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Table 4.3
Average number of victims and rates of spousal homicides in Canada, by province/territory, 1997 to 2006
Average number of victims and rates of spousal homicides in Canada, by province/territory, 1997 to 2006
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| Average 1997 to 2006 | ||
|---|---|---|
| number of victims | rate | |
| Canada | 76 | 4.6 |
| Newfoundland | 0.8 | 2.8 |
| Prince Edward Island | 0.4 | 5.5 |
| Nova Scotia | 1.8 | 3.5 |
| New Brunswick | 1.3 | 3.2 |
| Quebec | 17.0 | 4.3 |
| Ontario | 24.0 | 3.8 |
| Manitoba | 3.3 | 5.6 |
| Saskatchewan | 4.7 | 9.2 |
| Alberta | 9.5 | 5.8 |
| British Columbia | 11.5 | 5.1 |
| Yukon | 0.5 | 30.4 |
| Northwest Territories | 0.5 | 23.8 |
| Nunavut1 | 0.75 | 71.5 |
| 1. Nunavut officially became a Canadian territory in 1999. Thus Nunavut includes data from 1999 to 2006. | ||
| Notes: Rate per 1,000,000 legally married, common-law, separated and divorced spouses, 15 years of age and over, based on estimates provided by Demography Division,Statistics Canada. Spousal homicides reported by police include a small number of victims who were separated from a common-law relationship. As population estimates are unavailable for this sub-population, the overall rates of spousal homicide may be slightly overestimated. Seven same-sex partners were excluded from the analysis, due to the unavailability of population estimates. | ||
| Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Homicide Survey. | ||
