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Data table for chart 9

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Most homicides committed by someone known to victim
Year	Family	Acquaintance¹	Criminal relationships²	Stranger
Year	rate per 100,000 population
1979	0.9	1.0	...	0.4
1980	0.7	1.0	...	0.5
1981	0.8	1.0	...	0.4
1982	0.8	1.2	...	0.3
1983	0.9	1.2	...	0.3
1984	0.8	1.0	...	0.4
1985	0.9	1.0	...	0.4
1986	0.7	0.8	...	0.4
1987	0.8	0.9	...	0.3
1988	0.6	0.9	...	0.3
1989	0.7	1.0	...	0.3
1990	0.7	0.9	...	0.3
1991	0.7	1.0	0.1	0.3
1992	0.7	1.0	0.2	0.3
1993	0.6	0.8	0.2	0.3
1994	0.7	0.6	0.2	0.2
1995	0.6	0.7	0.1	0.3
1996	0.6	0.7	0.2	0.2
1997	0.6	0.6	0.1	0.2
1998	0.6	0.6	0.1	0.2
1999	0.5	0.6	0.1	0.2
2000	0.4	0.6	0.1	0.2
2001	0.6	0.5	0.1	0.2
2002	0.6	0.5	0.2	0.2
2003	0.4	0.5	0.2	0.2
2004	0.5	0.6	0.1	0.2
2005	0.5	0.5	0.2	0.3
2006	0.5	0.5	0.2	0.2
2007	0.4	0.5	0.2	0.2
2008	0.4	0.5	0.1	0.2
2009	0.5	0.5	0.1	0.2
1. Prior to 1991, criminal relationship was included in acquaintance. 2. Include prostitutes, drug dealers and their clients, loansharks, gang members. It should be noted that some gang homicides are scored under "acquaintance". Criminal relationship was added to the Homicide Survey in 1991. Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Homicide Survey.