Table 5
Firearm-related crime as proportion of victims of police-reported violent crime, by violation against the victim, Canada, 2009 to 2014, 2015 to 2020, 2019 and 2020


Table 5
Firearm-related crime as proportion of victims of police-reported violent crime, by violation against the victim, Canada, 2009 to 2014, 2015 to 2020, 2019 and 2020
Table summary
This table displays the results of Firearm-related crime as proportion of victims of police-reported violent crime. The information is grouped by Violation (appearing as row headers), 2009 to 2014, 2015 to 2020, 2019 and 2020, calculated using average rate, percent of violent crime, number and rate units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Violation 2009 to 2014 2015 to 2020 2019 2020
average rateTable 5 Note 1 percent of violent crimeTable 5 Note 2 average rateTable 5 Note 1 percent of violent crimeTable 5 Note 2 number rateTable 5 Note 3 percent of violent crimeTable 5 Note 2 number rateTable 5 Note 3 percent of violent crimeTable 5 Note 2
Homicide and other violations causing death and attempted murder 1.3 36.0 1.8 43.1 574 2.0 44.8 565 1.9 44.5
Sexual assaults and sexual violations against childrenTable 5 Note 4 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 83 0.3 0.3 78 0.3 0.3
Physical assaults 5.9 0.9 6.7 1.0 1,982 6.9 1.0 2,345 8.1 1.2
Major assaults (assault levels 2 and 3) 4.9 3.2 5.3 3.3 1,548 5.4 3.1 1,897 6.5 3.5
Common assault (level 1) and other assaults 1.0 0.2 1.4 0.3 434 1.5 0.3 448 1.5 0.3
Robbery 9.9 13.8 10.4 18.8 3,004 10.4 18.3 2,459 8.4 18.4
Uttering threats 2.0 1.4 2.3 2.0 700 2.4 2.1 775 2.7 2.2
Firearm-specific violent offences 2.6 98.4 5.0 99.3 1,719 6.0 99.2 1,858 6.4 99.3
Pointing a firearm 1.5 97.3 2.4 98.6 792 2.8 98.3 896 3.1 98.7
Discharging a firearm with intent 0.6 100.0 2.1 99.9 746 2.6 100.0 779 2.7 99.9
Use of a firearm in the commission of an offence 0.4 99.7 0.6 100.0 181 0.6 100.0 183 0.6 100.0
Other violent crime 0.7 0.8 0.7 1.0 194 0.7 0.9 264 0.9 1.1
Total all violent offences 22.6 2.1 27.2 2.8 8,256 28.7 2.7 8,344 28.7 2.8
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