Table 2.1
Incidents of murder-suicide, by sex of accused and victim-accused relationship, Canada, 2001 to 2011

Table 2.1 Incidents of murder-suicide, by sex of accused and victim-accused relationship, Canada, 2001 to 2011
Table summary
This table displays the results of table 2.1 incidents of murder-suicide. The information is grouped by victim(s) in the incident was/were the: (appearing as row headers), male accused, female accused and total accused, calculated using number and percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Victim(s) in the incident was/were the: Male accused Female accused Total accused
number percent number percent number percent
Family-related murder-suicides  
SpouseNote 1 of accused 159 46 3 0.9 162 47
SpouseNote 1 and child/childrenNote 2 of accused 22 6 2 0.6 24 7
SpouseNote 1 and other family member(s) of accused 5 1 0 0 5 1
SpouseNote 1 and other unrelatedNote 3 victim of accused 4 1 0 0 4 1
Child/childrenNote 2 of accused 30 9 10 3 40 12
Parent(s) of accused 18 5 1 0.3 19 6
OtherNote 4 10 3 0 0 10 3
Total family related-murder suicides 248 72 16 5 264 77
Non family-related victims  
Dating/intimate partner of accusedNote 5 32 9 1 0.3 33 10
Acquaintance of accusedNote 6 40 12 0 0 40 12
Stranger to accused 6 2 0 0 6 2
Total non-family related 78 23 1 0.3 79 23
Unknown relationship 1 Note ...: not applicable 0 Note ...: not applicable 1 Note ...: not applicable
Total - all murder-suicides 327 95 17 5 344 100
... not applicable
Note 1.

Includes current and former legal, common-law and same sex spouses.

Note 2.

Includes biological, adoptive, and foster children. Also includes children 18 years of age and older.

Note 3.

Includes dating and intimate partners, acquaintance, and strangers.

Note 4.

Includes other extended family members, and other combinations of victims.

Note 5.

Includes current and former boyfriends/girlfriends, same sex relationships, extra-marital lovers and other intimate relationships.

Note 6.

Includes friends, neighbours, authority figures, business relationships, criminal relationship and casual acquaintances.

Note: Excludes incidents where the sex and/or age of victim was unknown. Totals may not add to 100% due to rounding.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Homicide Survey.
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