Table 4.3
Spousal homicides, by sex, 1980 to 2009
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| Year | Sex of victim | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | ||||||||
| number | rate 1 | percent of total solved homicides against males | number | rate 1 | percent of total solved homicides against females | number | rate 1 | percent of total solved homicides | |
| 1980 | 17 | 2.8 | 5.1 | 61 | 9.8 | 33.0 | 78 | 6.3 | 15.0 |
| 1981 | 27 | 4.3 | 7.9 | 82 | 12.9 | 37.6 | 109 | 8.6 | 19.4 |
| 1982 | 22 | 3.5 | 5.8 | 76 | 11.7 | 39.2 | 98 | 7.6 | 17.1 |
| 1983 | 28 | 4.3 | 7.5 | 84 | 12.8 | 38.5 | 112 | 8.6 | 18.9 |
| 1984 | 19 | 2.9 | 5.3 | 64 | 9.6 | 32.5 | 83 | 6.3 | 14.9 |
| 1985 | 25 | 3.8 | 6.6 | 88 | 13.0 | 40.0 | 113 | 8.4 | 18.8 |
| 1986 | 19 | 2.8 | 6.0 | 70 | 10.2 | 39.1 | 89 | 6.6 | 17.9 |
| 1987 | 36 | 5.3 | 10.2 | 80 | 11.5 | 40.0 | 116 | 8.4 | 21.0 |
| 1988 | 21 | 3.0 | 6.4 | 72 | 10.1 | 40.7 | 93 | 6.6 | 18.5 |
| 1989 | 23 | 3.2 | 6.7 | 76 | 10.5 | 34.9 | 99 | 6.9 | 17.7 |
| 1990 | 27 | 3.7 | 8.0 | 74 | 10.0 | 37.4 | 101 | 6.9 | 18.9 |
| 1991 | 25 | 3.4 | 6.7 | 87 | 11.6 | 38.0 | 112 | 7.5 | 18.6 |
| 1992 | 18 | 2.4 | 4.6 | 88 | 11.6 | 40.0 | 106 | 7.1 | 17.3 |
| 1993 | 24 | 3.2 | 7.0 | 64 | 8.3 | 37.0 | 88 | 5.8 | 17.0 |
| 1994 | 20 | 2.6 | 6.2 | 66 | 8.5 | 38.2 | 86 | 5.6 | 17.4 |
| 1995 | 22 | 2.9 | 7.0 | 71 | 9.0 | 41.8 | 93 | 6.0 | 19.3 |
| 1996 | 19 | 2.5 | 5.6 | 63 | 7.9 | 34.6 | 82 | 5.2 | 15.6 |
| 1997 | 14 | 1.8 | 4.9 | 63 | 7.8 | 35.2 | 77 | 4.9 | 16.6 |
| 1998 | 13 | 1.6 | 4.5 | 57 | 7.0 | 35.8 | 70 | 4.4 | 15.6 |
| 1999 | 10 | 1.3 | 3.8 | 58 | 7.1 | 36.9 | 68 | 4.2 | 16.2 |
| 2000 | 17 | 2.1 | 6.1 | 53 | 6.4 | 38.7 | 70 | 4.3 | 16.8 |
| 2001 | 17 | 2.1 | 5.7 | 71 | 8.5 | 47.7 | 88 | 5.3 | 19.7 |
| 2002 | 16 | 1.9 | 5.7 | 67 | 7.9 | 36.6 | 83 | 5.0 | 17.9 |
| 2003 | 14 | 1.7 | 4.8 | 64 | 7.5 | 47.1 | 78 | 4.6 | 18.3 |
| 2004 | 12 | 1.4 | 4.0 | 63 | 7.3 | 35.8 | 75 | 4.4 | 15.7 |
| 2005 | 12 | 1.4 | 3.4 | 63 | 7.2 | 43.2 | 75 | 4.3 | 15.0 |
| 2006 | 21 | 2.5 | 6.4 | 56 | 6.3 | 41.5 | 77 | 4.4 | 16.6 |
| 2007 | 12 | 1.4 | 4.2 | 49 | 5.5 | 36.3 | 61 | 3.5 | 14.4 |
| 2008 | 17 | 1.9 | 5.6 | 45 | 5.0 | 36.9 | 62 | 3.5 | 14.7 |
| 2009 | 15 | 1.7 | 4.6 | 49 | 5.3 | 37.7 | 64 | 3.5 | 14.1 |
Rates are calculated on the basis of 1,000,000 population.
Populations based upon July 1st estimates from Statistics
Canada, Demography Division. Includes legally married, common-law, separated,
and divorced persons age 15 years or older. Excludes homicides of
same-sex spouses due to the unavailability of population data on same-sex
couples.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Homicide
Survey.
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