Table 4
Homicides, by shootings and stabbings, by province or territory, 2013

Table 4
Homicides, by shootings and stabbings, by province or territory, 2013
Table summary
This table displays the results of Homicides. The information is grouped by Province or territory (appearing as row headers), Shootings, 2013 and Average 2003 to 2012, calculated using number of victims, rate, percent of total homicides, average number and average annual rate units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Province or territory	Shootings
	2013			Average 2003 to 2012
	number of victims	rate^Note 1	percent of total homicides^Note 2	average number	average annual rate^Note 1	percent of total homicides^Note 2
Newfoundland and Labrador	3	0.57	42.9	2	0.31	37.2
Prince Edward Island	0	0.00	0.0	0	0.00	0.0
Nova Scotia	2	0.21	15.4	5	0.56	33.8
New Brunswick	2	0.26	28.6	2	0.31	29.9
Quebec	26	0.32	39.4	31	0.40	32.3
Ontario	41	0.30	25.3	62	0.48	34.0
Manitoba	7	0.55	14.6	10	0.81	19.6
Saskatchewan	3	0.27	10.0	6	0.59	16.9
Alberta	16	0.40	20.5	27	0.77	31.0
British Columbia	29	0.63	40.3	35	0.81	38.4
Yukon	0	0.00	Note ...: not applicable	0	0.60	13.3
Northwest Territories	0	0.00	0.0	1	1.16	20.8
Nunavut	2	5.62	50.0	1	4.08	28.3
Canada	131	0.37	26.7	182	0.55	31.5

Table 4
Homicides, by shootings and stabbings, by province or territory, 2013
Table summary
This table displays the results of Homicides. The information is grouped by Province or territory (appearing as row headers), Stabbings, 2013 and Average 2003 to 2012, calculated using number of victims, rate, percent of total homicides, average number and average annual rate units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Province or territory	Stabbings
	2013			Average 2003 to 2012
	number of victims	rate^Note 1	percent of total homicides^Note 2	average number	average annual rate^Note 1	percent of total homicides^Note 2
Newfoundland and Labrador	1	0.19	14.3	1	0.21	25.6
Prince Edward Island	0	0.00	0.0	0	0.07	20.0
Nova Scotia	3	0.32	23.1	4	0.47	28.0
New Brunswick	3	0.40	42.9	3	0.36	35.1
Quebec	20	0.25	30.3	28	0.37	29.7
Ontario	66	0.49	40.7	55	0.43	30.4
Manitoba	25	1.98	52.1	19	1.60	38.9
Saskatchewan	14	1.26	46.7	16	1.55	44.8
Alberta	39	0.97	50.0	34	0.95	37.9
British Columbia	22	0.48	30.6	26	0.60	28.4
Yukon	0	0.00	Note ...: not applicable	1	1.50	33.3
Northwest Territories	1	2.30	50.0	1	1.85	33.3
Nunavut	1	2.81	25.0	1	4.08	28.3
Canada	195	0.55	39.8	189	0.57	32.7
... not applicable Note 1. Rates are calculated per 100,000 population using revised July 1st population estimates from Statistics Canada, Demography Division. Return to note 1 referrer Note 2. Homicides where the cause of death was unknown were excluded from the calculation of percentages. Return to note 2 referrer Note: There may be a small number of homicides included in a given year's total that occurred in previous years. Homicides are counted according to the year in which they are reported to Statistics Canada. Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Homicide Survey.

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