Statistics Canada
www.statcan.gc.ca
Common menu bar links
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
Archived Content
Information identified as archived is provided for reference, research or recordkeeping purposes. It is not subject to the Government of Canada Web Standards and has not been altered or updated since it was archived. Please "contact us" to request a format other than those available.
| Apparent motive | Homicides committed by family members |
Homicides committed by unrelated accused |
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Total | Percent of total |
Males | Females | Total | Percent of total |
|
| 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. | ||||||||
