Table 5.11
Senior victims of family-related homicide, by sex of victim and type of motive, Canada, 2005 to 2015

Table 5.11
Senior victims of family-related homicide, by sex of victim and type of motive, Canada, 2005 to 2015
Table summary
This table displays the results of Senior victims of family-related homicide. The information is grouped by Type of motive (appearing as row headers), Female victims, Male victims and Total victims, calculated using number and percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Type of motive Female victims Male victims Total victims
number percent number percent number percent
Frustration, anger or despair 41 39 15 23 56 33
Argument or quarrel 32 31 30 47 62 37
No apparent motiveTable 5.11 Note 1 13 13 9 14 22 13
Financial gainTable 5.11 Note 2 4 4 3 5 7 4
Mercy killing or assisted suicide 9 9 1 2 10 6
Revenge 1 1 3 5 4 2
Jealousy 3 3 1 2 4 2
OtherTable 5.11 Note 3 1 1 2 3 3 2
Unknown 10 Note ...: not applicable 6 Note ...: not applicable 16 Note ...: not applicable
Total 114 100 70 100 184 100
... not applicable
Note 1.

Includes, for example, mental illness and dementia.

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Note 2.

Includes, for example, robberies and homicides committed to obtain insurance monies or inheritances.

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Note 3.

Includes, for example, fear of apprehension, sexual violence, personal protection and settling of gang or drug-related accounts.

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Note: Family-related homicide refers to homicide committed by spouses (legally married, separated, divorced and common-law partners), parents (biological, adopted, step, foster), children (biological, adopted, step, foster), siblings (biological, adopted, step, half, foster), and other family members. Senior victims refer to those aged 65 years and over. Excludes victims of unsolved homicides, and victims where the sex or the age was unknown or where the accused-victim relationship was unknown. Percentages have been calculated excluding unknown motives. Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Homicide Survey.
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