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Table 6
Homicides, by shootings and stabbings and province or territory, 2016

Table 6
Homicides, by shootings and stabbings and province or territory, 2016
Table summary
This table displays the results of Homicides. The information is grouped by Province or territory (appearing as row headers), Shootings, 2016, 2015 and Average 2006 to 2015, calculated using number of victims, rate, percent of total homicides and average number units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Province or territory	Shootings
	2016			2015^{Note r: revised}			Average 2006 to 2015
	number of victims	rate^{Table 6 Note 1}	percent of total homicides^{Table 6 Note 2}	number of victims	rate^{Table 6 Note 1}	percent of total homicides^{Table 6 Note 2}	average number	rate^{Table 6 Note 1}	percent of total homicides^{Table 6 Note 2}
Newfoundland and Labrador	0	0.00	0.0	1	0.19	33.3	2	0.33	45.9
Prince Edward Island	0	0.00	0.0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0.14	22.2
Nova Scotia	9	0.95	75.0	3	0.32	25.0	5	0.50	32.0
New Brunswick	3	0.40	30.0	3	0.40	27.3	2	0.29	27.2
Quebec	27	0.32	40.9	28	0.34	36.4	29	0.36	33.2
Ontario	82	0.59	41.2	49	0.36	28.2	56	0.42	32.2
Manitoba	5	0.38	12.2	7	0.54	15.6	9	0.72	17.9
Saskatchewan	17	1.48	33.3	11	0.97	25.0	6	0.57	18.3
Alberta	44	1.03	37.9	49	1.17	38.9	31	0.81	32.2
British Columbia	35	0.74	43.8	26	0.55	29.5	32	0.72	36.2
Yukon	1	2.67	25.0	1	2.67	100.0	0	0.57	18.2
Northwest Territories	0	0.00	0.0	1	2.26	20.0	0	0.92	16.0
Nunavut	0	0.00	0.0	0	0.00	0.0	2	4.75	34.0
Canada	223	0.61	37.80	179	0.50	30.4	174	0.51	30.8

Table 6 continued
Homicides, by shootings and stabbings and province or territory, 2016
Table summary
This table displays the results of Homicides. The information is grouped by Province or territory (appearing as row headers), Stabbings, 2016, 2015 and Average 2006 to 2015, calculated using number of victims, rate, percent of total homicides and average number units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Province or territory	Stabbings
	2016			2015^{Note r: revised}			Average 2006 to 2015
	number of victims	rate^{Table 6 Note 1}	percent of total homicides^{Table 6 Note 2}	number of victims	rate^{Table 6 Note 1}	percent of total homicides^{Table 6 Note 2}	average number	rate^{Table 6 Note 1}	percent of total homicides^{Table 6 Note 2}
Newfoundland and Labrador	1	0.19	14.3	2	0.38	66.7	1	0.21	29.7
Prince Edward Island	0	0.00	0.0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0.14	22.2
Nova Scotia	3	0.32	25.0	4	0.42	33.3	5	0.48	30.6
New Brunswick	5	0.66	50.0	6	0.80	54.5	3	0.43	39.5
Quebec	19	0.23	28.8	29	0.35	37.7	27	0.34	31.5
Ontario	57	0.41	28.6	66	0.48	37.9	59	0.44	33.9
Manitoba	16	1.21	39.0	20	1.54	44.4	21	1.69	41.9
Saskatchewan	13	1.13	25.5	14	1.24	31.8	14	1.30	41.4
Alberta	37	0.87	31.9	43	1.03	34.1	35	0.91	36.3
British Columbia	22	0.46	27.5	28	0.60	31.8	28	0.62	31.1
Yukon	1	2.67	25.0	0	0.00	0.0	0	1.15	36.4
Northwest Territories	0	0.00	0.0	3	6.78	60.0	1	2.53	44.0
Nunavut	1	2.70	100.0	1	2.74	50.0	1	3.86	27.7
Canada	175	0.48	29.7	216	0.60	36.7	195	0.57	34.6
^r revised 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. Numbers may not add up to totals due to rounding. Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Homicide Survey.

Date modified:: 2017-11-22