Table 6
Firearm-related homicides, by type of firearm, Canada, 2002 to 2012

Table 6
Firearm-related homicides, by type of firearm, Canada, 2002 to 2012
Table summary
This table displays the results of firearm-related homicides. The information is grouped by year (appearing as row headers), type of firearm, handgun, rifle or shotgun, sawed-off rifle or shotgun and fully automatic firearm, calculated using number of victims and percent of firearm-related homicides units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Year Type of firearm
Handgun Rifle or shotgun Sawed-off rifle or shotgun Fully automatic firearm
number of victims percent of firearm-related homicidesNote 1 number of victims percent of firearm-related homicidesNote 1 number of victims percent of firearm-related homicidesNote 1 number of victims percent of firearm-related homicidesNote 1
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 68.5 35 19.3 17 9.4 4 2.2
2009 113 68.1 32 19.3 14 8.4 6 3.6
2010 101 63.9 36 22.8 14 8.9 5 3.2
2011 94 65.7 30 21.0 15 10.5 2 1.4
2012 107 64.8 39 23.6 9 5.5 9 5.5
Table 6 (continued)
Table summary
This table displays the results of table 7 (continued). The information is grouped by year (appearing as row headers), firearm-like weapon, other firearm - type unknown and total, calculated using number of victims, percent of firearm-related homicides and firearm-related homicides as a percent of total homicides units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Year Firearm-like weaponNote 2 Other firearm - type unknown Total
number of victims percent of firearm-related homicidesNote 1 number of victims percent of firearm-related homicides number of victims Firearm-related homicides as a percent of total homicidesNote 3
2002 0 0.0 5 Note ...: not applicable 152 27.1
2003 0 0.0 4 Note ...: not applicable 161 30.6
2004 0 0.0 7 Note ...: not applicable 173 28.3
2005 1 0.5 15 Note ...: not applicable 223 34.4
2006 2 1.1 13 Note ...: not applicable 190 32.0
2007 1 0.6 10 Note ...: not applicable 188 32.9
2008 1 0.6 20 Note ...: not applicable 201 33.7
2009 1 0.6 16 Note ...: not applicable 182 30.5
2010 2 1.3 13 Note ...: not applicable 171 32.0
2011 2 1.4 15 Note ...: not applicable 158 27.4
2012 1 0.6 7 Note ...: not applicable 172 32.9
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