Table 5.8
Senior victims of family-related homicide, by sex of victim, Canada, 1986 to 2016
| Year | Female victims | Male victims | Total victims | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | rate | number | rate | number | rate | |
| 1986 | 5 | 3.3 | 6 | 5.3 | 11 | 4.1 |
| 1987 | 17 | 10.7 | 11 | 9.4 | 28 | 10.1 |
| 1988 | 7 | 4.3 | 5 | 4.2 | 12 | 4.2 |
| 1989 | 8 | 4.7 | 5 | 4.0 | 13 | 4.4 |
| 1990 | 14 | 8.0 | 8 | 6.2 | 22 | 7.3 |
| 1991 | 9 | 5.0 | 5 | 3.8 | 14 | 4.5 |
| 1992 | 5 | 2.7 | 1 | 0.7 | 6 | 1.9 |
| 1993 | 4 | 2.1 | 1 | 0.7 | 5 | 1.5 |
| 1994 | 5 | 2.6 | 7 | 4.9 | 12 | 3.6 |
| 1995 | 5 | 2.6 | 4 | 2.8 | 9 | 2.6 |
| 1996 | 10 | 5.0 | 7 | 4.7 | 17 | 4.9 |
| 1997 | 9 | 4.5 | 8 | 5.3 | 17 | 4.8 |
| 1998 | 7 | 3.4 | 8 | 5.1 | 15 | 4.2 |
| 1999 | 9 | 4.3 | 7 | 4.4 | 16 | 4.4 |
| 2000 | 7 | 3.3 | 3 | 1.9 | 10 | 2.7 |
| 2001 | 12 | 5.6 | 7 | 4.2 | 19 | 5.0 |
| 2002 | 17 | 7.8 | 7 | 4.2 | 24 | 6.2 |
| 2003 | 7 | 3.2 | 5 | 2.9 | 12 | 3.1 |
| 2004 | 14 | 6.3 | 5 | 2.9 | 19 | 4.8 |
| 2005 | 15 | 6.6 | 8 | 4.5 | 23 | 5.7 |
| 2006 | 10 | 4.3 | 5 | 2.7 | 15 | 3.6 |
| 2007 | 12 | 5.1 | 6 | 3.2 | 18 | 4.2 |
| 2008 | 6 | 2.5 | 6 | 3.1 | 12 | 2.8 |
| 2009 | 6 | 2.4 | 2 | 1.0 | 8 | 1.8 |
| 2010 | 11 | 4.4 | 4 | 1.9 | 15 | 3.3 |
| 2011 | 12 | 4.6 | 5 | 2.3 | 17 | 3.6 |
| 2012 | 12 | 4.5 | 5 | 2.2 | 17 | 3.4 |
| 2013 | 7 | 2.5 | 10 | 4.3 | 17 | 3.3 |
| 2014 | 11 | 3.8 | 9 | 3.7 | 20 | 3.8 |
| 2015 | 12 | 4.0 | 11 | 4.3 | 23 | 4.2 |
| 2016 | 18 | 5.9 | 8 | 3.0 | 26 | 4.6 |
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Note: Rates are calculated on the basis of 1 million population. Populations based upon July 1st estimates from Statistics Canada, Demography Division. Family-related homicide refers to homicide committed by spouses (legally married, separated, divorced and common-law), children (biological, step, adopted and foster), siblings (biological, step, half, adopted and foster) and extended family members (e.g., grandchildren, nephews, nieces, cousins and in-laws). Senior victims refer to those aged 65 years and older. Excludes victims of unsolved homicides, and victims where the sex or the age was unknown or where the accused-victim relationship was unknown. Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Homicide Survey. |
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