Table 3b
Gang-related homicides, by census metropolitan area, 2016 and 2017


Table 3b
Gang-related homicides, by census metropolitan area, 2016 and 2017
Table summary
This table displays the results of Gang-related homicides. The information is grouped by Census metropolitan area (appearing as row headers), 2017
population count, 2017, 2016, Difference from 2016 and Average
2007 to 2016, calculated using number, number of victims, rate and percent change in rate units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Census metropolitan areaTable 3b Note 1 2017
population count		 2017 2016Note r: revised Difference from 2016 Average
2007 to 2016
number number of victims rateTable 3b Note 2 number of victims rateTable 3b Note 2 number of victims percent change in rate number of victims rateTable 3b Note 2
Population 500,000 and over
Toronto 6,273,778 36 0.57 32 0.52 4 10.6 20 0.35
Montreal 4,148,023 15 0.36 18 0.44 -3 -17.7 17 0.43
Vancouver 2,572,179 19 0.74 19 0.75 0 -1.1 16 0.68
Calgary 1,494,086 12 0.80 6 0.41 6 96.7 5 0.41
Edmonton 1,405,619 15 1.07 11 0.80 4 34.1 7 0.55
OttawaTable 3b Note 3 1,034,893 4 0.39 7 0.69 -3 -44.0 2 0.20
Winnipeg 810,099 11 1.36 7 0.88 4 54.3 6 0.72
Québec 805,502 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 Note ...: not applicable 0 0.04
Hamilton 771,489 1 0.13 0 0.00 1 Note ...: not applicable 1 0.08
Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo 559,714 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 Note ...: not applicable 1 0.10
London 524,581 0 0.00 1 0.19 -1 -100.0 1 0.12
Population 100,000 to less than 500,000
St. Catharines–Niagara 458,986 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 Note ...: not applicable 0 0.04
Oshawa 450,366 1 0.22 0 0.00 1 Note ...: not applicable 0 0.02
Halifax 431,721 0 0.00 3 0.71 -3 -100.0 2 0.42
Victoria 377,551 1 0.26 0 0.00 1 Note ...: not applicable 0 0.06
Windsor 338,403 0 0.00 1 0.30 -1 -100.0 1 0.15
GatineauTable 3b Note 4 335,028 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 Note ...: not applicable 0 0.06
Saskatoon 328,835 1 0.30 2 0.62 -1 -51.3 2 0.81
Regina 253,630 2 0.79 4 1.61 -2 -51.1 2 0.89
Barrie 221,854 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 Note ...: not applicable 0 0.00
St. John's 208,192 0 0.00 1 0.48 -1 -100.0 0 0.10
Sherbrooke 202,158 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 Note ...: not applicable 0 0.00
Kelowna 200,908 3 1.49 2 1.01 1 48 1 0.43
Abbotsford–Mission 190,730 6 3.15 3 1.59 3 97.7 2 1.02
Kingston 169,901 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 Note ...: not applicable 0 0.00
Saguenay 166,715 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 Note ...: not applicable 0 0.06
Greater Sudbury 164,926 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 Note ...: not applicable 0 0.00
Moncton 159,464 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 Note ...: not applicable 0 0.00
Trois-Rivières 157,622 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 Note ...: not applicable 0 0.07
Brantford 148,605 1 0.67 0 0.00 1 Note ...: not applicable 0 0.00
Guelph 135,474 0 0.00 1 0.75 -1 -100.0 0 0.08
Saint John 128,726 0 0.00 1 0.78 -1 -100.0 0 0.14
Peterborough 125,666 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 Note ...: not applicable 0 0.00
Thunder Bay 120,693 3 2.49 1 0.83 2 200.4 1 0.41
CMA totalTable 3b Note 5 25,876,117 131 0.51 120 0.47 11 7.5 86 0.36
Canada 36,708,083 163 0.44 140 0.39 23 15.0 107 0.31
... not applicable
r revised
Note 1

A census metropolitan area (CMA) consists of one or more neighbouring municipalities situated around a major urban core. A CMA must have a total population of at least 100,000 of which 50,000 or more live in the urban core. To be included in the CMA, other adjacent municipalities must have a high degree of integration with the central urban area, as measured by commuting flows derived from census data. A CMA typically comprises more than one police service.

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Note 2

Rates are calculated per 100,000 population using revised July 1st population estimates from Statistics Canada, Demography Division.

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Note 3

Ottawa refers to the Ontario part of the Ottawa–Gatineau CMA.

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Note 4

Gatineau refers to the Quebec part of the Ottawa–Gatineau CMA.

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Note 5

Includes eight homicides committed in a correctional institution between 2016 and 2017.

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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. Percentage changes are based on unrounded rates.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Homicide Survey.
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