Table 4.3
Child and youth victims (0 to 17 years) of family-related homicides, by age group of the victim and motive, Canada, 2001 to 2011

Table 4.3 Child and youth victims (0 to 17 years) of family-related homicides, by age group of the victim and motive, Canada, 2001 to 2011
Table summary
This table displays the results of table 4.3 child and youth victims (0 to 17 years) of family-related homicides. The information is grouped by motive (appearing as row headers), victim's age group, total, less than 1 year, 1 to 3 years, 4 to 6 years, 7 to 11 years and 12 to 17 years, calculated using number and percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Motive Victim's age group Total
Less than 1 year 1 to 3 years 4 to 6 years 7 to 11 years 12 to 17 years
number percent number percent number percent number percent number percent number percent
Argument 2 2 2 2 2 5 3 8 14 21 23 7
Frustration 59 69 67 71 25 66 19 53 22 33 192 60
Jealousy 0 0 10 11 2 5 3 8 4 6 19 6
Revenge 0 0 6 6 4 11 5 14 8 12 23 7
ConcealmentNote 1 22 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 7
OtherNote 2 1 1 0 0 2 5 2 6 7 10 12 4
No apparent motive 2 2 9 10 3 8 4 11 12 18 30 9
Unknown 9 Note ...: not applicable 7 Note ...: not applicable 3 Note ...: not applicable 5 Note ...: not applicable 5 Note ...: not applicable 29 Note ...: not applicable
Total 95 100 101 100 41 100 41 100 72 100 350 100
... not applicable
Note 1.

Concealment includes all homicides where the suspect’s primary motive was concealment. This is the most common motive for infanticides.

Note 2.

Other motives can include fear of apprehension, mercy killing, sexual violence and other motives.

Note: Family-related homicides refers to homicides committed by parents, siblings, extended family members, and spouses. Excludes homicides where the age and/or sex of the victim was unknown. Excludes spousal victims under the age of 15 years. Percentages exclude homicides in which the cause of death was reported by police as unknown. Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Homicide Survey.
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