Data table for chart 9
Homicides, by accused-victim relationship, Canada, 1991 to 2010

Chart 9
Homicides, by accused-victim relationship, Canada, 1991 to 2010
Year AcquaintanceNote 1 FamilyNote 2 Stranger Criminal relationshipsNote 3
rate per 100,000 population
1991 1.0 0.7 0.3 0.1
1992 1.0 0.7 0.3 0.2
1993 0.8 0.6 0.3 0.2
1994 0.6 0.7 0.2 0.2
1995 0.7 0.6 0.3 0.1
1996 0.7 0.6 0.2 0.2
1997 0.6 0.6 0.2 0.1
1998 0.6 0.6 0.2 0.1
1999 0.6 0.5 0.2 0.1
2000 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.1
2001 0.5 0.6 0.2 0.1
2002 0.5 0.6 0.2 0.2
2003 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.2
2004 0.6 0.5 0.2 0.1
2005 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.2
2006 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.2
2007 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.2
2008 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.1
2009 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.1
2010 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.1
1. "Acquaintance" includes boyfriend/girlfriend and other non-spousal intimate relationships, close friends, neighbours, authority figures, business relationships (legal) and casual acquaintances.
2. "Family member" includes current and former spouses (legal, common-law, same-sex), parents and children (including biological, adopted, step and foster relationships), siblings and other extended family.
3. Criminal relationships include, for example, prostitutes, drug dealers and their clients, loansharks and gang members. It should be noted that some gang-related homicides may have been scored as "acquaintance".
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Homicide Survey.
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