Table 6
Rates of homicide victims and accused persons, by sex and Aboriginal identity and province or territory, 2017


Table 6
Rates of homicide victims and accused persons, by sex and Aboriginal identity and province or territory, 2017
Table summary
This table displays the results of Rates of homicide victims and accused persons. The information is grouped by Province or territory (appearing as row headers), Male homicide victims, Female homicide victims, Total homicide victims, Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal, calculated using number and rate units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Province or territory Male homicide victims Female homicide victims Total homicide victimsTable 6 Note 1
Aboriginal Non-Aboriginal Aboriginal Non-Aboriginal Aboriginal Non-Aboriginal
number rateTable 6 Note 2 number rateTable 6 Note 3 number rateTable 6 Note 2 number rateTable 6 Note 3 number rateTable 6 Note 2 number rateTable 6 Note 3
Newfoundland and Labrador 0 0.00 1 0.42 1 4.92 2 0.82 1 2.46 3 0.63
Prince Edward Island 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00
Nova Scotia 0 0.00 7 1.58 0 0.00 13 2.85 0 0.00 20 2.23
New Brunswick 0 0.00 7 1.97 0 0.00 3 0.83 0 0.00 10 1.39
Quebec 8 8.28 54 1.33 4 4.14 25 0.61 12 6.21 79 0.97
Ontario 16 8.08 127 1.88 4 1.94 44 0.63 20 4.95 171 1.24
Manitoba 24 20.43 13 2.42 5 4.14 4 0.74 29 12.18 17 1.58
Saskatchewan 24 25.09 4 0.85 5 5.03 4 0.87 29 14.86 8 0.86
Alberta 31 21.92 61 3.07 10 7.00 14 0.72 41 14.42 75 1.91
British Columbia 6 4.21 83 3.71 5 3.45 23 1.01 11 3.82 106 2.35
Yukon 4 98.23 2 13.50 2 44.25 0 0.00 6 69.83 2 7.00
Northwest Territories 2 16.93 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 2 8.45 0 0.00
Nunavut 3 17.84 1 45.58 2 12.28 0 0.00 5 15.10 1 24.00
Canada 118 13.40 360 2.10 38 4.22 132 0.75 156 8.76 492 1.42
Table 6 continued
Rates of homicide victims and accused persons, by sex and Aboriginal identity and province or territory, 2017
Table summary
This table displays the results of Rates of homicide victims and accused persons. The information is grouped by Province or territory (appearing as row headers), Male accused persons, Female accused persons, Total accused persons, Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal, calculated using number and rate units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Province or territory Male accused persons Female accused persons Total accused personsTable 6 Note 1
Aboriginal Non-Aboriginal Aboriginal Non-Aboriginal Aboriginal Non-Aboriginal
number rateTable 6 Note 2 number rateTable 6 Note 3 number rateTable 6 Note 2 number rateTable 6 Note 3 number rateTable 6 Note 2 number rateTable 6 Note 3
Newfoundland and Labrador 0 0.00 4 1.70 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 4 0.84
Prince Edward Island 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00
Nova Scotia 2 9.85 11 2.49 0 0.00 2 0.44 2 4.85 13 1.45
New Brunswick 1 7.11 4 1.12 0 0.00 2 0.55 1 3.54 6 0.83
Quebec 10 10.35 47 1.16 0 0.00 6 0.15 10 5.17 53 0.65
Ontario 18 9.09 124 1.83 13 6.31 9 0.13 31 7.67 133 0.97
Manitoba 38 32.35 16 2.98 12 9.94 2 0.37 50 21.00 18 1.67
Saskatchewan 33 34.49 4 0.85 3 3.02 0 0.00 36 18.45 4 0.43
Alberta 36 25.46 46 2.32 7 4.90 6 0.31 43 15.12 52 1.32
British Columbia 12 8.41 33 1.47 2 1.38 3 0.13 14 4.87 36 0.80
Yukon 2 49.12 1 6.75 0 0.00 0 0.00 2 23.28 1 3.50
Northwest Territories 4 33.86 0 0.00 1 8.43 0 0.00 5 21.12 0 0.00
Nunavut 3 17.84 1 45.58 1 6.14 0 0.00 4 12.08 1 24.00
Canada 159 18.05 291 1.69 39 4.33 30 0.17 198 11.12 321 0.93
Note 1

Total homicide victims and accused persons excludes persons where the Aboriginal identity was reported as unknown by police (i.e., 2% of victims and less than 1% of accused persons in 2017).

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Note 2

Rates are calculated per 100,000 Aboriginal population, by sex and geographical area. Refer to the 'Survey description' section of this report for further information.

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Note 3

Rates are calculated per 100,000 non-Aboriginal population, by sex and geographical area. Refer to the 'Survey description' section of this report for further information.

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Note: Population counts were provided by Statistics Canada’s Demography Division. The counts for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal populations are based on Aboriginal identity; for the years 2001 to 2011, they are derived from an interpolation between the censuses of population and the National Household Survey adjusted for net under coverage, partially enumerated reserves, and populations living in collective dwellings; the population counts from 2012 to 2017 are based on custom population projections. Refer to the 'Survey description' section of this report for further information.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Homicide Survey.
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