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Table 4.6
Homicides against older adults (65 years and older) by motive and gender, family and non-family, 1997 to 2006
Homicides against older adults (65 years and older) by motive and gender, family and non-family, 1997 to 2006
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| Apparent motive | Homicides committed by family members |
Homicides committed by unrelated accused |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Total | Percent of total |
Males | Females | Total | Percent of total |
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| number | number | percent | number | number | percent | |||
| Revenge | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
| Jealousy | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| Argument | 23 | 22 | 45 | 29 | 31 | 9 | 40 | 20 |
| Frustration, anger or despair | 11 | 43 | 54 | 34 | 20 | 7 | 27 | 14 |
| Financial gain1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 53 | 15 | 68 | 34 |
| Fear of apprehension | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| No apparent motive2 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 15 | 24 | 16 | 40 | 20 |
| Other3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| Total | 57 | 101 | 158 | 100 | 142 | 57 | 199 | 100 |
| 0 true zero or value rounded to zero | ||||||||
| 1. Includes robberies, homicides committed to obtain insurance monies or inheritances, etc. | ||||||||
| 2. Includes mental illness, dementia, etc. | ||||||||
| 3. Includes hate crimes, random killings, mercy killings/assisted suicide, etc. | ||||||||
| Note: Excludes 24 homicides for which motive was unknown. | ||||||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Homicide Survey. | ||||||||
