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Table 9
Homicides by closest accused to victim relationship and sex, Canada, 2018

Table 9
Homicides by closest accused to victim relationship and sex, Canada, 2018
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, 2018, Average 2008 to 2017, 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
	2018				Average 2008 to 2017
	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	58	21.2	80	55.9	63	20.0	85	58.9
Spousal relationship^{Table 9 Note 3}	13	4.7	49	34.3	11	3.6	51	35.0
Other family relationship^{Table 9 Note 4}	45	16.4	31	21.7	51	16.4	35	24.0
Intimate relationship (non-spousal)^{Table 9 Note 5}	7	2.6	18	12.6	6	2.0	18	12.3
Acquaintance^{Table 9 Note 6}	118	43.1	22	15.4	140	44.8	26	17.9
Criminal relationship^{Table 9 Note 7}	32	11.7	1	0.7	39	12.4	5	3.7
Stranger	59	21.5	22	15.4	65	20.8	10	7.2
Unknown relationship	17	Note ...: not applicable	1	Note ...: not applicable	4	Note ...: not applicable	1	Note ...: not applicable
Total solved homicides^{Table 9 Note 8}	291	100.0	144	100.0	317	100.0	146	100.0
Unsolved homicides	196	Note ...: not applicable	20	Note ...: not applicable	108	Note ...: not applicable	15	Note ...: not applicable
Total homicides^{Table 9 Note 9}	487	Note ...: not applicable	164	Note ...: not applicable	425	Note ...: not applicable	161	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 and same-sex spouse. Return to note 3 referrer Note 4 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 4 referrer Note 5 Includes boyfriend, girlfriend, same sex relationship, extra-marital lover, ex-boyfriend / girlfriend and other intimate relationship. Return to note 5 referrer Note 6 Includes close friend, neighbour, authority or reverse authority figure, business relationship and casual acquaintance. Return to note 6 referrer Note 7 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 7 referrer Note 8 Includes homicides with a known accused. Return to note 8 referrer Note 9 Total homicides excludes homicides where the sex of the victim was reported as unknown. Return to note 9 referrer Note: 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