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Table 7.4 Homicides, by method, 2007 to 2009
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | % | number | % | number | % | |
| Shooting | 188 | 31.6 | 200 | 32.7 | 179 | 29.3 |
| Stabbing | 190 | 32.0 | 200 | 32.7 | 210 | 34.4 |
| Beating | 116 | 19.5 | 122 | 20.0 | 116 | 19.0 |
| Strangulation | 51 | 8.6 | 45 | 7.4 | 43 | 7.0 |
| Fire (burns/suffocation) | 4 | 0.7 | 7 | 1.1 | 12 | 2.0 |
| Other methods1 | 19 | 3.2 | 20 | 3.3 | 28 | 4.6 |
| Not known | 26 | 4.4 | 17 | 2.8 | 22 | 3.6 |
| Note: Only one method is scored per victim. | ||||||
| 1. Includes poisoning, exposure, shaken baby syndrome, deaths caused by vehicles, and heart attacks. | ||||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 253-0002. | ||||||
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