Table 2
Homicides, by census metropolitan area, 2012 and 2013

Table 2
Homicides, by census metropolitan area, 2012 and 2013
Table summary
This table displays the results of Homicides. The information is grouped by Census metropolitan area (appearing as row headers), 2013, 2012 and Average 2003 to 2012, calculated using population, number of victims and rate units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Census metropolitan areaNote 1 2013 2012Note r: revised Average 2003 to 2012
population number of victims rateNote 2 number of victims rateNote 2 number of victims rateNote 2
Regina 234,426 9 3.84 7 3.07 8 3.72
Winnipeg 802,273 26 3.24 33 4.17 28 3.84
Thunder BayNote 3 121,763 3 2.46 7 5.83 3 2.44
EdmontonNote 4 1,290,932 27 2.09 33 2.65 36 3.20
Hamilton 734,389 15 2.04 6 0.83 9 1.24
LondonNote 5 500,949 9 1.80 8 1.61 7 1.43
Calgary 1,375,123 24 1.75 19 1.45 22 1.91
VancouverNote 3 2,443,887 42 1.72 37 1.54 51 2.24
Abbotsford–Mission 177,298 3 1.69 4 2.27 5 2.99
SaskatoonNote 3 299,190 5 1.67 6 2.08 8 2.89
KelownaNote 6 185,168 3 1.62 3 1.62 3 1.85
GatineauNote 7 323,084 5 1.55 6 1.88 4 1.21
Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo 534,762 8 1.50 4 0.76 5 0.91
St. John's 202,602 3 1.48 0 0.00 1 0.75
Halifax 408,714 6 1.47 12 2.95 10 2.46
BarrieNote 6 207,972 3 1.44 2 0.97 2 0.94
Saint John 146,107 2 1.37 2 1.36 1 0.90
St. Catharines–Niagara 445,351 6 1.35 3 0.68 5 1.23
Toronto 5,905,031 79 1.34 81 1.39 94 1.73
MontréalNote 3, Note 5 3,986,346 43 1.08 47 1.19 52 1.39
Oshawa 412,830 4 0.97 3 0.76 3 0.87
OttawaNote 8 974,307 9 0.92 7 0.73 11 1.25
BrantfordNote 6 142,084 1 0.70 0 0.00 1 1.03
Trois-Rivières 154,351 1 0.65 2 1.30 1 0.81
KingstonNote 5 163,969 1 0.61 0 0.00 2 1.33
Greater Sudbury 164,983 1 0.61 1 0.61 2 1.22
Windsor 330,108 2 0.61 3 0.91 4 1.30
Québec 785,838 3 0.38 6 0.77 5 0.62
Victoria 357,416 1 0.28 4 1.13 4 1.25
MonctonNote 6 143,388 0 0.00 0 0.00 1 0.84
Saguenay 167,775 0 0.00 4 2.39 1 0.93
Sherbrooke 194,678 0 0.00 1 0.52 1 0.40
PeterboroughNote 6 121,576 0 0.00 2 1.65 1 1.19
GuelphNote 6 128,573 0 0.00 0 0.00 1 0.58
CMA total 24,567,243 344 1.40 353 1.46 391 1.73
Non-CMA totalNote 3, Note 5 10,591,061 161 1.52 190 1.80 205 1.93
Canada 35,158,304 505 1.44 543 1.56 595 1.80
r revised
Note 1.

A census metropolitan area (CMA) consists of one or more neighbouring municipalities situated around a major urban core. A CMA must have a total population of at least 100,000 of which 50,000 or more live in the urban core. To be included in the CMA, other adjacent municipalities must have a high degree of integration with the central urban area, as measured by commuting flows derived from census data. A CMA typically comprises more than one police service.

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Note 2.

Rates are calculated per 100,000 population using revised July 1st population estimates from Statistics Canada, Demography Division.

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Note 3.

Includes one homicide committed in a correctional institution in 2012.

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Note 4.

Includes two homicides committed in a correctional institution in 2013.

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Note 5.

Includes one homicide committed in a correctional institution in 2013.

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Note 6.

Moncton, Peterborough, Brantford, Guelph, Barrie, and Kelowna became CMAs in 2006. As such, the average number and rate are calculated from 2006 to 2012.

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Note 7.

Gatineau refers to the Quebec part of the Ottawa–Gatineau CMA.

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Note 8.

Ottawa refers to the Ontario part of the Ottawa–Gatineau CMA.

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Note: There may be a small number of homicides included in a given year's total that occurred in previous years. Homicides are counted according to the year in which they are reported to Statistics Canada.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Homicide Survey.
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