Table 4
Homicides, by shootings and stabbings, by province or territory, 2014

Table summary
This table displays the results of Homicides, by shootings and stabbings, by province or territory, 2014. The information is grouped by Province or territory (appearing as row headers), Shootings, 2014 and Average 2004 to 2013, calculated using number of victims, rate, percent of total homicides and average number units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Province or territory	Shootings
	2014			Average 2004 to 2013
	number of victims	rate^Note 1	percent of total homicides^Note 2	average number	rate^Note 1	percent of total homicides^Note 2
Newfoundland and Labrador	1	0.19	50.0	2	0.37	41.3
Prince Edward Island	2	1.37	66.7	0	0.00	0.0
Nova Scotia	2	0.21	33.3	5	0.57	32.9
New Brunswick	4	0.53	44.4	2	0.29	28.6
Quebec	29	0.35	40.8	30	0.38	32.3
Ontario	46	0.34	30.7	61	0.47	33.5
Manitoba	4	0.31	9.3	10	0.83	20.0
Saskatchewan	4	0.36	16.7	6	0.56	16.9
Alberta	36	0.87	36.7	28	0.76	30.2
British Columbia	27	0.58	31.8	34	0.78	37.9
Yukon	0	0.00	0.0	0	0.59	13.3
Northwest Territories	0	0.00	0.0	0	0.92	18.2
Nunavut	1	2.73	25.0	2	4.62	31.9
Canada	156	0.44	31.2	180	0.54	31.1

Table summary
This table displays the results of Homicides, by shootings and stabbings, by province or territory, 2014. The information is grouped by Province or territory (appearing as row headers), Stabbings, 2014 and Average 2004 to 2013, calculated using number of victims, rate, percent of total homicides and average number units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Province or territory	Stabbings
	2014			Average 2004 to 2013
	number of victims	rate^Note 1	percent of total homicides^Note 2	average number	rate^Note 1	percent of total homicides^Note 2
Newfoundland and Labrador	1	0.19	50.0	1	0.23	26.1
Prince Edward Island	1	0.68	33.3	0	0.07	20.0
Nova Scotia	2	0.21	33.3	5	0.49	28.0
New Brunswick	2	0.27	22.2	3	0.37	36.4
Quebec	21	0.26	29.6	28	0.36	30.3
Ontario	58	0.42	38.7	58	0.45	32.0
Manitoba	25	1.95	58.1	20	1.66	39.9
Saskatchewan	9	0.80	37.5	16	1.50	45.1
Alberta	34	0.82	34.7	35	0.96	38.3
British Columbia	32	0.69	37.6	27	0.61	29.6
Yukon	2	5.48	66.7	1	1.48	33.3
Northwest Territories	1	2.29	50.0	1	1.84	36.4
Nunavut	1	2.73	25.0	1	4.31	29.8
Canada	189	0.53	37.8	195	0.58	33.7
Note 1. Rates are calculated per 100,000 population using revised July 1st population estimates from Statistics Canada, Demography Division. Return to note 1 referrer Note 2. Homicides where the cause of death was unknown were excluded from the calculation of percentages. Return to note 2 referrer 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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