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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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  • 41. 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
  • 42. Police-reported gender-related homicides of women and girls in Canada, 2011 to 2021 Archived
    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
  • 43. Police-reported crime in rural and urban areas in the Canadian provinces, 2021
    Articles and reports: 85-002-X202300100002
    Description:

    This Juristat article presents information on the nature and extent of crime in the rural areas of the Canadian provinces. This includes analysis of recent trends in crime rates and severity in rural and urban areas, both at the national and provincial levels. The report also examines the specific nature and extent of crime in rural areas of the provincial North. Analysis uses police-reported data from the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey and the Homicide Survey, as well as self-reported data from General Social Survey on Canadians' Safety (Victimization).

    Release date: 2023-02-20
  • 44. Victimization of men and boys in Canada, 2021
    Articles and reports: 85-002-X202300100001
    Description: This Juristat article examines police-reported data on men and boys' experiences with violent victimization in Canada. Some self-reported data are also presented. Overall, it provides information on rates of victimization, and the characteristics of incidents, victims and accused persons.
    Release date: 2023-01-12
  • 45. Firearms and violent crime in Canada, 2021 Archived
    Stats in brief: 85-005-X202200100002
    Description:

    This Juristat Bulletin-Quick Fact 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. Using data from the Uniform Crime Reporting and Homicide Surveys, this article provides information on violent crime involving firearms in Canada including an examination of the types of firearms (such as handguns, rifles, or shotguns) which are most commonly involved in firearm-related violent crime.

    Release date: 2022-12-12
  • 46. Homicide in Canada, 2021
    Articles and reports: 85-002-X202200100015
    Description:

    This annual Juristat article presents 2021 homicide data. Short and long-term trends in homicide are examined at the national, provincial/territorial and census metropolitan area levels. Gang-related homicides, firearm-related homicides, intimate partner homicides, and homicides committed by youth are also explored. This Juristat also presents data for which complete information regarding Indigenous identity has been reported for both victims and accused persons, regardless of gender.

    Release date: 2022-11-21
  • 47. Infographic: Homicide in Canada, 2021 Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2022082
    Description:

    Using police-reported data from the 2021 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: 2022-11-21
  • 48. Victimization of First Nations people, Métis and Inuit in Canada
    Articles and reports: 85-002-X202200100012
    Description:

    First Nations, Métis and Inuit people are overrepresented among victims of violence; a violence that may be rooted in the traumatic history of colonialization. In efforts to better understand the causes, consequences, nature and extent of violent victimization of Indigenous people in Canada, this Juristat article presents data from multiple sources, including the 2019 General Social Survey on Canadian’s Safety (victimization), the 2018 Survey of Safety in Public and Private Spaces and the Homicide Survey. More specifically, the analysis will focus on lifetime and recent experiences (past 12 months) of violent victimization, trends in spousal violence and homicide, history of childhood abuse or neglect, perceptions of safety from crime, perceptions of the police and experiences of discrimination. Sociodemographic, economic and community-level characteristics statistically associated with these issues will be explored. Whenever possible, data will be disaggregated by Indigenous groups.

    Release date: 2022-07-19
  • 49. Violence against seniors and their perceptions of safety in Canada
    Articles and reports: 85-002-X202200100011
    Description: This Juristat article examines self-reported and police-reported data on seniors’ experiences with violent victimization, and their perceptions of personal safety in Canada. It provides information on annual trends, and discusses characteristics of victims, incidents and accused persons.
    Release date: 2022-07-07
  • 50. Trends in firearm-related violent crime in Canada, 2009 to 2020
    Articles and reports: 85-002-X202200100009
    Description:

    This Juristat article examines the nature and prevalence of firearm-related violent crime in Canada. Trends in firearm-related violent crime between 2009 and 2020 are presented at the national, provincial/territorial and census metropolitan area levels as well as for urban and rural regions. Using data from the Uniform Crime Reporting and Homicide Surveys, this article provides information on violent crime involving firearms in Canada including an examination of the types of firearms (such as handguns, rifles, or shotguns) which are most commonly involved in firearm-related violent crime. It also addresses characteristics of the incidents, victims, and accused persons, such as gang-related violence, accused-victim relationships, clearance status, age of victims and accused persons, and types of offence that most commonly involve firearms.

    Release date: 2022-05-27
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  • 1. Police-reported Information Hub: Homicide in Canada
    Data Visualization: 71-607-X2023033
    Description: This interactive data visualization dashboard provides an overview of police-reported homicide in Canada. The dashboard features statistics on the homicide rate and number of homicides on an annual basis starting in 2014. Detailed incident characteristics (method, firearm type, gang-related) and victim characteristics (identity group, gender, age, relationship to the accused) are also available. Information is available at different levels of geography including by Canada, province and territory and census metropolitan area.
    Release date: 2026-07-29
  • 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 2025.
    Release date: 2026-07-22
  • 3. Number, rate and percentage changes in rates of homicide victims
    Table: 35-10-0068-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Number, rate and percentage changes in rates of homicide victims, Canada, provinces and territories, 1961 to 2025.
    Release date: 2026-07-22
  • 4. 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 2025.
    Release date: 2026-07-22
  • 5. Number and rate of homicide victims, by Census Metropolitan Areas
    Table: 35-10-0071-01
    Geography: Canada, Police metropolitan area
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Number and rate (per 100,000 population) of homicide victims, Canada and Census Metropolitan Areas, 1981 to 2025.
    Release date: 2026-07-22
  • 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 2025.
    Release date: 2026-07-22
  • 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 2025.
    Release date: 2026-07-22
  • 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 2025.
    Release date: 2026-07-22
  • 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 2025.
    Release date: 2026-07-22
  • 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 2025.
    Release date: 2026-07-22
Analysis (108)

Analysis (108) (0 to 10 of 108 results)

  • 1. Police-reported crime statistics in Canada 2025
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X20262034751
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2026-07-22
  • 2. 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
  • 3. Firearms and intimate partner violence in Canada
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202618941233
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2026-07-08
  • 4. 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
  • 5. Police-reported crime in rural and urban areas of Canada's provinces, 2024
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2026021
    Description: This infographic, 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.
    Release date: 2026-05-26
  • 6. 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
  • 7. Violent crime involving a firearm in Canada, 2024
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2026020
    Description: Using data from the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey and the Homicide Survey, this infographic presents the most recent trends in firearm-related violent crime, as well as certain characteristics of these incidents, their victims and the persons accused.
    Release date: 2026-04-21
  • 8. Firearms and violent crime in Canada 2024
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X20261118761
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2026-04-21
  • 9. 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
  • 10. Homicide in Canada, 2024
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2025060
    Description: Police-reported homicide victims and rates per 100,000 population, by geographic region (national, provincial, and CMA).
    Release date: 2025-12-02
Reference (1)

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  • 1. Collecting Data on Aboriginal People in the Criminal Justice System: Methods and Challenges Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 85-564-X
    Geography: Province or territory
    Description:

    This objective of this report is to present the status of national data on Aboriginal people who come into contact with the criminal justice system as offenders and victims. The report examines the current and potential collection of an individual's Aboriginal identity through various justice-related surveys at Statistics Canada, the challenges within these surveys to collect these data and provides some insight into the quality of these data. The data and sources are examined within the context of information needs for the justice and social policy sectors, and in relation to the preferred method of measuring Aboriginal Identity at Statistics Canada. Data sources examined include the Incident-based Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, the Homicide Survey, the Integrated Criminal Courts Survey, the Adult Corrections Survey, the Youth Custody and Community Services Survey, the Youth Alternative Measures Survey, the Transition Home Survey, the Victim Services Survey and the General Social Survey on Victimization. Finally, the report briefly describes efforts by other countries to improve justice-related information on their indigenous populations.

    Release date: 2005-05-10

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