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Table 6
Homicides by closest accused-victim relationship and sex of closest accused, Canada, 2007 to 2017

Table 6
Homicides by closest accused-victim relationship and sex of closest accused, Canada, 2007 to 2017
Table summary
This table displays the results of Homicides by closest accused-victim relationship and sex of closest accused. The information is grouped by Relationship of the accused to the victim (appearing as row headers), Female accused and Male accused, calculated using number and percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Relationship of the accused to the victim	Female accused		Male accused
Relationship of the accused to the victim	number	percent	number	percent
Spouse^{Table 6 Note 1}	122	23	559	13
Dating or other intimate partner^{Table 6 Note 2}	38	7	216	5
Parent^{Table 6 Note 3}	93	17	179	4
Child^{Table 6 Note 4}	27	5	270	6
Other family^{Table 6 Note 5}	48	9	312	7
Close friend	17	3	339	8
Stranger	35	7	778	18
Other^{Table 6 Note 6}	153	29	1,774	40
Unknown	4	Note ...: not applicable	34	Note ...: not applicable
Total	537	100	4,461	100
... not applicable Note 1 Includes current and former legally married and common-law spouses. Return to note 1 referrer Note 2 Includes current and former boyfriends and girlfriends, extra-marital lovers and other intimate relationships. Return to note 2 referrer Note 3 Includes biological, step, adoptive and foster parents. Return to note 3 referrer Note 4 Includes biological, step, adoptive and foster children. Return to note 4 referrer Note 5 Includes all other family members related by blood (e.g., siblings), marriage (including common-law) or adoption. Return to note 5 referrer Note 6 Includes neighbours, casual acquaintances, authority figures, reverse authority figures, business relationships, criminal relationships, and "other" relationships. Return to note 6 referrer Note: Analysis of accused-victim relationships is based on solved homicides (i.e., homicides for which police have identified an accused person) where there is a single victim and a single accused. Percentages exclude unknowns. Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Homicide Survey.

Date modified:: 2019-01-10