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Table 9
Homicides by closest accused to victim relationship and sex, Canada, 2017

Table 9
Homicides by closest accused to victim relationship and sex, Canada, 2017
Table summary
This table displays the results of Homicides by closest accused to victim relationship and sex. The information is grouped by Relationship type (victim killed by) (appearing as row headers), Closest accused to victim relationship, 2017, Average 2007 to 2016, Male victims and Female victims, calculated using number and percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Relationship type^{Table 9 Note 1} (victim killed by)	Closest accused to victim relationship
	2017				Average 2007 to 2016
	Male victims		Female victims		Male victims		Female victims
	number	percent^{Table 9 Note 2}	number	percent^{Table 9 Note 2}	number	percent^{Table 9 Note 2}	number	percent^{Table 9 Note 2}
Family relationship^{Table 9 Note 3}	56	18.9	79	55.2	62	20.1	85	59.4
Other intimate relations and casual acquaintances^{Table 9 Note 4}	175	59.1	52	36.4	183	59.2	48	33.6
Stranger	65	22.0	12	8.4	64	20.7	10	7.0
Unknown relationship	2	Note ...: not applicable	0	Note ...: not applicable	3	Note ...: not applicable	1	Note ...: not applicable
Total solved homicides	298	100.0	143	100.0	312	100.0	144	100.0
Unsolved homicides	187	Note ...: not applicable	30	Note ...: not applicable	106	Note ...: not applicable	16	Note ...: not applicable
Total homicides	485	Note ...: not applicable	173	Note ...: not applicable	419	Note ...: not applicable	160	Note ...: not applicable
... not applicable Note 1 Includes homicides with a known accused. If there were more than one accused, only the closest relationship to the victim was recorded. Return to note 1 referrer Note 2 Solved homicides where the type of relationship was unknown are excluded from the calculation of percentages. Return to note 2 referrer Note 3 Includes legal husband/wife, common-law husband/wife, separated or divorced husband/wife, separated common-law husband/wife, same-sex spouse, father, mother, son, daughter, sibling, nieces, nephews, grandchildren, uncles, aunts, cousins, in-laws, etc., related by blood, marriage (including common-law) or adoption. Return to note 3 referrer Note 4 Includes boyfriend, girlfriend, same sex relationship, extra-marital lover, ex-boyfriend/girlfriend, other intimate relationship, close friend, neighbour, authority figure, reverse authority figure, business relationship, criminal relationship and acquaintance. Return to note 4 referrer Note: Excludes homicides where the sex of the victim was reported as unknown. The sum of averages may not add up to the total average due to rounding. Percentages may not add up due to rounding. Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Homicide Survey.

Date modified:: 2018-11-21