Indigenous victims of homicide in Canada, 2022

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Release date: March 28, 2024
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Infographic: Indigenous victims of homicide in Canada, 2022
Description: Indigenous victims of homicide in Canada, 2022

In 2022, of the 849 police-reported homicide victims for whom information on Indigenous or non-Indigenous identity was available,Note 1 225 (27%) were identified as Indigenous.Note 2


Table 1
Table summary
This table displays the results of Table 1. The information is grouped by Indigenous group (appearing as row headers), Number (appearing as column headers).
Indigenous group Number
First Nations people 156
Métis 6
Inuit 9
Indigenous, group unknown 54

Homicide rate, Indigenous and non-Indigenous victims, 2022


Table 2
Table summary
This table displays the results of Table 2. The information is grouped by Province or territory (appearing as row headers), Rate per 100,000 Indigenous population and Rate per 100,000 non-Indigenous population (appearing as column headers).
Province or territory Rate per 100,000 Indigenous population Rate per 100,000 non-Indigenous population
Canada 10.98 1.69
Newfoundland and Labrador 0 0.63
Prince Edward Island 0 0
Nova Scotia 0 1.87
New Brunswick 8.28 1.55
Quebec 4.15 1.11
Ontario 6.85 1.67
Manitoba 22.91 2.27
Saskatchewan 22.64 2.23
Alberta 12.66 1.82
British Columbia 8.23 2.5
Yukon 10.38 2.93
Northwest Territories 8.83 4.36
Nunavut 2.88 0

In 2022…

Most Indigenous homicide victims were First Nations peopleNote 3


Table 3
Table summary
This table displays the results of Table 3. The information is grouped by Indigenous identity (appearing as row headers), Number of women and girls and Number of men and boys (appearing as column headers).
Indigenous identity Number of women and girls Number of men and boys
First Nations people 39 114
Métis or Inuit 4 11
Indigenous, group unknown 10 44
Non-Indigenous 144 475

In homicides involving an Indigenous victim, death was most often caused by stabbing or shootingNote 4


Table 4
Table summary
This table displays the results of Table 4. The information is grouped by Method (appearing as row headers), Number of victims (appearing as column headers).
Method Number of victims
Stabbing 96
Shooting 56
Beating or blows 49
Other methodsTable 4 Note 5 18

7% of Indigenous homicide victims and 4% of non-Indigenous homicide victims were considered to be missing persons at the time of their death.

Women and girls represented two-thirds of the Indigenous homicide victims considered to be a missing person.Note 6

Missing person at the time of their death


Table 5
Table summary
This table displays the results of Table 5. The information is grouped by Indigenous identity (appearing as row headers), Proportion of women and girls and Proportion of men and boys (appearing as column headers).
Indigenous identity Proportion of women and girls Proportion of men and boys
Indigenous victims 67% 33%
Non-Indigenous victims 23% 77%

For Indigenous homicide victims who were women and girls, the accused was most often a spouse or intimate partner, while for men and boys, the accused was most often an acquaintance.


Table 6
Table summary
This table displays the results of Table 6. The information is grouped by Relationship type (appearing as row headers), Number of women and girls and Number of men and boys (appearing as column headers).
Relationship type Number of women and girls Number of men and boys
Spouse or intimate partner 20 10
Other family relationships 6 18
Acquaintance 15 68
Stranger 3 18
Relationship unknown 0 8

Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics, Homicide Survey, 2022.

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