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  • 1. Number and rate of homicide victims, by Census Metropolitan Areas
    Table: 35-10-0071-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Number and rate (per 100,000 population) of homicide victims, Canada and Census Metropolitan Areas, 1981 to 2023.
    Release date: 2024-07-25
  • 2. Number of homicide victims and persons accused of homicide, by Indigenous identity, age group and gender
    Table: 35-10-0060-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Number of homicide victims and persons accused of homicide, by Indigenous identity, (total, by Indigenous identity; Indigenous identity; non-Indigenous identity; unknown Indigenous identity), age group (total all ages; 0 to 11 years; 12 to 17 years; 18 to 24 years; 25 to 29 years; 30 to 39 years; 40 to 49 years; 50 to 59 years; 60 years and over; age unknown) and gender (all genders; male; female; gender unknown), Canada, 1974 to 2023.
    Release date: 2024-07-25
  • 3. Police-reported organized crime, by most serious violation, Canada (selected police services)
    Table: 35-10-0062-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Police-reported organized crime, by most serious violation (homicide and attempted murder, assault, sexual violations, kidnapping and hostage taking, human trafficking, robbery and theft, firearm and weapons violations, extortion and criminal harassment, arson, forgery and fraud, child pornography, criminal organization involvement, probation and court violations, drug possession and trafficking, and other violations), Canada (selected police services), 2016 to 2023.
    Release date: 2024-07-25
  • 4. Number, rate and percentage changes in rates of homicide victims
    Table: 35-10-0068-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Police-reported hate crime, number of incidents and rate per 100,000 population, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Canadian Forces Military Police, 2014 to 2023.
    Release date: 2024-07-25
  • 5. Number of homicide victims, by method used to commit the homicide
    Table: 35-10-0069-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Number of homicide victims, by method used to commit the homicide (total methods used; shooting; stabbing; beating; strangulation; fire (burns or suffocation); other methods used; methods used unknown), Canada, 1974 to 2023.
    Release date: 2024-07-25
  • 6. Number of victims of solved homicides, by type of accused-victim relationship
    Table: 35-10-0073-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Number of victims of solved homicides, by type of accused-victim relationship, Canada, 1974 to 2023.
    Release date: 2024-07-25
  • 7. Number of victims of spousal homicide
    Table: 35-10-0074-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Number of victims of spousal homicide, Canada and regions, 1997 to 2023.
    Release date: 2024-07-25
  • 8. Number, percentage and rate of gang-related homicide victims
    Table: 35-10-0075-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Victims of gang-related homicides (total number of homicide victims; number of homicide victims - unknown gang-relation; number of homicide victims - known gang relation; number of gang-related homicide victims; percentage of gang-related homicide victims; rate (per 100,000 population) of gang-related homicide victims), Canada and regions, 1999 to 2023.
    Release date: 2024-07-25
  • 9. Number and rate of victims of solved homicides, by gender, Indigenous identity and type of accused-victim relationship
    Table: 35-10-0119-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Number and rate (per 100,000 population) of victims of solved homicides, by gender (all genders; male; female; gender unknown), Indigenous identity (total, homicide victims by Indigenous identity; Indigenous identity; non-Indigenous identity; unknown Indigenous identity) and type of accused-victim relationship, Canada, 2014 to 2023.
    Release date: 2024-07-25
  • 10. Number and rate (per 100,000 population) of homicide victims, by Indigenous identity and gender
    Table: 35-10-0125-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Number and rate (per 100,000 population) of homicide victims, by Indigenous identity (total, by Indigenous identity; Indigenous identity; First Nations (North American Indian); Métis; Inuk (Inuit); Indigenous person, Indigenous group unknown; non-Indigenous identity; unknown Indigenous identity) and gender (all genders; male; female; gender unknown), Canada, 2014 to 2023.
    Release date: 2024-07-25
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  • 1. Number and rate of homicide victims, by Census Metropolitan Areas
    Table: 35-10-0071-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Number and rate (per 100,000 population) of homicide victims, Canada and Census Metropolitan Areas, 1981 to 2023.
    Release date: 2024-07-25
  • 2. Number of homicide victims and persons accused of homicide, by Indigenous identity, age group and gender
    Table: 35-10-0060-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Number of homicide victims and persons accused of homicide, by Indigenous identity, (total, by Indigenous identity; Indigenous identity; non-Indigenous identity; unknown Indigenous identity), age group (total all ages; 0 to 11 years; 12 to 17 years; 18 to 24 years; 25 to 29 years; 30 to 39 years; 40 to 49 years; 50 to 59 years; 60 years and over; age unknown) and gender (all genders; male; female; gender unknown), Canada, 1974 to 2023.
    Release date: 2024-07-25
  • 3. Police-reported organized crime, by most serious violation, Canada (selected police services)
    Table: 35-10-0062-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Police-reported organized crime, by most serious violation (homicide and attempted murder, assault, sexual violations, kidnapping and hostage taking, human trafficking, robbery and theft, firearm and weapons violations, extortion and criminal harassment, arson, forgery and fraud, child pornography, criminal organization involvement, probation and court violations, drug possession and trafficking, and other violations), Canada (selected police services), 2016 to 2023.
    Release date: 2024-07-25
  • 4. Number, rate and percentage changes in rates of homicide victims
    Table: 35-10-0068-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Police-reported hate crime, number of incidents and rate per 100,000 population, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Canadian Forces Military Police, 2014 to 2023.
    Release date: 2024-07-25
  • 5. Number of homicide victims, by method used to commit the homicide
    Table: 35-10-0069-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Number of homicide victims, by method used to commit the homicide (total methods used; shooting; stabbing; beating; strangulation; fire (burns or suffocation); other methods used; methods used unknown), Canada, 1974 to 2023.
    Release date: 2024-07-25
  • 6. Number of victims of solved homicides, by type of accused-victim relationship
    Table: 35-10-0073-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Number of victims of solved homicides, by type of accused-victim relationship, Canada, 1974 to 2023.
    Release date: 2024-07-25
  • 7. Number of victims of spousal homicide
    Table: 35-10-0074-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Number of victims of spousal homicide, Canada and regions, 1997 to 2023.
    Release date: 2024-07-25
  • 8. Number, percentage and rate of gang-related homicide victims
    Table: 35-10-0075-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Victims of gang-related homicides (total number of homicide victims; number of homicide victims - unknown gang-relation; number of homicide victims - known gang relation; number of gang-related homicide victims; percentage of gang-related homicide victims; rate (per 100,000 population) of gang-related homicide victims), Canada and regions, 1999 to 2023.
    Release date: 2024-07-25
  • 9. Number and rate of victims of solved homicides, by gender, Indigenous identity and type of accused-victim relationship
    Table: 35-10-0119-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Number and rate (per 100,000 population) of victims of solved homicides, by gender (all genders; male; female; gender unknown), Indigenous identity (total, homicide victims by Indigenous identity; Indigenous identity; non-Indigenous identity; unknown Indigenous identity) and type of accused-victim relationship, Canada, 2014 to 2023.
    Release date: 2024-07-25
  • 10. Number and rate (per 100,000 population) of homicide victims, by Indigenous identity and gender
    Table: 35-10-0125-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Number and rate (per 100,000 population) of homicide victims, by Indigenous identity (total, by Indigenous identity; Indigenous identity; First Nations (North American Indian); Métis; Inuk (Inuit); Indigenous person, Indigenous group unknown; non-Indigenous identity; unknown Indigenous identity) and gender (all genders; male; female; gender unknown), Canada, 2014 to 2023.
    Release date: 2024-07-25
Analysis (62)

Analysis (62) (0 to 10 of 62 results)

  • 1. Police-reported crime statistics in Canada 2023
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X20242074751
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2024-07-25
  • 2. Indigenous victims of homicide in Canada, 2022
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2024015
    Description: Using police-reported data from the 2022 Homicide Survey, this infographic is a visual representation of some of these data. Findings include results based on Indigenous identity. Also included are findings related to the characteristics of victims as well as the prevalence of missing persons and spousal and intimate partner violence.
    Release date: 2024-03-28
  • 3. Firearms and violent crime in Canada, 2022
    Articles and reports: 85-002-X202400100001
    Description: This Juristat article examines the nature and prevalence of firearm-related violent crime in Canada. Recent trends in firearm-related violent crime are presented at the national, provincial/territorial and census metropolitan area levels as well as for urban and rural regions.
    Release date: 2024-01-30
  • 4. Firearms and violent crime in Canada 2022
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X20240308761
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2024-01-30
  • 5. Infographic: Homicide in Canada, 2022
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2023058
    Description: Using police-reported data from the 2022 Homicide Survey, this infographic is a visual representation of some of these data. Findings include results at the national, provincial and territorial levels. Also included are findings related to the characteristics of victims as well as the prevalence of gang-related and firearm-related homicides.
    Release date: 2023-11-29
  • 6. Homicide trends in Canada 2022
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X20233333435
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2023-11-29
  • 7. Court outcomes associated with the gender-related homicide of women and girls in Canada, 2009/2010 to 2020/2021
    Articles and reports: 85-002-X202300100007
    Description: This Juristat article expands on previous analysis of gender-related homicides in Canada by analyzing court case characteristics and outcomes of gender-related homicides of women and girls over a 13-year period (2009 to 2021). Using linked data from the Homicide Survey, the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, and the Integrated Criminal Courts Survey, it examines multiple stages of the court process (i.e., charge, conviction, sentencing) to determine if court outcomes of gender-related homicides differ from non-gender-related homicides of women and girls or those with a male victim. In addition, potentially near-lethal forms of gender-related violence, namely attempted murder and aggravated assaults, are explored to broaden the scope of the analysis.
    Release date: 2023-10-27
  • 8. Court outcomes in homicides of Indigenous women and girls, 2009 to 2021
    Articles and reports: 85-002-X202300100006
    Description: This Juristat article reviews court outcomes of cases linked to the homicides of First Nations, Métis and Inuit (Indigenous) women and girls. Using a linked data file containing records from the Homicide and Integrated Criminal Court Survey, the article examines how incidents of homicide move from the policing stage through to their final outcomes in criminal court. From solve rates, to the type of charge heard in court, to verdicts and length of sentence, the article examines cases where the victim was an Indigenous woman or girl in comparison to non-Indigenous victims. Characteristics of homicide victims and accused are also presented.
    Release date: 2023-10-04
  • 9. Gender-related homicide of women and girls in Canada
    Articles and reports: 85-002-X202300100003
    Description: This Juristat analyzes police-reported data of homicides involving women and girls who were killed by an intimate partner, family member, within the context of sex work as well as those who experienced sexual violence. Some data on the attempted murder of women and girls are also presented. Overall, it provides information on rates of victimization, and the characteristics of victims, incidents and accused persons.
    Release date: 2023-04-05
  • 10. Police-reported gender-related homicides of women and girls in Canada, 2011 to 2021
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2023032
    Description: This infographic analyzes police-reported data of homicides involving women and girls who were killed by an intimate partner, family member, within the context of sex work as well as those who experienced sexual violence. Some data on the attempted murder of women and girls are also presented. Overall, it provides information on rates of victimization, and the characteristics of victims, incidents and accused persons.
    Release date: 2023-04-05
Reference (1)

Reference (1) ((1 result))

  • 1. Homicide Survey
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3315
    Description: This survey collects detailed data on homicide in Canada. The survey has collected police-reported data on the characteristics of all murder incidents, victims and accused persons since 1961 and all homicides (including murder, manslaughter and infanticide) since 1974.
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