Table 1
Homicides, by gender and Indigenous identity, Canada, 2009 to 2021


Table 1
Homicides, by gender and Indigenous identity, Canada, 2009 to 2021
Table summary
This table displays the results of Homicides. The information is grouped by Year (appearing as row headers), Indigenous women and girls, Non-Indigenous women and girls and Men and boys, calculated using number of victims and rate units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Year Indigenous women and girlsTable 1 Note 1 Non-Indigenous women and girlsTable 1 Note 2 Men and boysTable 1 Note 3
number of victims rateTable 1 Note 4 number of victims rateTable 1 Note 4 number of victims rateTable 1 Note 4
2009 37 5.15 125 0.77 448 2.69
2010 29 3.90 125 0.76 402 2.39
2011 34 4.43 145 0.88 429 2.52
2012 36 4.51 120 0.72 392 2.28
2013 33 3.99 112 0.67 358 2.06
2014 31 3.62 122 0.72 371 2.12
2015 43 4.85 134 0.78 432 2.44
2016 30 3.28 122 0.71 461 2.57
2017 38 4.03 132 0.76 492 2.71
2018 45 4.64 122 0.69 493 2.68
2019 47 4.72 100 0.56 529 2.83
2020 42 4.11 128 0.71 575 3.04
2021 45 4.31 146 0.80 586 3.08
Total, 2009 to 2021 490 4.27 1,633 0.73 5,968 2.58
Note 1

Indigenous victims are those identified by police as First Nations (Status or non-Status), Métis, Inuit, or an Indigenous identity where the Indigenous group was not known to police.

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Note 2

Non-Indigenous victims includes instances where police have confirmed that a victim is not identified as an Indigenous person.

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Note 3

Reliable information on the Indigenous identity of men and boys who are victims of homicide is only available beginning in 2014. For that reason, all men and boys are included in one category in this table for reference.

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Note 4

Rates are calculated per 100,000 population, by gender and Indigenous or non-Indigenous identity as applicable.

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Note: Indigenous identity is reported by the police and is determined through information found with the victim, such as Status cards, or through information supplied by the victims' families, community members, or other sources (i.e., such as band records, or forensic evidence such as genetic testing). There may be some homicides 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. Excludes women and girls whose Indigenous identity was reported as unknown by police. Excludes persons whose gender was reported as unknown by police.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics, Homicide Survey.
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