Table 6
Firearm-related homicides, by type of firearm, Canada, 2002 to 2012

Table 6
Firearm-related homicides, by type of firearm, Canada, 2002 to 2012
Table summary
This table displays the results of firearm-related homicides. The information is grouped by year (appearing as row headers), type of firearm, handgun, rifle or shotgun, sawed-off rifle or shotgun and fully automatic firearm, calculated using number of victims and percent of firearm-related homicides units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Year	Type of firearm
	Handgun		Rifle or shotgun		Sawed-off rifle or shotgun		Fully automatic firearm
	number of victims	percent of firearm-related homicides^Note 1	number of victims	percent of firearm-related homicides^Note 1	number of victims	percent of firearm-related homicides^Note 1	number of victims	percent of firearm-related homicides^Note 1
2002	98	66.7	40	27.2	6	4.1	3	2.0
2003	110	70.1	32	20.4	13	8.3	2	1.3
2004	112	67.5	37	22.3	15	9.0	2	1.2
2005	130	62.5	59	28.4	11	5.3	7	3.4
2006	110	62.1	38	21.5	25	14.1	2	1.1
2007	126	70.8	32	18.0	17	9.6	2	1.1
2008	124	68.5	35	19.3	17	9.4	4	2.2
2009	113	68.1	32	19.3	14	8.4	6	3.6
2010	101	63.9	36	22.8	14	8.9	5	3.2
2011	94	65.7	30	21.0	15	10.5	2	1.4
2012	107	64.8	39	23.6	9	5.5	9	5.5

Table 6 (continued)
Table summary
This table displays the results of table 7 (continued). The information is grouped by year (appearing as row headers), firearm-like weapon, other firearm - type unknown and total, calculated using number of victims, percent of firearm-related homicides and firearm-related homicides as a percent of total homicides units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Year	Firearm-like weapon^Note 2		Other firearm - type unknown		Total
Year	number of victims	percent of firearm-related homicides^Note 1	number of victims	percent of firearm-related homicides	number of victims	Firearm-related homicides as a percent of total homicides^Note 3
2002	0	0.0	5	Note ...: not applicable	152	27.1
2003	0	0.0	4	Note ...: not applicable	161	30.6
2004	0	0.0	7	Note ...: not applicable	173	28.3
2005	1	0.5	15	Note ...: not applicable	223	34.4
2006	2	1.1	13	Note ...: not applicable	190	32.0
2007	1	0.6	10	Note ...: not applicable	188	32.9
2008	1	0.6	20	Note ...: not applicable	201	33.7
2009	1	0.6	16	Note ...: not applicable	182	30.5
2010	2	1.3	13	Note ...: not applicable	171	32.0
2011	2	1.4	15	Note ...: not applicable	158	27.4
2012	1	0.6	7	Note ...: not applicable	172	32.9
... not applicable Note 1. Percent of homicides involving a firearm (excluding homicides where type of firearm is unknown). Note 2. Firearm-like weapons include, for example, nail gun, pellet gun, etc. Note 3. Homicides where the cause of death was unknown were excluded from the calculation of percentages. Note: Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding. Estimates prior to 2012 may differ from previously published figures due to ongoing updates to the data files as new information becomes available. Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Homicide Survey.

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