Description for chart 10
Homicides, by accused-victim relationship, Canada, 1992 to 2012

The title of the graph is "Chart 10 Homicides, by accused-victim relationship, Canada, 1992 to 2012."
This is a line chart.
There are in total 21 categories in the horizontal axis. The vertical axis starts at 0 and ends at 1.2 with ticks every 0.2 points.
There are 4 series in this graph.
The vertical axis is "rate per 100,000 population."
The units of the horizontal axis are years from 1992 to 2012.
The title of series 1 is " Acquaintances1."
The minimum value is 0.47 occurring in 2007.
The maximum value is 0.99 occurring in 1992.
The title of series 2 is " Family2."
The minimum value is 0.41 occurring in 2007, 2010 and 2012.
The maximum value is 0.7 occurring in 1992.
The title of series 3 is " Strangers."
The minimum value is 0.19 occurring in 2012.
The maximum value is 0.32 occurring in 1992.
The title of series 4 is " Criminal relationship3."
The minimum value is 0.06 occurring in 2011 and 2012.
The maximum value is 0.23 occurring in 2005.

Data table for chart 10
  Acquaintances1 Family2 Strangers Criminal relationship3
1992 0.99 0.70 0.32 0.15
1993 0.79 0.57 0.28 0.17
1994 0.62 0.66 0.24 0.19
1995 0.66 0.61 0.26 0.12
1996 0.74 0.63 0.24 0.16
1997 0.61 0.63 0.22 0.10
1998 0.58 0.58 0.22 0.12
1999 0.57 0.48 0.22 0.11
2000 0.60 0.43 0.23 0.09
2001 0.54 0.60 0.20 0.10
2002 0.48 0.59 0.23 0.18
2003 0.55 0.45 0.20 0.15
2004 0.62 0.51 0.23 0.14
2005 0.55 0.51 0.27 0.23
2006 0.49 0.51 0.23 0.19
2007 0.47 0.41 0.22 0.19
2008 0.54 0.43 0.21 0.12
2009 0.53 0.45 0.25 0.14
2010 0.49 0.41 0.21 0.11
2011 0.62 0.42 0.20 0.06
2012 0.51 0.41 0.19 0.06
Includes casual acquaintances, close friends, current and former boyfriend/girlfriend and other non-spousal intimate relationships, neighbours, business relationships (legal) and authority figures.
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 members.
Criminal relationships include, for example, sex workers, drug dealers and their clients, loansharks and gang members. Although prostitution is not illegal in Canada, many acts related to sex work are prohibited, such as public communication for the purpose of prostitution, living off the avails of prostitution, and operating or using a bawdy house. It should be noted that some gang-related homicides may have been scored as "acquaintance".
Note:
Collection of data on accused-victim relationship began in 1961, with modifications made to relationship categories in 1991, 1997 and 2005.
Source:
Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Homicide Survey.
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