Table 2.9
Victims of intimate partner and non-intimate partner homicide, by sex of victim and type of motive, Canada, 2007 to 2017

Table 2.9
Victims of intimate partner and non-intimate partner homicide, by sex of victim and type of motive, Canada, 2007 to 2017
Table summary
This table displays the results of Victims of intimate partner and non-intimate partner homicide. The information is grouped by Type of motive (appearing as row headers), Female victims, Male victims and Total victims, calculated using number and percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Type of motive Female victims Male victims Total victims
number percent number percent number percent
Intimate partner homicide
Frustration, anger or despair 212 31 26 14 238 27
Argument or quarrel 234 34 110 59 344 39
Jealousy 150 22 18 10 168 19
Financial gain 15 2 7 4 22 3
Revenge 13 2 6 3 19 2
OtherTable 2.9 Note 1 31 5 11 6 42 5
No apparent motiveTable 2.9 Note 2 32 5 9 5 41 5
Unknown 49 Note ...: not applicable 10 Note ...: not applicable 59 Note ...: not applicable
Total 736 100 197 100 933 100
Non-intimate partner homicide
Frustration, anger or despair 170 27 342 12 512 15
Argument or quarrel 171 27 1,242 44 1,413 40
Jealousy 15 2 116 4 131 4
Financial gain 45 7 276 10 321 9
Revenge 25 4 179 6 204 6
OtherTable 2.9 Note 1 124 19 458 16 582 17
No apparent motiveTable 2.9 Note 2 91 14 242 8 333 10
Unknown 48 Note ...: not applicable 168 Note ...: not applicable 216 Note ...: not applicable
Total 689 100 3,023 100 3,712 100
... not applicable
Note 1

Includes concealment, mercy killing and sexual violence.

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Note 2

Includes mental illness and dementia.

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Note: In 62% of incidents of spousal homicide where a single victim and a single accused person were involved, police determined that a history of family violence preceded the homicide. Intimate partner homicide refers to homicides committed by legally married, separated or divorced spouses, common-law partners (current and former), dating partners (current and former) and other intimate partners. Victims refer to those aged 15 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. 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.
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