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

This statistic shows the total number of homicides reported in Canada from 1994 to 2021. In 2021, there were 788 homicides reported in Canada.

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.

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

This statistic shows the total number of homicides reported in Canada in 2023 by province. In 2023, there were a total of 262 homicides reported in Ontario.

This statistic shows the number of males and females accused of homicide in Canada from 2000 to 2023. In 2023, there were a total of 518 males and 78 females charged with homicide.

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.

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, percentage and rate (per 100,000 population) of homicide victims, by gender (all genders; male; female; gender unknown) and Indigenous identity (total; Indigenous identity; non-Indigenous identity; unknown Indigenous identity), Canada, provinces and territories, 2014 to 2020.

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 of victims of spousal homicide, Canada and regions, 1997 to 2024.

This statistic shows the homicide rate in Canada in 2023, distinguished by metropolitan areas. In 2023, the homicide rate was highest in Thunder Bay, with 5.39 victims per 100,000 population. During the same year, the national homicide rate was 1.94 per 100,000 population in Canada.

Historical dataset showing Canada murder/homicide rate per 100K population by year from 1990 to 2021.

This statistic shows the number of homicides committed in Canada in 2023, distinguished by the method. In 2023, a total of 778 homicides were reported in Canada. Out of those, 234 were reported as a result of stabbings.

This statistic shows the homicide rate in Canada from the year 1994 to 2023. In 2023, Canada's homicide rate stood at 1.94 homicides per 100,000 population.

Number, percentage and rate (per 100,000 population) of homicide victims, 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.

This survey collects detailed data on homicide in Canada. The survey has collected police-reported data on the characteristics of all murder incidents, victims and accused persons since 1961 and all homicides (including murder, manslaughter and infanticide) since 1974.

This dataset explores Homicide offences by number and rate for Canada from 2002 - 2006. Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table (for fee) 253-0001. Last modified: 2007-10-17.

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.

This dataset explores the death rate in Canada by province for 2002-2007. Note: From July 1 of one year to June 30 of the next year. Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table (for fee) 051-0004 and Catalogue no. 91-213-X. Last modified: 2007-09-27.