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Table 4.2
Family homicides by accused-victim relationship and sex of the victim, 1997 to 2006

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Victim killed by Sex of victim
Total victims Female Male
number percent number percent number percent
Total family homicides 1,637 100 992 100 645 100
Total spouses 766 47 616 62 150 23
Married 274 17 238 24 36 6
Common-law1 301 18 206 21 95 15
Separated2 178 11 160 16 18 3
Divorced 13 1 12 1 1 0
Parent3 376 23 183 18 193 30
Father 241 15 111 11 130 20
Mother 135 8 72 7 63 10
Child4 199 12 93 9 106 16
Daughter/step 27 2 15 1 12 2
Son/step 172 10 78 8 94 14
Sibling 90 6 24 2 66 10
Brother 81 5 21 2 60 9
Sister 9 1 3 0 6 1
Other family5 206 13 77 8 129 20
0 true zero or a value rounded to zero
1. Common-law relationship includes same-sex spouses.
2. Includes those who are separated from a common-law relationship or same-sex relationship.
3. Parent includes biological, step, foster and adoptive parents.
4. Child includes biological, step, foster and adoptive children.
5. Other family includes all others related to the victim through blood, marriage, foster care or adoption.
Notes: Excludes incidents where the sex of the victim was unknown. Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Homicide Survey.