Table 1.11
Child and youth victims of family-related and non-family homicide, by victim sex and year, Canada, 2008 to 2018
Year | Family-related homicide | Non-family homicide | ||||||||||
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Female victims | Male victims | Total victims | Female victims | Male victims | Total victims | |||||||
number | rate | number | rate | number | rate | number | rate | number | rate | number | rate | |
2008 | 11 | 3.24 | 14 | 3.93 | 25 | 3.59 | 6 | 1.77 | 18 | 5.05 | 24 | 3.45 |
2009 | 19 | 5.61 | 22 | 6.18 | 41 | 5.90 | 7 | 2.07 | 22 | 6.18 | 29 | 4.17 |
2010 | 10 | 2.96 | 18 | 5.05 | 28 | 4.03 | 10 | 2.96 | 16 | 4.49 | 26 | 3.74 |
2011 | 13 | 3.85 | 17 | 4.77 | 30 | 4.32 | 8 | 2.37 | 15 | 4.21 | 23 | 3.31 |
2012 | 16 | 4.73 | 15 | 4.21 | 31 | 4.47 | 4 | 1.18 | 9 | 2.53 | 13 | 1.87 |
2013 | 9 | 2.66 | 13 | 3.65 | 22 | 3.17 | 2 | 0.59 | 8 | 2.25 | 10 | 1.44 |
2014 | 12 | 3.53 | 12 | 3.36 | 24 | 3.44 | 11 | 3.24 | 8 | 2.24 | 19 | 2.73 |
2015 | 13 | 3.80 | 15 | 4.19 | 28 | 4.00 | 6 | 1.75 | 12 | 3.35 | 18 | 2.57 |
2016 | 10 | 2.89 | 6 | 1.66 | 16 | 2.26 | 3 | 0.87 | 14 | 3.87 | 17 | 2.40 |
2017 | 13 | 3.73 | 11 | 3.02 | 24 | 3.37 | 4 | 1.15 | 12 | 3.30 | 16 | 2.25 |
2018 | 11 | 3.13 | 5 | 1.36 | 16 | 2.23 | 4 | 1.14 | 9 | 2.46 | 13 | 1.81 |
Note: Rates are calculated on the basis of 1 million population aged 17 years and younger. Populations based upon July 1st estimates from Statistics Canada, Demography Division. Family-related homicide refers to homicides committed by parents (biological, step, adopted and foster), siblings (biological, step, half, adopted and foster), extended family members (e.g., grandparents, uncles, aunts, cousins and in-laws) and spouses (legally married, separated, divorced and common-law). Victims refer to those aged 17 years and younger. Excludes victims of unsolved homicides, and victims where the sex or the age was unknown or where the accused-victim relationship was unknown. Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Homicide Survey. |
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