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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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  • 1. Firearms and intimate partner violence in Canada, 2009 to 2024
    Articles and reports: 85-002-X202600100011
    Description: Using data from the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey from 2009 to 2024, this Juristat article examines trends in firearm-related intimate partner violence, including characteristics of incidents, victims, and accused persons. Data from the Homicide Survey are also included to examine the prevalence and nature of firearm-related intimate partner homicides.
    Release date: 2026-07-08
  • 2. Police-reported crime in rural and urban areas in the Canadian provinces, 2024
    Articles and reports: 85-002-X202600100007
    Description: This article, which is based on data from the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Survey and the Homicide Survey, presents key trends in crime rates and the Crime Severity Index (CSI) for police-reported crime in rural areas of the Canadian provinces. This is an update of the Juristat article entitled “Police-reported crime in rural and urban areas in the Canadian provinces, 2021”.
    Release date: 2026-05-26
  • 3. Firearms and violent crime in Canada, 2024
    Articles and reports: 85-002-X202600100005
    Description: Using data from the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey and the Homicide Survey, this Juristat article presents the most recent trends in firearm-related violent crime, as well as certain characteristics of these incidents, their victims and the persons accused. An analysis of accused persons who have had repeated contacts with the police for firearm-related violent crime is included in this Juristat article. These results will help to better identify the those most likely to be responsible for a disproportionate share of firearm-related crime.
    Release date: 2026-04-21
  • 4. Crimes related to the sex trade in Canada, 2020 to 2024
    Articles and reports: 85-002-X202600100001
    Description: Using data from the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey and the Integrated Criminal Court Survey, this article examines the most recent trends in crimes related to the sex trade in Canada. Incident, accused and victim characteristics are examined, as are court case outcomes. Findings are primarily presented using two five-year periods of data to highlight trend similarities and differences between the period that immediately followed 2014 legislative changes (2015 to 2019) and more recent years (2020 to 2024).
    Release date: 2026-02-10
  • 5. Trends in police-reported crime in Canada and the United States: A comparative analysis
    Articles and reports: 75-006-X202500100011
    Description: This comparative analysis of crime trends in Canada and United States uses police-reported data from the Uniform Crime Reporting programs in both countries, focusing on trends from 1998 to 2023. In doing so, this study provides a better understanding of the similarities and differences in patterns in police-reported crime for the two neighbouring countries over time, as well as insight into the characteristics of crimes in Canada and the United States (e.g., use of firearms in violent crime).
    Release date: 2025-10-08
  • 6. Police contacts and sociodemographic characteristics of persons accused of gender-related homicide in Canada, 2009 to 2022
    Articles and reports: 85-002-X202500100004
    Description: This Juristat article expands on previous analysis of gender-related homicide in Canada by drawing on multiple data files to examine the characteristics of accused persons over a 14-year period (2009 to 2022). Using data linking the Homicide Survey to the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, it first examines all other police contacts prior to and following the homicide among those accused of this crime. Information is also presented on demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of these accused by linking data from the Homicide Survey with education, immigration, health and tax records.
    Release date: 2025-04-16
  • 7. Firearms and violent crime in Canada, 2023
    Articles and reports: 85-002-X202500100002
    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: 2025-02-25
  • 8. 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
  • 9. 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
  • 10. 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
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  • 1. Firearms and intimate partner violence in Canada, 2009 to 2024
    Articles and reports: 85-002-X202600100011
    Description: Using data from the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey from 2009 to 2024, this Juristat article examines trends in firearm-related intimate partner violence, including characteristics of incidents, victims, and accused persons. Data from the Homicide Survey are also included to examine the prevalence and nature of firearm-related intimate partner homicides.
    Release date: 2026-07-08
  • 2. Police-reported crime in rural and urban areas in the Canadian provinces, 2024
    Articles and reports: 85-002-X202600100007
    Description: This article, which is based on data from the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Survey and the Homicide Survey, presents key trends in crime rates and the Crime Severity Index (CSI) for police-reported crime in rural areas of the Canadian provinces. This is an update of the Juristat article entitled “Police-reported crime in rural and urban areas in the Canadian provinces, 2021”.
    Release date: 2026-05-26
  • 3. Firearms and violent crime in Canada, 2024
    Articles and reports: 85-002-X202600100005
    Description: Using data from the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey and the Homicide Survey, this Juristat article presents the most recent trends in firearm-related violent crime, as well as certain characteristics of these incidents, their victims and the persons accused. An analysis of accused persons who have had repeated contacts with the police for firearm-related violent crime is included in this Juristat article. These results will help to better identify the those most likely to be responsible for a disproportionate share of firearm-related crime.
    Release date: 2026-04-21
  • 4. Crimes related to the sex trade in Canada, 2020 to 2024
    Articles and reports: 85-002-X202600100001
    Description: Using data from the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey and the Integrated Criminal Court Survey, this article examines the most recent trends in crimes related to the sex trade in Canada. Incident, accused and victim characteristics are examined, as are court case outcomes. Findings are primarily presented using two five-year periods of data to highlight trend similarities and differences between the period that immediately followed 2014 legislative changes (2015 to 2019) and more recent years (2020 to 2024).
    Release date: 2026-02-10
  • 5. Trends in police-reported crime in Canada and the United States: A comparative analysis
    Articles and reports: 75-006-X202500100011
    Description: This comparative analysis of crime trends in Canada and United States uses police-reported data from the Uniform Crime Reporting programs in both countries, focusing on trends from 1998 to 2023. In doing so, this study provides a better understanding of the similarities and differences in patterns in police-reported crime for the two neighbouring countries over time, as well as insight into the characteristics of crimes in Canada and the United States (e.g., use of firearms in violent crime).
    Release date: 2025-10-08
  • 6. Police contacts and sociodemographic characteristics of persons accused of gender-related homicide in Canada, 2009 to 2022
    Articles and reports: 85-002-X202500100004
    Description: This Juristat article expands on previous analysis of gender-related homicide in Canada by drawing on multiple data files to examine the characteristics of accused persons over a 14-year period (2009 to 2022). Using data linking the Homicide Survey to the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, it first examines all other police contacts prior to and following the homicide among those accused of this crime. Information is also presented on demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of these accused by linking data from the Homicide Survey with education, immigration, health and tax records.
    Release date: 2025-04-16
  • 7. Firearms and violent crime in Canada, 2023
    Articles and reports: 85-002-X202500100002
    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: 2025-02-25
  • 8. 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
  • 9. 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
  • 10. 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
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