This statistic shows the rate of homicides in Canada and the United States from 2000 to 2023. There were 6.3 homicides in the U.S. in 2022 and 2.27 homicides in Canada per 100,000 residents in 2022.

Number and rate (per 100,000 population) of homicide victims, Canada and Census Metropolitan Areas, 1981 to 2024.

Number, rate and percentage changes in rates of homicide victims, Canada, provinces and territories, 1961 to 2024.

This statistic shows the rate of female homicides in Canada from 2001 to 2022, by Aboriginal identity. In 2022, 5.07 Aboriginal women per 100,000 Aboriginal women in Canada were murdered. This was significantly higher than the rate of homicide of non-Aboriginal women, which stood at 0.78 homicides per 100,000 of the population.

Number of homicide victims, by method used to commit the homicide (total methods used; shooting; stabbing; beating; strangulation; fire (burns or suffocation); other methods used; methods used unknown), Canada, 1974 to 2024.

This statistic shows the number of male and female homicide victims in Canada from 2000 to 2023. In 2023, there were 564 male and 205 female homicide victims.

Number and percentage of homicide victims, by type of firearm used to commit the homicide (total firearms; handgun; rifle or shotgun; fully automatic firearm; sawed-off rifle or shotgun; firearm-like weapons; other firearms, type unknown), Canada, 1974 to 2018.

Number, percentage and rate (per 100,000 population) of persons accused of homicide, by racialized identity group (total, by racialized identity group; racialized identity group; South Asian; Chinese; Black; Filipino; Arab; Latin American; Southeast Asian; West Asian; Korean; Japanese; other racialized identity group; multiple racialized identity; racialized identity, but racialized identity group is unknown; rest of the population; unknown racialized identity group), gender (all genders; male; female; gender unknown) and region (Canada; Atlantic region; Quebec; Ontario; Prairies region; British Columbia; territories), 2019 to 2024.

The average for 2017 based on 97 countries was 7.4 homicides per 100,000 people. The highest value was in El Salvador: 61.8 homicides per 100,000 people and the lowest value was in Japan: 0.2 homicides per 100,000 people. The indicator is available from 1990 to 2017. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

This statistic shows the number of homicide victims in Canada in 2022, by Aboriginal identity and province or territory. In 2022, 32 Aboriginal people were murdered in Ontario.

This statistic shows the share of female Aboriginal homicide victims in Canada in 2022, by province or territory. 80 percent of female homicide victims in Manitoba in 2022 were Aboriginal.

This statistic shows the homicide rate in Canada in 2023, by province. In 2023, the highest homicide rate was in the Northwest Territories with 13.34 murders per 100,000 residents.

Number and rate (per 100,000 population) of homicide victims, by Indigenous identity (total, by Indigenous identity; Indigenous identity; First Nations (North American Indian); Métis; Inuk (Inuit); Indigenous person, Indigenous group unknown; non-Indigenous identity; unknown Indigenous identity) and gender (all genders; male; female; gender unknown), Canada, 2014 to 2024.

This statistic shows the rate of homicides in Canada in 2022, by Aboriginal identity and province or territory. In 2022, 4.15 Aboriginal people per 100,000 Aboriginal people were the victims of homicide in Quebec.

Number of victims of solved homicides, by type of accused-victim relationship, Canada, 1974 to 2024.

Canada CA: Intentional Homicides: per 100,000 People data was reported at 2.065 Ratio in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 2.003 Ratio for 2021. Canada CA: Intentional Homicides: per 100,000 People data is updated yearly, averaging 1.842 Ratio from Mar 1991 (Median) to 2022, with 32 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.691 Ratio in 1992 and a record low of 1.452 Ratio in 2014. Canada CA: Intentional Homicides: per 100,000 People data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. Intentional homicides are estimates of unlawful homicides purposely inflicted as a result of domestic disputes, interpersonal violence, violent conflicts over land resources, intergang violence over turf or control, and predatory violence and killing by armed groups. Intentional homicide does not include all intentional killing; the difference is usually in the organization of the killing. Individuals or small groups usually commit homicide, whereas killing in armed conflict is usually committed by fairly cohesive groups of up to several hundred members and is thus usually excluded.;UN Office on Drugs and Crime's International Homicide Statistics database.;Weighted average;

Victims of gang-related homicides (total number of homicide victims; number of homicide victims - unknown gang-relation; number of homicide victims - known gang relation; number of gang-related homicide victims; percentage of gang-related homicide victims; rate (per 100,000 population) of gang-related homicide victims), Canada and regions, 1999 to 2024.

This statistic shows the number of people accused of homicide in Canada in 2022, by Aboriginal identity and province or territory. In 2022, 41 Aboriginal people were accused of homicide in Ontario.

Number and percentage of homicide victims, by type of firearm used to commit the homicide (total firearms; handgun; rifle or shotgun; other firearm-like weapons; firearm, type of firearm is unknown), Canada, 1974 to 2024.

In 2023, the homicide rate in Montréal decreased by *** incidents (-***** percent) since 2022. Nevertheless, the last two years recorded a significant higher homicide rate than the preceding years.