Table 5
Firearm-related homicides, by type of firearm, Canada, 1997 to 2017


Table 5
Firearm-related homicides, by type of firearm, Canada, 1997 to 2017
Table summary
This table displays the results of Firearm-related homicides. The information is grouped by Year (appearing as row headers), Handgun, Rifle or shotgun, Sawed-off rifle or shotgun, Fully automatic firearm, Other firearm—type unknown, Firearm-like weapon and Total firearm-related
homicides, calculated using number and rate units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Year Handgun Rifle or shotgun Sawed-off rifle or shotgun Fully automatic firearm Other firearm—type unknownTable 5 Note 1 Firearm-like weaponTable 5 Note 2 Total firearm-related
homicides
number rateTable 5 Note 3 number rateTable 5 Note 3 number rateTable 5 Note 3 number rateTable 5 Note 3 number rateTable 5 Note 3 number rateTable 5 Note 3 number rateTable 5 Note 3
1997 100 0.33 77 0.26 10 0.03 2 0.01 5 0.02 0 0.00 194 0.65
1998 71 0.24 51 0.17 14 0.05 12 0.04 4 0.01 0 0.00 152 0.50
1999 90 0.30 58 0.19 6 0.02 6 0.02 5 0.02 1 0.00 166 0.55
2000 108 0.35 57 0.19 10 0.03 4 0.01 4 0.01 0 0.00 183 0.60
2001 111 0.36 46 0.15 7 0.02 3 0.01 4 0.01 1 0.00 172 0.55
2002 98 0.31 40 0.13 6 0.02 3 0.01 5 0.02 0 0.00 152 0.48
2003 111 0.35 33 0.10 13 0.04 2 0.01 4 0.01 0 0.00 163 0.52
2004 112 0.35 37 0.12 15 0.05 2 0.01 7 0.02 0 0.00 173 0.54
2005 131 0.41 59 0.18 11 0.03 7 0.02 16 0.05 0 0.00 224 0.69
2006 112 0.34 38 0.12 26 0.08 2 0.01 14 0.04 0 0.00 192 0.59
2007 125 0.38 32 0.10 18 0.05 2 0.01 11 0.03 0 0.00 188 0.57
2008 127 0.38 35 0.11 17 0.05 4 0.01 18 0.05 0 0.00 201 0.60
2009 111 0.33 32 0.10 15 0.04 7 0.02 16 0.05 1 0.00 182 0.54
2010 104 0.31 37 0.11 14 0.04 6 0.02 13 0.04 1 0.00 175 0.51
2011 95 0.28 30 0.09 16 0.05 2 0.01 16 0.05 0 0.00 159 0.46
2012 106 0.31 39 0.11 9 0.03 9 0.03 8 0.02 0 0.00 171 0.49
2013 90 0.26 30 0.09 8 0.02 1 0.00 5 0.01 0 0.00 134 0.38
2014 103 0.29 34 0.10 6 0.02 2 0.01 9 0.03 1 0.00 155 0.44
2015 102 0.28 37 0.10 23 0.06 6 0.02 9 0.03 2 0.01 179 0.50
2016 130 0.36 50 0.14 13 0.04 6 0.02 24 0.07 0 0.00 223 0.61
2017 145 0.40 62 0.17 22 0.06 2 0.01 34 0.09 1 0.00 266 0.72
Note 1

Response option "Other firearm—type unknown" was introduce in 1997.

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Note 2

Includes homicides committed with the use of firearm-like weapons such as nail guns, pellet guns and flare guns.

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Note 3

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

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Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Homicide Survey.
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