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Table 4. Persons accused of homicide, by Aboriginal Identity and type of police service, Canada, 2003
Identity Type of police service
Total Municipal and regional police services Ontario Provincial Police Royal Newfoundland Constabulary Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sûreté du Québec
% of accused
Non-aboriginal
44
58
82
100
0
92
Inuit or Eskimo
0
1
0
0
0
0
Métis
1
2
6
0
0
0
North American Indian
9
13
12
0
0
8
Not collected or not released by police force
43
22
0
0
100
0
Not provided by the accused
0
0
0
0
0
0
Unknown
3
4
0
0
0
0
Total
100
100
100
100
100
100
Note: Due to rounding, percentages may not add up to 100%.
Data source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, 2003, Homicide Survey.
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2005, Collecting Data on Aboriginal People in the Criminal Justice System : Methods and Challenges, Catalogue no. 85-564-XWE2005001.