Table 5
Homicides involving firearms, by type of firearm, Canada, 2000 to 2010
Year | Type of firearm | |||||||
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Handgun | Rifle or shotgun | Sawed-off rifle or shotgun | Fully automatic firearm | |||||
number of victims | percentNote 2 | number of victims | percentNote 2 | number of victims | percentNote 2 | number of victims | percentNote 2 | |
2000 | 107 | 59.4 | 58 | 32.2 | 11 | 6.1 | 4 | 2.2 |
2001 | 110 | 65.5 | 46 | 27.4 | 7 | 4.2 | 3 | 1.8 |
2002 | 98 | 66.7 | 40 | 27.2 | 6 | 4.1 | 3 | 2.0 |
2003 | 110 | 70.1 | 32 | 20.4 | 13 | 8.3 | 2 | 1.3 |
2004 | 112 | 67.5 | 37 | 22.3 | 15 | 9.0 | 2 | 1.2 |
2005 | 130 | 62.5 | 59 | 28.4 | 11 | 5.3 | 7 | 3.4 |
2006 | 110 | 62.1 | 38 | 21.5 | 25 | 14.1 | 2 | 1.1 |
2007 | 126 | 70.8 | 32 | 18.0 | 17 | 9.6 | 2 | 1.1 |
2008 | 124 | 68.9 | 34 | 18.9 | 17 | 9.4 | 4 | 2.2 |
2009 | 113 | 68.9 | 30 | 18.3 | 14 | 8.5 | 6 | 3.7 |
2010 | 100 | 63.7 | 36 | 22.9 | 14 | 8.9 | 5 | 3.2 |
2. Percent of homicides involving a firearm. Note: Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding. Estimates prior to 2010 may differ from previously published figures due to ongoing updates to the data files as new information becomes available. Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Homicide Survey. |
Year | Firearm-like weaponsNote 1 | Unknown type | Total | |||
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number of victims | percentNote 2 | number of victims | percentNote 2 | number of victims | Homicides involving firearms as a percent of total homicidesNote 3 | |
2000 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | … | 184 | 34.2 |
2001 | 2 | 1.2 | 3 | … | 171 | 31.4 |
2002 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | … | 152 | 27.1 |
2003 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | … | 161 | 30.6 |
2004 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | … | 173 | 28.3 |
2005 | 1 | 0.5 | 15 | … | 223 | 34.4 |
2006 | 2 | 1.1 | 13 | … | 190 | 32.0 |
2007 | 1 | 0.6 | 10 | … | 188 | 33.1 |
2008 | 1 | 0.6 | 20 | … | 200 | 33.7 |
2009 | 1 | 0.6 | 16 | … | 180 | 30.5 |
2010 | 2 | 1.3 | 13 | … | 170 | 31.8 |
… not applicable. 1. Firearm-like weapons include, for example, nail gun, pellet gun, etc. 2. Percent of homicides involving a firearm. 3. Incidents with an unknown cause of death were excluded from the total for the calculation of percentages. Note: Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding. Estimates prior to 2010 may differ from previously published figures due to ongoing updates to the data files as new information becomes available. Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Homicide Survey. |
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