Table 3.11
Senior victims of family-related and non-family homicide, by victim sex and year, Canada, 2008 to 2018
| Year | Family-related homicide | Non-family homicide | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 6 | 2.49 | 6 | 3.08 | 12 | 2.76 | 3 | 1.25 | 11 | 5.65 | 14 | 3.21 |
| 2009 | 6 | 2.43 | 2 | 1.00 | 8 | 1.79 | 6 | 2.43 | 15 | 7.47 | 21 | 4.69 |
| 2010 | 11 | 4.36 | 4 | 1.93 | 15 | 3.26 | 4 | 1.58 | 13 | 6.28 | 17 | 3.70 |
| 2011 | 12 | 4.64 | 5 | 2.33 | 17 | 3.59 | 9 | 3.48 | 22 | 10.27 | 31 | 6.55 |
| 2012 | 12 | 4.49 | 5 | 2.23 | 17 | 3.46 | 4 | 1.50 | 17 | 7.58 | 21 | 4.27 |
| 2013 | 7 | 2.54 | 10 | 4.27 | 17 | 3.33 | 8 | 2.90 | 17 | 7.26 | 25 | 4.90 |
| 2014 | 11 | 3.87 | 9 | 3.70 | 20 | 3.79 | 5 | 1.76 | 10 | 4.11 | 15 | 2.84 |
| 2015 | 12 | 4.11 | 11 | 4.36 | 23 | 4.22 | 6 | 2.05 | 11 | 4.36 | 17 | 3.12 |
| 2016 | 19 | 6.31 | 8 | 3.06 | 27 | 4.80 | 9 | 2.99 | 15 | 5.73 | 24 | 4.26 |
| 2017 | 14 | 4.50 | 6 | 2.21 | 20 | 3.43 | 10 | 3.21 | 18 | 6.62 | 28 | 4.80 |
| 2018 | 13 | 4.04 | 9 | 3.19 | 22 | 3.64 | 9 | 2.79 | 17 | 6.03 | 26 | 4.30 |
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Note: Rates are calculated on the basis of 1 million population aged 65 years and older. Populations based upon July 1st estimates from Statistics Canada, Demography Division. Family-related homicide refers to homicides committed by children (biological, step, adopted and foster), siblings (biological, step, half, adopted and foster), extended family members (e.g., grandchildren, nephews, nieces, cousins and in-laws) and spouses (legally married, separated, divorced and common-law). Victims refer to those aged 65 and older. 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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