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Police-reported incidents of firearm-related violent crime, by selected offence, Canada, 2009 to 2024

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rate per 100,000 population 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 AssaultAssault RobberyRobbery Firearm-specific offences¹Firearm-specific offences¹ Threats, extortion, intimidationThreats, extortion, intimidation
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Includes discharging a firearm with intent, using a firearm in the commission of an offence and pointing a firearm.
Note(s):
Firearm-related violent crime includes incidents where the most serious violation was a firearm-specific violent offence (discharging a firearm with intent, using 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 quality concerns regarding weapon data, the Service de police de la Ville de Québec is excluded. Rates are calculated on the basis of 100,000 population. 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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Police-reported incidents of firearm-related violent crime, by selected offence, Canada, 2009 to 2024, rate per 100,000 population
  Assault Robbery Firearm-specific offences¹ Threats, extortion, intimidation
2009 6.91 15.48 5.23 2.68
2010 5.90 12.63 5.60 2.53
2011 5.94 12.45 5.50 2.18
2012 5.54 11.11 5.93 2.13
2013 4.78 9.33 5.56 1.92
2014 4.90 10.12 5.37 2.42
2015 5.08 11.78 6.57 2.46
2016 5.57 11.01 7.07 2.59
2017 5.51 11.81 7.64 2.73
2018 5.41 11.51 7.46 2.95
2019 5.93 10.91 9.42 3.24
2020 7.12 9.17 10.93 3.61
2021 7.33 7.94 11.63 3.52
2022 7.89 9.99 12.51 3.70
2023 8.26 8.72 13.21 4.18
2024 8.04 7.95 13.21 3.88
1.
Includes discharging a firearm with intent, using a firearm in the commission of an offence and pointing a firearm.
Note(s):
Firearm-related violent crime includes incidents where the most serious violation was a firearm-specific violent offence (discharging a firearm with intent, using 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 quality concerns regarding weapon data, the Service de police de la Ville de Québec is excluded. Rates are calculated on the basis of 100,000 population. 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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