Table 9
Homicides, by closest accused to victim relationship and gender, Canada, 2020
Relationship typeTable 9 Note 1 (victim killed by) | Closest accused to victim relationship | |||||||
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2020 | Average 2010 to 2019 | |||||||
Male victims | Female victims | Male victims | Female victims | |||||
number | percentTable 9 Note 2 | number | percentTable 9 Note 2 | number | percentTable 9 Note 2 | number | percentTable 9 Note 2 | |
Family relationship | 74 | 22.3 | 71 | 50.4 | 61 | 19.9 | 87 | 59.6 |
Spousal relationshipTable 9 Note 3 | 12 | 3.6 | 36 | 25.5 | 11 | 3.6 | 51 | 34.9 |
Other family relationshipTable 9 Note 4 | 62 | 18.7 | 35 | 24.8 | 50 | 16.3 | 36 | 24.7 |
Intimate relationship (non-spousal)Table 9 Note 5 | 8 | 2.4 | 17 | 12.1 | 6 | 2.0 | 17 | 11.6 |
AcquaintanceTable 9 Note 6 | 149 | 44.9 | 31 | 22.0 | 140 | 45.6 | 27 | 18.5 |
Criminal relationshipTable 9 Note 7 | 31 | 9.3 | 6 | 4.3 | 37 | 12.1 | 5 | 3.4 |
Stranger | 70 | 21.1 | 16 | 11.3 | 63 | 20.5 | 11 | 7.5 |
Unknown relationship | 39 | Note ...: not applicable | 3 | Note ...: not applicable | 11 | Note ...: not applicable | 2 | Note ...: not applicable |
Total solved homicidesTable 9 Note 8 | 371 | 100.0 | 144 | 100.0 | 318 | 100.0 | 148 | 100.0 |
Unsolved homicides | 197 | Note ...: not applicable | 27 | Note ...: not applicable | 118 | Note ...: not applicable | 15 | Note ...: not applicable |
Total homicidesTable 9 Note 9 | 568 | Note ...: not applicable | 171 | Note ...: not applicable | 435 | Note ...: not applicable | 163 | Note ...: not applicable |
... not applicable
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics, Homicide Survey. |
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