Table 8
Victims of homicide, by victim age group and sex, and age group and sex of accused, Canada, 2007 to 2017

Table 8
Victims of homicide, by victim age group and sex, and age group and sex of accused, Canada, 2007 to 2017
Table summary
This table displays the results of Victims of homicide. The information is grouped by Age group and sex of accused (appearing as row headers), Victim age group and sex, 24 and younger, 25 and older, 11 and younger, 12 to 17, 18 to 24, Total, Female and Male, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Age group and sex of accused Victim age group and sex
24 and younger 25 and older
11 and younger 12 to 17 18 to 24 TotalTable 8 Note 1
Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male
percent
Male accused 56 69 88 97 88 95 78 92 92 89
17 and youngerTable 8 Note 2 2 5 25 36 4 11 7 14 3 4
18 to 24 14 11 31 41 34 54 27 46 11 24
25 to 34 14 25 10 9 32 23 22 21 21 30
35 to 44 17 19 8 8 12 4 12 7 21 14
45 and older 10 8 14 3 7 3 9 4 37 16
Female accused 44 31 13 3 12 5 22 8 8 11
17 and youngerTable 8 Note 2 2 1 5 0 1 1 2 1 0.3 1
18 to 24 6 8 1 0 6 1 5 2 1 2
25 to 34 21 14 1 1 3 1 8 3 2 4
35 to 44 12 7 3 2 0.5 1 4 2 2 3
45 and older 2 1 3 1 1 0 2 0.3 2 2
Total accused 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
17 and youngerTable 8 Note 2 3 7 30 36 5 12 9 15 3 5
18 to 24 20 18 33 41 40 55 33 48 12 27
25 to 34 36 39 11 10 35 25 30 24 23 33
35 to 44 29 26 10 9 12 5 17 8 23 17
45 and older 12 10 16 4 8 3 11 4 39 18
Note 1

Includes victims aged 24 and younger.

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Note 2

Includes accused younger than age 12. Accused younger than age 12 cannot be charged with an offence under the Criminal Code.

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Note: For the purposes of analysis, includes incidents with a single victim and a single accused. Excludes victims and accused where the age or the sex was unknown. Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Homicide Survey.
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