Number, rate and percentage changes in rates of homicide victims, Canada, provinces and territories, 1961 to 2023.

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

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.

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 2023.

Number and rate (per 100,000 population) of homicide victims, Canada and Census Metropolitan Areas, 1981 to 2023.

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.

Canada crime rate per 100K population for 2021 was 2.07, a 3.1% increase from 2020.

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<li>Canada crime rate per 100K population for 2020 was <strong>2.00</strong>, a <strong>9.1% increase</strong> from 2019.</li>
<li>Canada crime rate per 100K population for 2019 was <strong>1.84</strong>, a <strong>2.73% increase</strong> from 2018.</li>
<li>Canada crime rate per 100K population for 2018 was <strong>1.79</strong>, a <strong>1.74% decline</strong> from 2017.</li>
</ul>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.

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.

Number of victims of spousal homicide, Canada and regions, 1997 to 2023.

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.

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.

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.

This data set is no longer compiled by the Ministry of the Solicitor General.

Homicides under the Criminal Code include:

• murder, first degree
• murder, second degree
• manslaughter
• infanticide

Also contains police-reported information on the details of each incident, including the victim and accused.

Data is from the homicide survey database.

The data can be accessed from "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/en/type/data?text=homicides&subject_levels=35">Statistics Canada.

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.

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 2023.

Canada CA: Intentional Homicides: Male: per 100,000 Male data was reported at 2.556 Ratio in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 2.403 Ratio for 2015. Canada CA: Intentional Homicides: Male: per 100,000 Male data is updated yearly, averaging 2.548 Ratio from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2016, with 17 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.024 Ratio in 2005 and a record low of 2.047 Ratio in 2013. Canada CA: Intentional Homicides: Male: per 100,000 Male 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: Health Statistics. Intentional homicides, male are estimates of unlawful male 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.; ;

This statistic shows the total number of homicides by stabbing in Canada from 2003 to 2016. In 2016, there were 175 stabbing-homicide reported in Canada.

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.

Homicides by firearm of Canada jumped by 14.77% from 298 number in 2021 to 342 number in 2022. Since the 5.99% drop in 2018, homicides by firearm shot up by 36.25% in 2022. “Homicide” is defined as unlawful death purposefully inflicted on a person by another person

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 2023.