Chart 1
Homicides

rate per 100,000 population 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.0 2.2 2.4 2.6 2.8 3.0 3.2 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015
Note(s):
Excludes 329 victims killed in the Air India incident in 1985.
Source(s):
Data on homicide are available back to 1961 in CANSIM table 253-0001.

Chart description


This is a line chart.

Homicides
  rate per 100,000 population
1965 1.41
1966 1.25
1967 1.66
1968 1.81
1969 1.86
1970 2.19
1971 2.15
1972 2.34
1973 2.43
1974 2.62
1975 3.02
1976 2.84
1977 3.00
1978 2.76
1979 2.61
1980 2.41
1981 2.61
1982 2.66
1983 2.69
1984 2.60
1985 2.72
1986 2.17
1987 2.43
1988 2.15
1989 2.40
1990 2.37
1991 2.69
1992 2.58
1993 2.18
1994 2.06
1995 2.00
1996 2.14
1997 1.96
1998 1.85
1999 1.77
2000 1.78
2001 1.78
2002 1.86
2003 1.74
2004 1.96
2005 2.06
2006 1.86
2007 1.81
2008 1.84
2009 1.81
2010 1.63
2011 1.76
2012 1.58
2013 1.45
2014 1.47
2015 1.68
Note(s):
Excludes 329 victims killed in the Air India incident in 1985.
Source(s):
Data on homicide are available back to 1961 in CANSIM table 253-0001.
Date modified: