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Table 3
Homicides, by type of method, Canada, 2004 to 2014

Table summary
This table displays the results of Homicides, by type of method, Canada, 2004 to 2014. The information is grouped by Year (appearing as row headers), Stabbing, Shooting, Beating, Strangulation or suffocation, Vehicle and Fire (smoke inhalation, burns), calculated using number of victims and percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Year	Stabbing		Shooting		Beating		Strangulation or suffocation		Vehicle		Fire (smoke inhalation, burns)
Year	number of victims	percent^Note 1	number of victims	percent^Note 1	number of victims	percent^Note 1	number of victims	percent^Note 1	number of victims	percent^Note 1	number of victims	percent^Note 1
2004	205	33.6	173	28.3	137	22.4	63	10.3	6	1.0	13	2.1
2005	198	30.5	224	34.5	143	22.0	48	7.4	4	0.6	10	1.5
2006	210	35.4	191	32.2	119	20.1	47	7.9	9	1.5	12	2.0
2007	189	33.1	188	32.9	118	20.7	52	9.1	16	2.8	4	0.7
2008	202	33.7	200	33.4	124	20.7	46	7.7	9	1.5	7	1.2
2009	210	35.2	182	30.5	118	19.8	46	7.7	13	2.2	12	2.0
2010	165	30.5	175	32.3	115	21.3	42	7.8	17	3.1	12	2.2
2011	206	35.2	158	27.0	127	21.7	40	6.8	18	3.1	21	3.6
2012	164	31.0	171	32.3	113	21.4	43	8.1	8	1.5	17	3.2
2013	197	39.3	135	26.9	103	20.6	43	8.6	9	1.8	5	1.0
2014	189	37.8	156	31.2	95	19.0	31	6.2	10	2.0	7	1.4

Table summary
This table displays the results of Homicides, by type of method, Canada, 2004 to 2014. The information is grouped by Year (appearing as row headers), Poisoning, Shaken Baby Syndrome, Other, Unknown and Total, calculated using number of victims and percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Year	Poisoning		Shaken Baby Syndrome^Note 2		Other^Note 3		Unknown		Total
Year	number of victims	percent^Note 1	number of victims	percent^Note 1	number of victims	percent^Note 1	number of victims	percent^Note 1	number of victims	percent^Note 1
2004	8	1.3	5	0.8	1	0.2	13	Note ...: not applicable	624	100.0
2005	7	1.1	12	1.8	3	0.5	15	Note ...: not applicable	664	100.0
2006	1	0.2	3	0.5	1	0.2	13	Note ...: not applicable	606	100.0
2007	1	0.2	2	0.4	1	0.2	23	Note ...: not applicable	594	100.0
2008	5	0.8	3	0.5	3	0.5	12	Note ...: not applicable	611	100.0
2009	10	1.7	4	0.7	2	0.3	13	Note ...: not applicable	610	100.0
2010	4	0.7	4	0.7	7	1.3	13	Note ...: not applicable	554	100.0
2011	3	0.5	5	0.9	7	1.2	17	Note ...: not applicable	602	100.0
2012	8	1.5	0	0.0	5	0.9	17	Note ...: not applicable	546	100.0
2013	5	1.0	0	0.0	4	0.8	11	Note ...: not applicable	512	100.0
2014	4	0.8	2	0.4	6	1.2	16	Note ...: not applicable	516	100.0
... not applicable Note 1. Homicides where the cause of death was unknown were excluded from the calculation of percentages. Return to note 1 referrer Note 2. Includes all homicides committed against a child under the age of three years where the primary cause of death was the result of being shaken, tossed, or thrown. Return to note 2 referrer Note 3. Other includes exposure/hypothermia, starvation/dehydration, and other methods not otherwise specified. Return to note 3 referrer Note: Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding. Figures prior to 2014 may differ from previously published figures due to ongoing updates to the data files as new information becomes available. Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Homicide Survey.

Date modified:: 2015-11-30