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Table 8
Homicides by closest accused to victim relationship and Indigenous identity of the victim, Canada, 2018

Table 8
Homicides by closest accused to victim relationship and Indigenous identity of the victim, Canada, 2018
Table summary
This table displays the results of Homicides by closest accused to victim relationship and Indigenous identity of the victim. The information is grouped by Relationship type (victim killed by) (appearing as row headers), Closest accused to victim relationship, 2018, Average 2014 to 2017, Indigenous victims and Non-Indigenous victims, calculated using number and percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Relationship type^{Table 8 Note 1} (victim killed by)	Closest accused to victim relationship
	2018				Average 2014 to 2017^{Table 8 Note 2}
	Indigenous victims^{Table 8 Note 3}		Non-Indigenous victims^{Table 8 Note 4}		Indigenous victims^{Table 8 Note 3}		Non-Indigenous victims^{Table 8 Note 4}
	number	percent^{Table 8 Note 5}	number	percent^{Table 8 Note 5}	number	percent^{Table 8 Note 5}	number	percent^{Table 8 Note 5}
Family relationship	49	44.1	88	29.0	45	36.1	103	31.6
Spousal relationship^{Table 8 Note 6}	19	17.1	43	14.2	16	12.4	44	13.5
Other family relationship^{Table 8 Note 7}	30	27.0	45	14.9	30	23.8	59	18.1
Intimate relationship (non-spousal)^{Table 8 Note 8}	5	4.5	20	6.6	6	4.8	16	5.0
Acquaintance^{Table 8 Note 9}	46	41.4	93	30.7	53	41.9	109	33.3
Criminal relationship^{Table 8 Note 10}	7	6.3	25	8.3	9	7.2	40	12.3
Stranger	4	3.6	77	25.4	13	10.0	58	17.8
Unknown relationship	0	Note ...: not applicable	18	Note ...: not applicable	1	Note ...: not applicable	3	Note ...: not applicable
Total solved homicides^{Table 8 Note 11}	111	100.0	321	100.0	126	100.0	329	100.0
Unsolved homicides	29	Note ...: not applicable	186	Note ...: not applicable	17	Note ...: not applicable	124	Note ...: not applicable
Total homicides^{Table 8 Note 12}	140	Note ...: not applicable	507	Note ...: not applicable	143	Note ...: not applicable	453	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 The year 2014 marked the first cycle of collection of the Homicide Survey data for which complete information regarding Indigenous identity was reported for victims of homicide. Return to note 2 referrer Note 3 "Indigenous identity" includes those identified by police as First Nations persons (either status or non-status), Métis, Inuit, or an Indigenous identity where the Indigenous group was not known to police. Return to note 3 referrer Note 4 "Non-Indigenous identity" refers to instances where the police have confirmed that a victim is not identified as an Indigenous person. Return to note 4 referrer Note 5 Solved homicides where the type of relationship was unknown are excluded from the calculation of percentages. Return to note 5 referrer Note 6 Includes legal husband/wife, common-law husband/wife, separated or divorced husband/wife, separated common-law husband/wife and same-sex spouse. Return to note 6 referrer Note 7 Includes 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 7 referrer Note 8 Includes boyfriend, girlfriend, same sex relationship, extra-marital lover, ex-boyfriend/girlfriend and other intimate relationship. Return to note 8 referrer Note 9 Includes close friend, neighbour, authority or reverse authority figure, business relationship and casual acquaintance. Return to note 9 referrer Note 10 Includes, for example, drug dealers, and their clients, loan sharks, or gang members. When more than one relationship applies (e.g., criminal relationship and close friend), police are asked to report the primary relationship. Return to note 10 referrer Note 11 Includes homicides with a known accused. Return to note 11 referrer Note 12 Total homicides excludes victims where the Indigenous identity was reported as unknown by police (i.e., less than 1% of victims in 2018). Return to note 12 referrer Note: Indigenous identity is reported by the police and is determined through information found with the victim, such as status cards, or through information supplied by the victims' families, community members, or other sources (i.e., such as band records, or forensic evidence such as genetic testing). There may be a small number of homicides included in a given year's total that occurred in previous years. Homicides are counted according to the year in which they are reported to Statistics Canada. Percentages may not add up due to rounding. The sum of averages may not add up to the total average due to rounding. Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics, Homicide Survey.

Date modified:: 2019-11-27