Table 4.2
Family-related homicides by province and territory, 2000 to 2009
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| Province or territory | Sex of victim | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | ||||||||
| number | rate 1 | percent of total solved homicides | number | rate 1 | percent of total solved homicides | number | rate 1 | percent of total solved homicides | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 6 | 2.4 | 35.3 | 11 | 4.2 | 52.4 | 17 | 3.3 | 44.7 |
| Prince Edward Island | x | x | x | x | x | x | 3 | 2.2 | 33.3 |
| Nova Scotia | 7 | 1.5 | 9.6 | 18 | 3.8 | 69.2 | 25 | 2.7 | 25.3 |
| New Brunswick | 14 | 3.8 | 28.6 | 16 | 4.2 | 76.2 | 30 | 4.0 | 42.9 |
| Quebec | 107 | 2.9 | 22.2 | 208 | 5.4 | 68.9 | 315 | 4.2 | 40.2 |
| Ontario | 155 | 2.5 | 16.6 | 326 | 5.2 | 66.1 | 481 | 3.9 | 33.7 |
| Manitoba | 72 | 12.3 | 22.8 | 48 | 8.1 | 57.1 | 120 | 10.2 | 30.0 |
| Saskatchewan | 75 | 15.1 | 31.8 | 31 | 6.1 | 48.4 | 106 | 10.6 | 35.3 |
| Alberta | 108 | 6.4 | 24.2 | 111 | 6.8 | 64.2 | 219 | 6.6 | 35.4 |
| British Columbia | 86 | 4.1 | 19.7 | 133 | 6.3 | 55.6 | 219 | 5.2 | 32.4 |
| Yukon | 4 | 24.8 | 33.3 | 2 | 12.9 | 50.0 | 6 | 18.9 | 37.5 |
| Northwest Territories | 5 | 22.6 | 29.4 | 5 | 24.4 | 71.4 | 10 | 23.5 | 41.7 |
| Nunavut | 7 | 45.0 | 31.8 | 9 | 62.4 | 81.8 | 16 | 53.4 | 48.5 |
| Canada | 646 | 4.1 | 21.2 | 921 | 5.7 | 63.6 | 1,567 | 4.9 | 34.9 |
Rates are calculated on the basis of 1,000,000 population.
Populations based upon July 1st estimates from Statistics
Canada, Demography Division.
Note(s):
Excludes homicides where the sex of the victim was unknown. Percentages
may not add up to 100% due to rounding.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Homicide
Survey.
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