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 | |||||
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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. |