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Table 5.2
Number and rates of spousal homicide, 1978 to 2007

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Number and rates of spousal homicide, 1978 to 2007
	Total	Sex of victim		Total	Sex of victim
	Total	Female	Male	Total	Female	Male
	number			rate per million spouses
1978	101	78	23	8.5	13.0	3.9
1979	112	90	22	9.2	14.7	3.7
1980	78	61	17	6.3	9.8	2.8
1981	109	82	27	8.6	12.9	4.3
1982	98	76	22	7.6	11.7	3.5
1983	112	84	28	8.6	12.8	4.3
1984	83	64	19	6.3	9.6	2.9
1985	113	88	25	8.4	13.0	3.8
1986	89	70	19	6.6	10.2	2.8
1987	116	80	36	8.4	11.5	5.3
1988	93	72	21	6.6	10.1	3.0
1989	99	76	23	6.9	10.5	3.2
1990	101	74	27	6.9	10.0	3.7
1991	112	87	25	7.5	11.6	3.4
1992	106	88	18	7.1	11.6	2.4
1993	88	64	24	5.8	8.3	3.2
1994	86	66	20	5.6	8.5	2.6
1995	93	71	22	6.0	9.0	2.9
1996	82	63	19	5.2	7.9	2.5
1997	78	63	15	4.9	7.8	1.9
1998	70	57	13	4.4	7.0	1.6
1999	71	60	11	4.4	7.3	1.4
2000	69	52	17	4.2	6.3	2.1
2001	89	71	18	5.4	8.5	2.2
2002	84	68	16	5.0	8.0	1.9
2003	78	64	14	4.6	7.5	1.7
2004	75	63	12	4.4	7.3	1.4
2005	74	62	12	4.3	7.1	1.4
2006	78	56	22	4.5	6.3	2.6
2007	65	51	14	3.7	5.7	1.6

Note(s):

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.

Source(s):

Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Homicide Survey.

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Table 5.2Number and rates of spousal homicide, 1978 to 2007

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Table 5.2
Number and rates of spousal homicide, 1978 to 2007