Table 2.6
Child and youth victims (0 to 17 years) of family-related murder-suicide, by cause of death and accused-victim relationship, Canada, 2001 to 2011

Table 2.6 Child and youth victims (0 to 17 years) of family-related murder-suicide, by cause of death and accused-victim relationship, Canada, 2001 to 2011
Table summary
This table displays the results of table 2.6 child and youth victims (0 to 17 years) of family-related murder-suicide. The information is grouped by relationship of accused to victim (appearing as row headers), cause of death, shooting, strangulation, suffocation or drowning, stabbing, poisoning, beating, other and total, calculated using number and percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Relationship of accused to victim Cause of death
Shooting Strangulation, suffocation or drowning Stabbing Poisoning Beating OtherNote 1 Total
number percent number percent number percent number percent number percent number percent number percent
Father/step-fatherNote 2 18 35 12 24 7 14 4 8 3 6 7 14 51 100
Mother/step-motherNote 2 0 0 3 25 2 17 5 42 1 8 1 8 12 100
Other familyNote 3 1 33 0 0 2 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 100
Total 19 29 15 23 11 17 9 14 4 6 8 12 66 100
Note 1.

Includes poisoning or lethal injection, smoke inhalation/burns, and other causes.

Note 2.

Includes biological, adoptive, and foster parents.

Note 3.

Includes all other family members related by blood, marriage (including common-law) or adoption. Examples include uncles, aunts, cousins and grandparents.

Note: Excludes incidents where the sex and/or age of victim was unknown. Totals may not add to 100% due to rounding. Proportion include all victims aged 17 and younger.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Homicide Survey.
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