Table 2
Rate of homicides, by province and territory, 2015 to 2024
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rate1 | rate1 | rate1 | rate1 | rate1 | rate1 | rate1 | rate1 | rate1 | rate1 | |
| Canada | 1.72 | 1.71 | 1.83 | 1.79 | 1.84 | 2.01 | 2.09 | 2.27 | 1.99 | 1.91 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 0.57 | 1.51 | 0.76 | 0.38 | 0.95 | 0.76 | 1.52 | 0.56 | 1.48 | 0.73 |
| Prince Edward Island | 0.69 | 0.00 | 1.34 | 0.00 | 1.28 | 0.63 | 0.62 | 0.00 | 0.58 | 1.12 |
| Nova Scotia | 1.28 | 1.38 | 2.21 | 1.14 | 0.61 | 3.74 | 2.30 | 1.95 | 1.33 | 2.32 |
| New Brunswick | 1.45 | 1.44 | 1.30 | 1.69 | 2.19 | 1.79 | 1.39 | 1.85 | 1.08 | 2.11 |
| Quebec | 0.97 | 0.81 | 1.12 | 1.00 | 0.92 | 1.02 | 1.05 | 1.28 | 1.20 | 1.07 |
| Ontario | 1.27 | 1.48 | 1.41 | 1.90 | 1.74 | 1.65 | 1.91 | 1.94 | 1.74 | 1.75 |
| Manitoba | 3.71 | 3.27 | 3.52 | 4.07 | 5.40 | 4.49 | 4.45 | 6.37 | 5.16 | 6.29 |
| Saskatchewan | 4.19 | 5.02 | 3.31 | 3.03 | 4.72 | 5.48 | 6.08 | 6.19 | 4.88 | 5.24 |
| Alberta | 3.21 | 2.76 | 2.81 | 1.93 | 2.30 | 3.24 | 2.69 | 2.64 | 2.50 | 2.00 |
| British Columbia | 2.01 | 1.85 | 2.45 | 1.85 | 1.78 | 1.93 | 2.39 | 2.89 | 2.22 | 1.63 |
| Yukon | 2.65 | 10.38 | 20.24 | 7.43 | 2.43 | 0.00 | 9.31 | 4.56 | 8.80 | 0.00 |
| Northwest Territories | 13.56 | 6.72 | 4.48 | 13.47 | 4.50 | 13.48 | 2.24 | 6.72 | 13.43 | 13.41 |
| Nunavut | 5.48 | 2.70 | 15.93 | 20.88 | 18.02 | 7.60 | 4.99 | 2.47 | 4.91 | 9.72 |
| Percent change in rate for Canada from previous year | 15.89 | -0.16 | 6.79 | -2.01 | 2.40 | 9.52 | 4.13 | 8.51 | -12.63 | -3.89 |
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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