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Table 4.1
Number and rates of spousal homicide, 1977 to 2006

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	Sex of victim
	Male	Female	Male	Female
	number		rate per million spouses
1977	30	80	5.2	13.6
1978	23	78	3.9	13.0
1979	22	90	3.7	14.7
1980	17	61	2.8	9.8
1981	27	82	4.3	12.9
1982	22	76	3.5	11.7
1983	28	84	4.3	12.8
1984	19	64	2.9	9.6
1985	25	88	3.8	13.0
1986	19	70	2.8	10.2
1987	36	80	5.3	11.5
1988	21	72	3.0	10.1
1989	23	76	3.2	10.5
1990	27	74	3.7	10.0
1991	25	87	3.4	11.6
1992	18	88	2.4	11.6
1993	24	64	3.2	8.3
1994	20	66	2.6	8.5
1995	22	71	2.9	9.0
1996	19	63	2.5	7.9
1997	15	63	1.9	7.8
1998	13	57	1.6	7.0
1999	11	60	1.4	7.3
2000	17	52	2.1	6.3
2001	18	71	2.2	8.5
2002	16	68	1.9	8.0
2003	14	64	1.7	7.5
2004	12	63	1.4	7.3
2005	12	62	1.4	7.1
2006	22	56	2.6	6.3
Notes: Rate per 1,000,000 legally married, common-law, separated and divorced spouses, 15 years of age and over, based on estimates provided by Demography Division,Statistics Canada. Spousal homicides reported by police include a small number of victims who were separated from a common-law relationship. As population estimates are unavailable for this sub-population, the overall rates of spousal homicide may be slightly over estimated. Seven same-sex partners were excluded from the analysis, due to the unavailability of population estimates.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Homicide Survey.

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Table 4.1 Number and rates of spousal homicide, 1977 to 2006

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Table 4.1
Number and rates of spousal homicide, 1977 to 2006