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Table 4.13
Accused of family-related homicide against children and youth (0 to 17 years), by age group of accused, sex of accused and type of motive, Canada, 2006 to 2016

Table 4.13
Accused of family-related homicide against children and youth (0 to 17 years), by age group of accused, sex of accused and type of motive, Canada, 2006 to 2016
Table summary
This table displays the results of Accused of family-related homicide against children and youth (0 to 17 years). The information is grouped by Type of motive (appearing as row headers), Age group of accused, 17 years and younger, 18 to 44 years, 45 to 64 years, 65 years and older, Female accused, Male accused and Total accused, calculated using percent and number units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Type of motive	Age group of accused
	17 years and younger			18 to 44 years			45 to 64 years			65 years and older
	Female accused	Male accused	Total accused	Female accused	Male accused	Total accused	Female accused	Male accused	Total accused	Female accused	Male accused	Total accused
	percent
Frustration, anger or despair	40	47	45	65	66	66	88	41	51	0	100	100
Argument or quarrel	20	18	18	4	10	8	0	0	0	0	0	0
Concealment^{Table 4.13 Note 1}	40	0	9	16	1	6	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jealousy	0	6	5	0	7	5	0	10	8	0	0	0
Revenge	0	6	5	4	3	3	0	14	11	0	0	0
Other^{Table 4.13 Note 2}	0	0	0	1	5	4	0	28	22	0	0	0
No apparent motive^{Table 4.13 Note 3}	0	24	18	9	9	9	13	7	8	0	0	0
Total	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	0	100	100
	number
Total	5	17	22	89	150	239	8	29	37	0	5	5
Note 1 Includes homicides committed to hide evidence of something (e.g., a pregnancy or birth of a child) or evidence of another criminal offence. This is the most common motive for infanticides. Return to note 1 referrer Note 2 Includes financial gain, mercy killing and sexual violence. Return to note 2 referrer Note 3 Includes mental illness and dementia. Return to note 3 referrer Note: Family-related homicide refers to homicides committed by parents (biological, step, adopted and foster), siblings (biological, step, half, adopted and foster), extended family members (e.g., grandparents, uncles, aunts, cousins and in-laws) and spouses (legally married, separated, divorced and common-law). Children and youth refer to those aged 17 years and younger. Excludes victims of unsolved homicides, and accused and victims where the sex or the age was unknown or where the accused-victim relationship was unknown. Percentages have been calculated excluding unknown motives. Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding. Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Homicide Survey.

Date modified:: 2018-01-17