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Table 4a
Gang-related homicides, by province or territory, 2020 and 2021

Table 4a
Gang-related homicides, by province or territory, 2020 and 2021
Table summary
This table displays the results of Homicides by gang-related status and province or territory. The information is grouped by Province or territory (appearing as row headers), Gang-related, 2021 and 2020, calculated using number, percent, rate and number of total homicides units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Province or territory	Gang-related^{Table 4a Homicides by gang-related status and province or territory, 2020 and 2021 Note 1}
	2021				2020^{Note r: revised}
	number	percent^{Table 4a Homicides by gang-related status and province or territory, 2020 and 2021 Note 2}	rate^{Table 4a Homicides by gang-related status and province or territory, 2020 and 2021 Note 3}	number of total homicides	number	percent^{Table 4a Homicides by gang-related status and province or territory, 2020 and 2021 Note 2}	rate^{Table 4a Homicides by gang-related status and province or territory, 2020 and 2021 Note 3}	number of total homicides
Newfoundland and Labrador	0	0.0	0.00	8	1	25.0	0.19	4
Prince Edward Island	0	Note ...: not applicable	0.00	0	0	0.0	0.00	1
Nova Scotia	5	21.7	0.50	23	0	0.0	0.00	37
New Brunswick	2	18.2	0.25	11	0	0.0	0.00	14
Quebec	21	23.9	0.24	88	15	17.2	0.17	87
Ontario	65	23.5	0.44	277	52	21.7	0.35	240
Manitoba	3	4.9	0.22	61	5	8.1	0.36	62
Saskatchewan	25	35.7	2.12	70	23	36.5	1.95	64
Alberta	23	19.5	0.52	118	29	20.6	0.66	141
British Columbia	39	31.2	0.75	125	26	26.0	0.50	100
Yukon	1	25.0	2.33	4	0	Note ...: not applicable	0.00	0
Northwest Territories	0	0.0	0.00	1	0	0.0	0.00	6
Nunavut	0	0.0	0.00	2	0	0.0	0.00	3
Canada	184	23.4	0.48	788	151	19.9	0.40	759
... not applicable 0 true zero or a value rounded to zero ^r revised Note 1 A homicide is classified as gang-related when police confirm or suspect that the accused person and/or victim involved in the homicide was either a member, or a prospective member, of an organized crime group or street gang or was somehow associated with an organized crime group or street gang, and the homicide was carried out as a result of this association. Return to note 1 referrer Note 2 The calculation of percentages excludes homicides where the gang-related status was reported as unknown. Return to note 2 referrer Note 3 Rates are calculated per 100,000 population using revised July 1st, 2021 population estimates from Statistics Canada, Centre for Demography. Return to note 3 referrer 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. Percentages may not add up due to rounding. Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics, Homicide Survey.

Date modified:: 2022-11-21