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

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

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 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 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 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, 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.

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 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 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 2023.

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.

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 2023.

Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people) in Canada was reported at 2.0653 in 2021, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Canada - Intentional homicides (per 100;000 people) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

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.

Crime severity index (violent, non-violent, youth) and weighted clearance rates (violent, non-violent), Canada, provinces, territories and Census Metropolitan Areas, 1998 to 2023.

The rate of incidents of violent criminal code violations in Canada increased by 51.1 incidents (+3.71 percent) in 2023 in comparison to the previous year. In total, the rate of incidents amounted to 1,427.94 incidents in 2023.

Number of victims of solved homicides, by type of accused-victim relationship, Canada, 1974 to 2023.

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.

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.