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Figure 11 Average spousal homicide rates by province and territory, 1975 to 2004

Figure 11  Average spousal homicide rates by province and territory, 1975 to 2004

1. Rates are calculated per 100,000 spouses (legally married, separated, divorced and common-law men and women 15 years of age and over). Population estimates provided at July 1st by Statistics Canada, Census and Demographic Statistics, Demography Division. Demographic and homicide statistics for Nunavut specifically are only available from 1999 on. Since this analysis looks at trends over a 30-year period, Nunavut and the Northwest Territories have been aggregated.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Homicide Survey.