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Circumstance surrounding the death | percent |
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Other1 | 7.5 |
Routine traffic stop | 0.8 |
Undercover investigation | 0.8 |
Investigating homicide | 0.8 |
Apprehending escapee | 2.3 |
Apprehending psychiatric patient | 2.3 |
Investigating drug-related incident | 3.0 |
Investigating kidnapping | 3.0 |
Revenge | 4.5 |
Investigating disturbance | 6.0 |
Unprovoked | 6.0 |
Traffic violation | 8.3 |
Stopping suspicious person or vehicle | 8.3 |
Investigating firearms complaint | 9.8 |
Domestic dispute | 13.5 |
Investigating robbery | 23.3 |
Total | 100.0 |
1. Includes all other situations not otherwise stated. For example, riot control, suicide situations, investigations of criminal incidents not listed above. Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Homicide Survey. |