Table 4
Persons accused of homicide, by province and territory and sex of accused, Canada, 2007 to 2017

Table 4
Persons accused of homicide, by province and territory and sex of accused, Canada, 2007 to 2017
Table summary
This table displays the results of Persons accused of homicide. The information is grouped by Province and territories (appearing as row headers), Females, Males and Total, calculated using number and rate units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Province and territories Females Males Total
number rate number rate number rate
Newfoundland and Labrador 3 0.1 37 1.5 40 0.8
Prince Edward Island 2 0.3 4 0.6 6 0.4
Nova Scotia 20 0.4 151 3.4 171 1.9
New Brunswick 7 0.2 93 2.6 100 1.4
Quebec 59 0.2 686 1.8 745 1.0
Ontario 227 0.3 1,823 2.9 2,050 1.6
Manitoba 104 1.8 573 9.9 677 5.8
Saskatchewan 53 1.0 417 8.2 470 4.6
Alberta 114 0.6 892 4.8 1,006 2.7
British Columbia 70 0.3 660 3.0 730 1.7
Yukon 3 1.8 13 7.5 16 4.7
Northwest Territories 6 3.1 25 12.3 31 7.8
Nunavut 11 8.1 36 24.5 47 16.6
Canada 679 0.4 5,410 3.3 6,089 1.8
Note: This table calculates average annual numbers and rates and is therefore not directly comparable with other analytical products. Annual populations are based on July 1st estimates from Statistics Canada, Demography Division. Excludes cases where the sex of the accused is unknown.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Homicide Survey.
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