Description for chart 9
Intimate partner homicides, by relationship type, Canada, 1993 to 2013

The title of the graph is "Chart 9 Intimate partner homicides, by relationship type, Canada, 1993 to 2013."
This is a line chart.
There are in total 21 categories in the horizontal axis. The vertical axis starts at 0 and ends at 80 with ticks every 10 points.
There are 4 series in this graph.
The vertical axis is "percent of intimate partner homicides."
The units of the horizontal axis are years from 1993 to 2013.
The title of series 1 is "Married1."
The minimum value is 27 occurring in 2010.
The maximum value is 58.4 occurring in 2003.
The title of series 2 is "Common-law1."
The minimum value is 24.5 occurring in 1997.
The maximum value is 44.1 occurring in 2005.
The title of series 3 is "Other opposite-sex intimate relationships2."
The minimum value is 10.8 occurring in 2001.
The maximum value is 33.8 occurring in 2013.
The title of series 4 is "Same-sex relationship3."
The minimum value is 0 occurring in 2000 and 2003.
The maximum value is 6.1 occurring in 1997.

Data table for chart 9 Intimate partner homicides, by relationship type, Canada, 1993 to 2013
Year Married1 Common-law1 Other opposite-sex intimate relationships2 Same-sex relationship3
1993 39.8 34.7 25.4 Note ...: not applicable
1994 49.1 32.1 18.9 Note ...: not applicable
1995 44.1 34.7 21.2 Note ...: not applicable
1996 45.0 28.8 26.1 Note ...: not applicable
1997 54.1 24.5 15.3 6.1
1998 53.1 33.3 12.3 1.2
1999 49.5 25.3 20.9 4.4
2000 40.4 34.0 25.5 0.0
2001 53.9 32.4 10.8 2.9
2002 44.6 37.6 14.9 3.0
2003 58.4 29.2 12.4 0.0
2004 46.5 29.3 23.2 1.0
2005 37.6 44.1 17.2 1.1
2006 41.5 40.4 14.9 3.2
2007 34.1 41.5 19.5 4.9
2008 41.1 27.8 27.8 3.3
2009 36.4 36.4 25.0 2.3
2010 27.0 43.8 25.8 3.4
2011 36.7 35.6 22.2 5.6
2012 46.3 26.8 22.0 4.9
2013 30.9 32.4 33.8 2.9
… not applicable
1.
Includes current and former opposite-sex spouses. Excludes same-sex spouses as the Homicide Survey does not currently collect information on the legal status of same-sex unions.
2.
Includes opposite-sex dating relationships (current and former) and other opposite-sex intimate relationships . For the purposes of this chart, same-sex dating relationships, which are typically included in the category of other intimate relationship, have been removed and are included in the category of same-sex relationship.
3.
Collection of this variable begain in 1997. The Homicide Survey does not currently collect information on the legal status of same-sex unions. Therefore, the same-sex relationship category includes both current and former legal spouses, common-law partners, as well as dating and other intimate relationships.
Notes:
Collection of data on accused-victim relationship began in 1961, with modifications made to relationship categories in 1991, 1997, and 2005. Excludes a small number of dating partners and other intimate relationships where the victim was under 15 years of age.
Source:
Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Homicide Survey.
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