Description for chart 5
Firearm-related homicides, by selected type of firearm, Canada, 1983 to 2013

The title of the graph is "Chart 5 Firearm-related homicides, by selected type of firearm, Canada, 1983 to 2013."
This is a line chart.
There are in total 31 categories in the horizontal axis. The vertical axis starts at 0 and ends at 0.6 with ticks every 0.1 points.
There are 3 series in this graph.
The vertical axis is "rate per 100,000 population."
The units of the horizontal axis are years from 1983 to 2013.
The title of series 1 is " Rifle or shotgun."
The minimum value is 0.09 occurring in 2011 and 2013.
The maximum value is 0.55 occurring in 1984.
The title of series 2 is " Handgun."
The minimum value is 0.15 occurring in 1986.
The maximum value is 0.48 occurring in 1991.
The title of series 3 is " Sawed-off rifle or shotgun."
The minimum value is 0 occurring in 1986 and 1990.
The maximum value is 0.09 occurring in 1991 and 1994.

Data table for chart 5 Firearm-related homicides, by selected type of firearm, Canada, 1983 to 2013
Year Rifle or shotgun Handgun Sawed-off rifle or shotgun
1983 0.50 0.31 0.02
1984 0.55 0.26 0.01
1985 0.51 0.28 0.03
1986 0.44 0.15 0.00
1987 0.41 0.22 0.03
1988 0.35 0.18 0.03
1989 0.48 0.20 0.01
1990 0.36 0.25 0.00
1991 0.37 0.48 0.09
1992 0.32 0.45 0.05
1993 0.26 0.32 0.06
1994 0.23 0.31 0.09
1995 0.22 0.32 0.05
1996 0.27 0.36 0.05
1997 0.26 0.33 0.03
1998 0.17 0.23 0.05
1999 0.19 0.29 0.02
2000 0.19 0.35 0.04
2001 0.15 0.35 0.02
2002 0.13 0.31 0.02
2003 0.10 0.35 0.04
2004 0.12 0.35 0.05
2005 0.18 0.40 0.03
2006 0.12 0.34 0.08
2007 0.10 0.38 0.05
2008 0.11 0.37 0.05
2009 0.10 0.34 0.04
2010 0.11 0.30 0.04
2011 0.09 0.27 0.04
2012 0.11 0.31 0.03
2013 0.09 0.24 0.02
Note:
Excludes homicides committed with the use of other types of firearm, such as fully automatic firearms or firearm-like weapons (i.e., nail gun, pellet gun).
Source:
Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Homicide Survey.
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