Table 2.7
Victims of intimate partner homicide, by type of relationship, Canada, 2003 to 2013

Table 2.7
Victims of intimate partner homicide, by type of relationship, Canada, 2003 to 2013
Table summary
This table displays the results of Victims of intimate partner homicide. The information is grouped by Year (appearing as row headers), Spousal homicide victims, Dating homicide victims, Same-sex intimate partner homicide victims, Total - Intimate partner homicides, Victims of a married spouse, Victims of a common-law partner and Total - Spousal homicide victims, calculated using number and percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Year Spousal homicide victims Dating homicide victimsNote 4 Same-sex intimate partner homicide victimsNote 5 Total - Intimate partner homicidesNote 6
Victims of a married spouseNote 1 Victims of a common-law partnerNote 2 Total - Spousal homicide victimsNote 3
number percent number percent number percent number percent number percent number percent
2003 52 58 26 29 78 88 11 12 0 0 89 100
2004 46 47 29 30 75 77 21 22 1 1 97 100
2005 35 38 41 44 76 82 16 17 1 1 93 100
2006 39 42 38 41 77 83 13 14 3 3 93 100
2007 28 34 34 41 62 76 16 20 4 5 82 100
2008 37 42 25 28 62 70 24 27 3 3 89 100
2009 32 36 32 36 64 73 22 25 2 2 88 100
2010 24 27 39 44 63 71 23 26 3 3 89 100
2011 33 37 32 36 65 72 20 22 5 6 90 100
2012 38 46 22 27 60 73 18 22 4 5 82 100
2013 21 31 22 32 43 63 23 34 2 3 68 100
2003 to 2013 385 40 340 35 725 76 207 22 28 3 960 100
Note 1.

Includes victims of a married, separated or divorced opposite sex spouse.

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Note 2.

Includes victims of an opposite sex common-law partner (current or former).

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Note 3.

Includes victims of a married, separated or divorced opposite sex spouse or an opposite sex common-law partner.

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Note 4.

Includes victims of an opposite sex boyfriend or girlfriend (current or former) or an opposite sex other intimate partner.

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Note 5.

Includes victims of a married, separated or divorced same-sex spouse and a same-sex common-law partner (current or former) as well as a same-sex boyfriend or girlfriend (current or former) and same-sex other intimate partner.

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Note 6.

Includes victims of a married, separated or divorced persons, common-law partners, dating partners (current and former) and other intimate partners.

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Note: Excludes victims of homicide younger than 15 years and victims for which the age or sex was unknown. Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Homicide Survey.
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