Table 1b
Homicide rates, by province or territory, 1981 to 2011
Year | N.L. | P.E.I. | N.S. | N.B. | Que. | Ont. | Man. | Sask. | Alta. | B.C. Note 1 | Y.T. | N.W.T. Note 2 | Nvt | Canada | Percent change for Canada from previous year |
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rate | percent | ||||||||||||||
1981 | 0.70 | 0.81 | 1.29 | 2.41 | 2.84 | 1.93 | 3.96 | 2.97 | 3.18 | 3.90 | 4.18 | 10.51 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | 2.61 | 8.12 |
1982 | 1.04 | 0.00 | 1.40 | 1.84 | 2.89 | 2.06 | 3.34 | 3.95 | 2.96 | 3.79 | 8.17 | 14.14 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | 2.66 | 1.71 |
1983 | 1.04 | 0.00 | 1.50 | 1.54 | 2.88 | 2.23 | 3.77 | 3.29 | 3.14 | 3.72 | 4.23 | 5.88 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | 2.69 | 1.24 |
1984 | 1.03 | 0.00 | 1.71 | 1.94 | 2.99 | 2.07 | 4.01 | 2.95 | 2.26 | 3.73 | 8.36 | 9.51 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | 2.60 | -3.12 |
1985Note 3 | 0.86 | 0.78 | 2.94 | 1.93 | 3.29 | 2.08 | 2.40 | 2.73 | 2.62 | 3.80 | 24.63 | 18.38 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | 2.72 | 4.59 |
1986 | 0.69 | 0.00 | 1.69 | 1.65 | 2.33 | 1.47 | 4.31 | 2.53 | 2.63 | 2.96 | 12.26 | 25.60 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | 2.18 | -19.98 |
1987 | 0.87 | 0.00 | 1.57 | 2.75 | 2.57 | 2.12 | 4.01 | 2.90 | 3.00 | 2.56 | 0.00 | 3.63 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | 2.43 | 11.69 |
1988 | 1.22 | 0.77 | 1.23 | 1.10 | 2.25 | 1.89 | 2.81 | 2.24 | 2.69 | 2.57 | 3.76 | 14.37 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | 2.15 | -11.72 |
1989 | 0.87 | 0.77 | 1.77 | 2.45 | 3.10 | 1.73 | 3.90 | 2.16 | 2.69 | 2.69 | 7.38 | 12.27 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | 2.41 | 12.03 |
1990 | 0.00 | 0.77 | 0.99 | 1.62 | 2.63 | 1.77 | 3.53 | 3.57 | 2.91 | 3.34 | 3.60 | 20.37 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | 2.38 | -1.05 |
1991 | 1.73 | 1.53 | 2.29 | 2.28 | 2.56 | 2.35 | 3.79 | 2.09 | 3.24 | 3.79 | 0.00 | 4.92 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | 2.69 | 12.88 |
1992 | 0.34 | 0.00 | 2.28 | 1.47 | 2.34 | 2.29 | 2.61 | 3.19 | 3.49 | 3.52 | 6.64 | 20.86 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | 2.58 | -4.07 |
1993 | 1.21 | 1.51 | 2.06 | 1.47 | 2.22 | 1.80 | 2.77 | 2.98 | 1.84 | 3.36 | 0.00 | 11.04 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | 2.19 | -15.28 |
1994 | 0.70 | 0.75 | 2.05 | 2.00 | 1.75 | 1.77 | 2.58 | 2.38 | 2.44 | 3.07 | 10.10 | 6.15 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | 2.06 | -5.98 |
1995 | 0.88 | 0.74 | 1.83 | 1.86 | 1.87 | 1.65 | 2.39 | 2.07 | 2.19 | 3.18 | 13.14 | 4.52 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | 2.01 | -2.36 |
1996 | 1.25 | 0.74 | 1.93 | 1.20 | 2.13 | 1.69 | 3.97 | 3.14 | 1.91 | 3.23 | 0.00 | 5.93 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | 2.14 | 6.87 |
1997 | 1.27 | 0.00 | 2.57 | 1.06 | 1.81 | 1.59 | 2.73 | 2.46 | 2.16 | 2.94 | 3.15 | 4.44 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | 1.96 | -8.63 |
1998 | 1.30 | 0.74 | 2.58 | 0.67 | 1.88 | 1.37 | 2.90 | 3.24 | 2.21 | 2.26 | 9.63 | 7.44 | Note ..: not available for a specific reference period | 1.85 | -5.57 |
1999 | 0.37 | 0.73 | 1.39 | 1.20 | 1.87 | 1.41 | 2.28 | 1.28 | 2.07 | 2.74 | 3.25 | 2.46 | 7.46 | 1.77 | -4.37 |
2000 | 1.14 | 2.20 | 1.61 | 1.33 | 2.04 | 1.34 | 2.61 | 2.58 | 1.96 | 2.10 | 6.57 | 2.47 | 10.91 | 1.78 | 0.54 |
2001 | 0.19 | 1.46 | 0.97 | 1.07 | 1.89 | 1.43 | 2.95 | 2.70 | 2.29 | 2.06 | 3.32 | 9.79 | 10.66 | 1.78 | 0.20 |
2002 | 0.38 | 0.73 | 0.96 | 1.20 | 1.59 | 1.47 | 3.11 | 2.71 | 2.24 | 3.07 | 0.00 | 9.60 | 6.94 | 1.86 | 4.12 |
2003 | 0.96 | 0.73 | 0.85 | 1.07 | 1.32 | 1.45 | 3.69 | 4.11 | 2.01 | 2.28 | 3.23 | 9.40 | 10.23 | 1.74 | -6.52 |
2004 | 0.39 | 0.00 | 1.49 | 0.93 | 1.47 | 1.51 | 4.26 | 3.91 | 2.65 | 2.72 | 22.24 | 9.24 | 13.40 | 1.95 | 12.59 |
2005 | 2.14 | 0.00 | 2.13 | 1.20 | 1.32 | 1.75 | 4.16 | 4.33 | 3.25 | 2.41 | 3.13 | 0.00 | 6.59 | 2.06 | 5.25 |
2006 | 1.37 | 0.73 | 1.71 | 0.94 | 1.22 | 1.55 | 3.29 | 4.23 | 2.78 | 2.55 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.49 | 1.86 | -9.53 |
2007 | 0.59 | 0.00 | 1.39 | 1.07 | 1.17 | 1.58 | 5.11 | 3.00 | 2.51 | 2.04 | 6.14 | 4.59 | 22.38 | 1.80 | -3.03 |
2008 | 0.99 | 1.43 | 1.28 | 0.40 | 1.19 | 1.36 | 4.48 | 2.96 | 3.06 | 2.67 | 9.06 | 6.87 | 12.65 | 1.83 | 1.66 |
2009 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 1.60 | 1.60 | 1.12 | 1.36 | 4.68 | 3.50 | 2.59 | 2.65 | 5.94 | 4.58 | 18.61 | 1.81 | -1.38 |
2010 | 0.78 | 0.00 | 2.22 | 1.20 | 1.06 | 1.43 | 3.65 | 3.26 | 2.07 | 1.83 | 2.89 | 2.28 | 18.27 | 1.62 | -10.24 |
2011 | 0.78 | 0.69 | 2.33 | 1.06 | 1.32 | 1.20 | 4.24 | 3.59 | 2.88 | 1.90 | 0.00 | 6.87 | 21.01 | 1.73 | 6.83 |
.. not available for a specific reference period 1. As a result of investigations in Port Coquitlam, B.C., there were 5 homicides reported in 2007, 5 reported in 2004, 7 reported in 2003 and 15 included in 2002 that occurred in previous years. 2. Includes Nunavut prior to 1999. 3. Excludes 329 victims in the Air India incident. Note: There is a small number of homicides included in a given year's total that occurred in previous years. Homicides are counted according to the year in which they become known to police. Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Homicide Survey. |
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