Table 2
Victims of police-reported violent crime where a firearm was present, by type of firearm, Canada, 2012
Offence | Handgun | Rifle/shotgun | Other firearmNote 1 | Firearm-like weaponNote 2 | Total | |||||
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number | percent | number | percent | number | percent | number | percent | number | percent | |
Total violent Criminal Code offences | 3,166 | 56.8 | 908 | 16.3 | 237 | 4.3 | 1,264 | 22.7 | 5,575 | 100 |
HomicideNote 3 | 89 | 65.0 | 33 | 24.1 | 10 | 7.3 | 5 | 3.6 | 137 | 100 |
Other violations causing deathNote 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 25.0 | 4 | 100 |
Attempted murder | 129 | 67.9 | 42 | 22.1 | 10 | 5.3 | 9 | 4.7 | 190 | 100 |
Sexual assault, level 3, aggravated | 0 | ... | 0 | ... | 0 | ... | 0 | ... | 0 | ... |
Sexual assault, level 2, weapon or bodily harm | 12 | 60.0 | 5 | 25.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 15.0 | 20 | 100 |
Sexual assault, level 1 | 6 | 25.0 | 12 | 50.0 | 3 | 12.5 | 3 | 12.5 | 24 | 100 |
Sexual violations against childrenNote 5, Note 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 66.7 | 3 | 100 |
Assault, level 3, aggravated | 62 | 55.9 | 26 | 23.4 | 4 | 3.6 | 19 | 17.1 | 111 | 100 |
Assault, level 2, weapon or bodily harm | 343 | 29.6 | 172 | 14.9 | 16 | 1.4 | 627 | 54.1 | 1,158 | 100 |
Assault, level 1 | 65 | 27.5 | 91 | 38.6 | 13 | 5.5 | 67 | 28.4 | 236 | 100 |
Assaults against a peace officer | 22 | 51.2 | 9 | 20.9 | 1 | 2.3 | 11 | 25.6 | 43 | 100 |
Other assaults | 3 | 27.3 | 2 | 18.2 | 1 | 9.1 | 5 | 45.5 | 11 | 100 |
Firearms; use of, discharge, pointing | 247 | 36.5 | 200 | 29.5 | 42 | 6.2 | 188 | 27.8 | 677 | 100 |
Robbery | 1,957 | 82.6 | 145 | 6.1 | 62 | 2.6 | 204 | 8.6 | 2,368 | 100 |
Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 53 | 67.1 | 8 | 10.1 | 9 | 11.4 | 9 | 11.4 | 79 | 100 |
Abduction | 0 | ... | 0 | ... | 0 | ... | 0 | ... | 0 | ... |
Extortion | 7 | 63.6 | 1 | 9.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 27.3 | 11 | 100 |
Criminal harassment | 7 | 36.8 | 4 | 21.1 | 4 | 21.1 | 4 | 21.1 | 19 | 100 |
Uttering threats | 157 | 33.7 | 145 | 31.1 | 62 | 13.3 | 102 | 21.9 | 466 | 100 |
Indecent or harassing phone calls | 0 | ... | 0 | ... | 0 | ... | 0 | ... | 0 | ... |
Other violent violations | 6 | 33.3 | 10 | 55.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 11.1 | 18 | 100 |
... not applicable
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Homicide Survey and Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR2) Survey. |
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