Table 2
Homicides, by census metropolitan area, 2019 and 2020


Table 2
Homicides, by census metropolitan area, 2019 and 2020
Table summary
This table displays the results of Homicides. The information is grouped by Census metropolitan area (appearing as row headers), 2020 population count, 2020, 2019, Difference from 2019 and Average 2010 to 2019, calculated using number, number of victims, rate and percent change in rate units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Census metropolitan areaTable 2 Note 1 2020 population count 2020 2019Note r: revised Difference from 2019 Average 2010 to 2019
number number of victims rateTable 2 Note 2 number of victims rateTable 2 Note 2 number of victims percent change in rate number of victims rateTable 2 Note 2
500,000 and over population
Toronto 6,466,473 105 1.62 130 2.03 -25 -20.1 96 1.59
Montreal 4,347,799 42 0.97 45 1.04 -3 -7.3 46 1.14
Vancouver 2,738,508 45 1.64 41 1.51 4 8.5 43 1.70
Calgary 1,544,404 39 2.53 24 1.57 15 60.7 25 1.81
Edmonton 1,472,417 47 3.19 32 2.21 15 44.4 39 2.93
OttawaTable 2 Note 3 1,106,990 10 0.90 13 1.20 -3 -24.4 12 1.22
Winnipeg 832,017 41 4.93 44 5.32 -3 -7.4 29 3.60
Québec 823,507 7 0.85 5 0.61 2 38.8 4 0.56
Hamilton 777,113 18 2.32 14 1.83 4 26.7 10 1.40
Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo 605,232 8 1.32 5 0.84 3 56.9 6 1.00
London 553,218 7 1.27 5 0.92 2 37.8 7 1.45
100,000 to less than 500,000 population
Oshawa 498,011 7 1.41 4 0.84 3 66.8 4 0.85
St. Catharines–Niagara 481,727 5 1.04 6 1.25 -1 -17.3 4 0.86
Halifax 448,518 7 1.56 3 0.68 4 128.6 9 2.20
Victoria 409,282 6 1.47 2 0.50 4 195.7 4 0.99
Windsor 356,114 5 1.40 6 1.70 -1 -17.5 4 1.10
GatineauTable 2 Note 4 342,855 7 2.04 3 0.88 4 130.7 3 1.05
Saskatoon 341,213 14 4.10 16 4.77 -2 -13.9 9 2.83
Regina 264,201 12 4.54 8 3.05 4 48.7 8 3.34
Barrie 259,730 0 0.00 3 1.18 -3 -100.0 2 1.06
Kelowna 221,641 3 1.35 1 0.46 2 194.2 3 1.68
St. John's 209,163 2 0.96 4 1.91 -2 -50.0 2 1.17
Sherbrooke 207,799 1 0.48 1 0.49 0 -1.4 1 0.61
Abbotsford–Mission 204,563 3 1.47 1 0.49 2 197.3 4 2.22
Kingston 173,740 3 1.73 3 1.74 0 -0.8 2 0.91
Saguenay 170,190 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 Note ...: not applicable 1 0.54
Greater Sudbury 168,927 5 2.96 3 1.78 2 66.3 1 0.84
Moncton 167,142 2 1.20 5 3.04 -3 -60.6 2 1.12
Trois-Rivières 161,284 2 1.24 0 0.00 2 Note ...: not applicable 1 0.84
Brantford 152,748 4 2.62 4 2.66 0 -1.4 2 1.53
Guelph 145,379 3 2.06 0 0.00 3 Note ...: not applicable 1 0.75
Saint John 131,518 1 0.76 3 2.29 -2 -66.8 2 1.69
Peterborough 129,126 3 2.32 1 0.78 2 198.4 1 1.13
Thunder Bay 125,905 8 6.35 7 5.57 1 14.1 6 5.15
Lethbridge 125,785 2 1.59 0 0.00 2 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Belleville 114,417 2 1.75 4 3.55 -2 -50.7 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
CMA totalTable 2 Note 5 27,278,656 476 1.74 446 1.65 30 5.4 396 1.58
Non-CMA totalTable 2 Note 6 10,726,582 267 2.49 241 2.26 26 9.9 203 1.92
Canada 38,005,238 743 1.95 687 1.83 56 7.0 599 1.68
... not applicable
0 true zero or a value rounded to zero
r revised
Note 1

A census metropolitan area (CMA) consists of one or more neighbouring municipalities situated around a major urban core. A CMA must have a total population of at least 100,000 of which 50,000 or more live in the urban core. To be included in the CMA, other adjacent municipalities must have a high degree of integration with the central urban area, as measured by commuting flows derived from census data. A CMA typically comprises more than one police service.

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Note 2

Rates are calculated per 100,000 population using revised July 1st, 2020 population estimates from Statistics Canada, Centre for Demography.

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Note 3

Ottawa refers to the Ontario part of the Ottawa–Gatineau CMA.

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Note 4

Gatineau refers to the Quebec part of the Ottawa–Gatineau CMA.

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Note 5

Includes 6 homicides committed in a correctional institution between 2017 and 2018.

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Note 6

Includes 6 homicides committed in a correctional institution between 2017 and 2018.

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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. Percentage changes are based on unrounded rates.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics, Homicide Survey.
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