type of weapon was unknown.
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 on the basis of 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).
Chart description
This is a line chart.
| Handgun | Rifle or shotgun | Fully automatic or sawed-off firearm | Firearm-like weapon or unknown type of firearm¹ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 19.5 | 4.7 | 2.5 | 7.3 |
| 2010 | 15.4 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 6.9 |
| 2011 | 15.4 | 4.4 | 1.6 | 7.0 |
| 2012 | 14.5 | 4.3 | 1.5 | 6.9 |
| 2013 | 12.8 | 3.9 | 1.3 | 5.7 |
| 2014 | 14.0 | 4.0 | 1.1 | 5.9 |
| 2015 | 16.1 | 4.8 | 1.6 | 6.1 |
| 2016 | 16.1 | 5.1 | 1.3 | 6.3 |
| 2017 | 16.8 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 6.2 |
| 2018 | 17.3 | 5.2 | 1.8 | 5.9 |
| 2019 | 18.4 | 5.6 | 1.8 | 6.6 |
| 2020 | 17.7 | 6.1 | 1.7 | 8.5 |
| 2021 | 17.4 | 5.9 | 1.7 | 8.7 |
| 2022 | 19.7 | 5.9 | 1.8 | 10.1 |
| 2023 | 18.0 | 5.6 | 1.8 | 11.5 |
1.
Includes, for example, starter pistols, flare guns, air guns, ghost guns and BB guns. Also includes violent crimes 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 the type of weapon was unknown.
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 on the basis of 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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