Table 5
Homicides, by closest accused to victim relationship and gender, Canada, 2021
Relationship typeTable 5 Note 1 (victim killed by) | Closest accused to victim relationship | |||||||
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2021 | Average 2011 to 2020 | |||||||
Women | Men | Women | Men | |||||
number | percentTable 5 Note 2 | number | percentTable 5 Note 2 | number | percentTable 5 Note 2 | number | percentTable 5 Note 2 | |
Family relationship | 93 | 60.4 | 61 | 18.4 | 87 | 58.5 | 63 | 19.9 |
Spousal relationshipTable 5 Note 3 | 50 | 32.5 | 12 | 3.6 | 50 | 33.9 | 10 | 3.3 |
Other family relationshipTable 5 Note 4 | 43 | 27.9 | 49 | 14.8 | 37 | 24.6 | 52 | 16.7 |
Intimate relationship (non-spousal)Table 5 Note 5 | 18 | 11.7 | 10 | 3.0 | 18 | 12.0 | 6 | 1.9 |
AcquaintanceTable 5 Note 6 | 27 | 17.5 | 168 | 50.8 | 27 | 18.2 | 144 | 46.0 |
Criminal relationshipTable 5 Note 7 | 3 | 1.9 | 31 | 9.4 | 5 | 3.2 | 37 | 11.8 |
Stranger | 13 | 8.4 | 61 | 18.4 | 12 | 8.0 | 64 | 20.3 |
Unknown relationship | 4 | Note ...: not applicable | 34 | Note ...: not applicable | 2 | Note ...: not applicable | 14 | Note ...: not applicable |
Total solved homicidesTable 5 Note 8 | 158 | 100.0 | 365 | 100.0 | 150 | 100.0 | 328 | 100.0 |
Unsolved homicides | 39 | Note ...: not applicable | 221 | Note ...: not applicable | 15 | Note ...: not applicable | 126 | Note ...: not applicable |
Total homicidesTable 5 Note 9 | 197 | Note ...: not applicable | 586 | Note ...: not applicable | 165 | Note ...: not applicable | 453 | Note ...: not applicable |
... not applicable
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics, Homicide Survey. |
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