Table 2.4
Victims of spousal murder-suicide, by motive and accused-victim relationship, Canada, 2001 to 2011

Table 2.4 Victims of spousal murder-suicide, by motive and accused-victim relationship, Canada, 2001 to 2011
Table summary
This table displays the results of table 2.4 victims of spousal murder-suicide. The information is grouped by relationship of accused to victim (appearing as row headers), argument or quarrel, frustration, anger or despair, jealousy or revenge, financial gain, protection of assets, other, no apparent motive, unknown and total, calculated using number and percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Relationship of accused to victim Argument or quarrel, frustration, anger or despair Jealousy or revenge Financial gain, protection of assets OtherNote 1 No apparent motive Unknown Total
number percent number percent number percent number percent number percent number percent number percent
Legally married spouse 59 68 11 13 2 2 7 8 8 9 8   Note ...: not applicable 95 100
Common-law spouseNote 2 24 57 14 33 1 2 0 0 3 7 3   Note ...: not applicable 45 100
Separated spouseNote 3 25 52 23 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 2   Note ...: not applicable 50 100
Divorced spouse 3 60 2 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   Note ...: not applicable 5 100
Total 111 61 50 27 3 2 7 4 11 6 13   Note ...: not applicable 195 100
... not applicable
Note 1.

Includes mercy killing/assisted suicide and other motives.

Note 2.

Includes same-sex spouses who are either legally married or living common-law.

Note 3.

Includes those separated from a legal or common-law relationship.

Note: Excludes incidents where the sex and/or age of victim was unknown. Percentages exclude incidents where the motive 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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