Table 2 
Rate of homicides, by province and territory, 2015 to 2024 

Rate of homicides, by province and territory, 2015 to 2024
  2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
  rate1rate1rate1rate1rate1rate1rate1rate1rate1rate1
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).
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