Table 1 
Homicides, by province and territory 

Homicides, by province and territory
Number of victims – 2014Rate1 – 2014Number of victims – 2015Rate1 – 2015
Canada 521 1.47 604 1.68
Newfoundland and Labrador 2 0.38 3 0.57
Prince Edward Island 3 2.05 1 0.68
Nova Scotia 6 0.64 12 1.27
New Brunswick 10 1.33 11 1.46
Quebec 70 0.85 77 0.93
Ontario 156 1.14 174 1.26
Manitoba 45 3.51 47 3.63
Saskatchewan 24 2.14 43 3.79
Alberta 106 2.57 133 3.17
British Columbia 89 1.92 95 2.03
Yukon 3 8.11 1 2.67
Northwest Territories 3 6.82 5 11.34
Nunavut 4 11.09 2 5.42
Note(s):
There may be a small number of homicides in a given year's total that occurred in previous years. Homicides are counted according to the year in which they are reported to Statistics Canada.
Source(s):
CANSIM table 253-0001.
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