Table 1.9
Child and youth victims of family-related and non-family homicide, by age group of victim and type of motive, Canada, 2007 to 2017
Type of motive | Age group of victim | Total victims | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 years and younger | 6 to 11 years | 12 to 14 years | 15 to 17 years | |||||||
number | percent | number | percent | number | percent | number | percent | number | percent | |
Family-related homicide | ||||||||||
Frustration, anger or despair | 114 | 72 | 33 | 63 | 10 | 50 | 12 | 31 | 169 | 63 |
Argument or quarrel | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 9 | 23 | 22 | 8 |
ConcealmentTable 1.9 Note 1 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 |
Jealousy | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 6 |
Revenge | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
OtherTable 1.9 Note 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 15 | 6 |
No apparent motiveTable 1.9 Note 3 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 28 | 10 |
Unknown | 9 | Note ...: not applicable | 7 | Note ...: not applicable | 1 | Note ...: not applicable | 1 | Note ...: not applicable | 18 | Note ...: not applicable |
Total | 168 | 100 | 59 | 100 | 21 | 100 | 40 | 100 | 288 | 100 |
Non-family homicide | ||||||||||
Frustration, anger or despair | 17 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 38 | 19 |
Argument or quarrel | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 50 | 36 | 53 | 26 |
ConcealmentTable 1.9 Note 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jealousy | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 5 |
Revenge | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 7 |
OtherTable 1.9 Note 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 55 | 8 | 29 | 37 | 27 | 53 | 26 |
No apparent motiveTable 1.9 Note 3 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 27 | 7 | 25 | 19 | 14 | 34 | 17 |
Unknown | 3 | Note ...: not applicable | 0 | Note ...: not applicable | 0 | Note ...: not applicable | 10 | Note ...: not applicable | 13 | Note ...: not applicable |
Total | 29 | 100 | 11 | 100 | 28 | 100 | 148 | 100 | 216 | 100 |
... not applicable
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Homicide Survey. |
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