Description for chart 2.1
Homicide and murder-suicide incidents, by accused-victim relationship, Canada, 2001 to 2011

The title of the graph is "Chart 2.1 Homicide and murder-suicide incidents, by accused-victim relationship, Canada, 2001 to 2011."
This is a column clustered chart.
There are in total 4 categories in the horizontal axis. The vertical axis starts at 0 and ends at 90 with ticks every 10 points.
There are 2 series in this graph.
The vertical axis is "percent of incidents ."
The horizontal axis is "Relationship of accused to victim."
The title of series 1 is "All homicides."
The minimum value is 4 and it corresponds to "Dating or other intimate partner."
The maximum value is 45 and it corresponds to "Acquaintances."
The title of series 2 is "Murder-suicides."
The minimum value is 2 and it corresponds to "Strangers."
The maximum value is 77 and it corresponds to "Family."

Chart 2.1 Homicide and murder-suicide incidents, by accused-victim relationship, Canada, 2001 to 2011, percent of incidents
  All homicides Murder-suicides
Family 34 77
Dating or other intimate partner 4 10
Acquaintances 45 12
Strangers 16 2
Note(s):
Excludes incidents where the sex and/or age of victim was unknown and where the relationship between the victim and the accused was unknown. Totals may not add to 100% due to rounding.
Source(s): Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Homicide Survey.
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