Table 3
Homicides by census metropolitan area (CMA)
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20071 | 2006r, 2 | Average 1997 to 2006 | ||||||
Census metropolitan area (CMA)5 | Population3 | Victims | rate4 | Population3 | Victims | rate4 | Victims | rate4 |
number | number | number | ||||||
Note: Due to rounding, the sum of the averages may not add up to the total. 1. A total of 17 homicides were reported and included in 2007 but occurred in previous years: 1 in Montréal; 1 in Toronto; 1 in Greater Sudbury; 1 in Saskatoon; 1 in Edmonton; 7 in Vancouver; and 5 in areas less than 100,000 population. 2. A total of 15 homicides were reported and included in 2006 but occurred in previous years: 1 in Montréal; 1 in Toronto; 2 in Regina; 1 in Saskatoon; 1 in Edmonton; and 9 in areas less than 100,000 population. 3. The population estimates come from Statistics Canada, Demography Division. Populations as of July 1st: updated postcensal estimates for 2006 and preliminary postcensal estimates for 2007. 4. Rates are calculated per 100,000 population. 5. Note that a CMA usually comprises more than one police force. 6. Ottawa refers to the Ontario part of the Ottawa-Gatineau CMA. 7. Gatineau refers to the Quebec part of the Ottawa-Gatineau CMA. 8. Includes 1 homicide that occurred in a correctional institution in 2006. 9. Abbotsford and Kingston became CMAs in 2001. Average number and rate are calculated from 2001 to 2006. 10. Includes 4 homicides that occurred in correctional institutions in 2006. Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Homicide Survey. |
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Toronto | 5,510,424 | 111 | 2.01 | 5,433,967 | 99 | 1.82 | 86 | 1.74 |
Montréal | 3,729,820 | 59 | 1.58 | 3,710,947 | 52 | 1.40 | 65 | 1.84 |
Vancouver | 2,286,517 | 55 | 2.41 | 2,257,866 | 55 | 2.44 | 53 | 2.52 |
Calgary | 1,145,924 | 36 | 3.14 | 1,104,692 | 25 | 2.26 | 17 | 1.69 |
Edmonton | 1,095,968 | 36 | 3.28 | 1,061,721 | 39 | 3.67 | 28 | 2.86 |
Ottawa6 | 890,013 | 14 | 1.57 | 888,572 | 16 | 1.80 | 9 | 1.09 |
Québec | 732,452 | 0 | 0.00 | 726,062 | 7 | 0.96 | 8 | 1.06 |
Winnipeg | 732,048 | 26 | 3.55 | 726,772 | 22 | 3.03 | 21 | 3.11 |
Hamilton | 707,333 | 11 | 1.56 | 703,217 | 7 | 1.00 | 11 | 1.57 |
Total | 16,830,499 | 348 | 2.07 | 16,613,816 | 322 | 1.94 | 297 | 1.92 |
Census metropolitan area (CMA)5 | 100,000 to less than 500,000 population | |||||||
Kitchener | 496,370 | 7 | 1.41 | 491,382 | 2 | 0.41 | 5 | 0.98 |
London | 476,640 | 6 | 1.26 | 474,515 | 5 | 1.05 | 6 | 1.27 |
St. Catharines-Niagara | 433,946 | 3 | 0.69 | 434,563 | 4 | 0.92 | 7 | 1.52 |
Halifax | 385,457 | 7 | 1.82 | 383,281 | 6 | 1.57 | 8 | 2.05 |
Oshawa | 345,305 | 5 | 1.45 | 339,598 | 3 | 0.88 | 3 | 0.81 |
Victoria | 338,747 | 4 | 1.18 | 335,286 | 4 | 1.19 | 6 | 1.72 |
Windsor | 332,710 | 4 | 1.20 | 332,968 | 5 | 1.50 | 6 | 1.93 |
Gatineau7, 8 | 292,720 | 2 | 0.68 | 289,681 | 9 | 3.11 | 4 | 1.36 |
Saskatoon | 250,269 | 9 | 3.60 | 245,615 | 9 | 3.66 | 7 | 2.91 |
Regina | 203,453 | 5 | 2.46 | 200,917 | 11 | 5.47 | 7 | 3.60 |
St. John's | 182,605 | 1 | 0.55 | 181,297 | 1 | 0.55 | 2 | 0.91 |
Abbotsford9 | 169,084 | 2 | 1.18 | 165,869 | 3 | 1.81 | 4 | 2.71 |
Greater Sudbury | 162,438 | 4 | 2.46 | 162,145 | 2 | 1.23 | 2 | 1.35 |
Kingston9 | 152,833 | 1 | 0.65 | 153,795 | 2 | 1.30 | 3 | 1.85 |
Sherbrooke | 149,875 | 2 | 1.33 | 149,145 | 1 | 0.67 | 1 | 0.89 |
Trois-Rivières | 146,740 | 4 | 2.73 | 145,887 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.68 |
Saguenay | 144,924 | 1 | 0.69 | 144,989 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.77 |
Thunder Bay | 122,540 | 2 | 1.63 | 122,867 | 2 | 1.63 | 2 | 1.67 |
Saint John | 101,429 | 2 | 1.97 | 98,745 | 1 | 1.01 | 1 | 0.83 |
Total | 4,888,085 | 71 | 1.45 | 4,852,545 | 70 | 1.44 | 71 | 1.55 |
CMA totals | 21,718,585 | 419 | 1.93 | 21,466,361 | 392 | 1.83 | 368 | 1.84 |
Less than 100,000 population10 | 11,257,441 | 175 | 1.55 | 11,183,121 | 214 | 1.91 | 212 | 1.90 |
Canada | 32,976,026 | 594 | 1.80 | 32,649,482 | 606 | 1.86 | 581 | 1.86 |
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