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Canada - Homicide in Canada, 2017

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General Info
Provider 
Statistics Canada (StatCan)
Tabulations only
Geography 
Canada (CAN)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
01/1987 - 12/2017
Series or system 
Canada - Homicide in Canada
Data type
Report:
  • Police record
  • Subnationally representative
Summary 

The data presented in this report are drawn from the 2017 Homicide Survey, which collects police-reported information on the characteristics of all homicide incidents in the country. Since 1974, the survey was expanded to collect not only first and second degree murder incidents but also manslaughter and infanticide incidents as well.

The data tables included in this report provide the number and rate of homicides for each province and territory, and for the country as a whole.

Keywords 
Adolescents, Alcohol use, Crime, Domestic violence, Homicide, Intentional injuries, Interpersonal violence, Intimate partner violence, Mental and behavioral disorders
GHDx Entry last modified on: Mar 11, 2025