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Chart 5.4
Rates of family homicide against children and youth generally higher than non-family homicide, 1974 to 2007

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Rates of family homicide against children and youth generally higher than non-family homicide, 1974 to 2007
Note(s):  Excludes homicides for which police reported the accused-victim relationship as unknown. Rates are calculated per million children and youth (0 to 17 year olds) using population estimates provided by Statistics Canada, Census and Demographic Statistics, Demography Division.
Source(s):  Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Homicide Survey.