Data table for chart 7
Firearm-related homicides, by type of firearm, Canada, 1980 to 2010
Year | Rifles or shotguns | Handguns | Sawed-off shotguns |
---|---|---|---|
rate per 100,000 population | |||
1980 | 0.49 | 0.25 | 0.02 |
1981 | 0.50 | 0.24 | 0.01 |
1982 | 0.58 | 0.35 | 0.04 |
1983 | 0.50 | 0.31 | 0.02 |
1984 | 0.55 | 0.26 | 0.01 |
1985 | 0.51 | 0.28 | 0.03 |
1986 | 0.44 | 0.15 | 0.00 |
1987 | 0.41 | 0.22 | 0.03 |
1988 | 0.35 | 0.18 | 0.03 |
1989 | 0.48 | 0.20 | 0.01 |
1990 | 0.36 | 0.25 | 0.00 |
1991 | 0.37 | 0.48 | 0.09 |
1992 | 0.32 | 0.45 | 0.05 |
1993 | 0.26 | 0.32 | 0.06 |
1994 | 0.23 | 0.31 | 0.09 |
1995 | 0.22 | 0.32 | 0.05 |
1996 | 0.27 | 0.36 | 0.05 |
1997 | 0.26 | 0.33 | 0.03 |
1998 | 0.17 | 0.23 | 0.05 |
1999 | 0.19 | 0.29 | 0.02 |
2000 | 0.19 | 0.35 | 0.04 |
2001 | 0.15 | 0.35 | 0.02 |
2002 | 0.13 | 0.31 | 0.02 |
2003 | 0.10 | 0.35 | 0.04 |
2004 | 0.12 | 0.35 | 0.05 |
2005 | 0.18 | 0.40 | 0.03 |
2006 | 0.12 | 0.34 | 0.08 |
2007 | 0.10 | 0.38 | 0.05 |
2008 | 0.10 | 0.37 | 0.05 |
2009 | 0.09 | 0.34 | 0.04 |
2010 | 0.11 | 0.29 | 0.04 |
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Homicide Survey. |
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