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Relationship of accused to victim |
Female | Male | Total | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
number |
percent |
number |
percent |
number |
percent |
|
Spouse2 | 35 |
45 |
18 |
11 |
53 |
22 |
Parent3 | 7 |
9 |
4 |
2 |
11 |
5 |
Other family4 | 9 |
12 |
36 |
22 |
45 |
19 |
Other intimate relationship5 | 6 |
8 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
3 |
Acquaintance6 | 17 |
22 |
85 |
52 |
102 |
43 |
Stranger | 4 |
5 |
18 |
11 |
22 |
9 |
Total | 78 |
100 |
162 |
100 |
240 |
100 |
1. Excludes solved homicides in which the accused-victim relationship and/or victim's gender was unknown. | ||||||
2. Includes married, common-law, separated, divorced and (ex) same-sex spouses. | ||||||
3. Includes biological or legally adoptive parents, step-parents, and foster parents. | ||||||
4. Includes children, siblings and all other family members related through blood, marriage, adoption or foster care. | ||||||
5. Includes current or former boyfriends/girlfriends and extra-marital lovers. | ||||||
6. Includes friends, neighbours, business relationships, casual acquaintances, etc. | ||||||
Note: Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding. | ||||||
Data source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Homicide Survey. | ||||||
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2006, Measuring Violence Against Women: Statistical Trends, catalogue number 85-570-XWE2006001. |
Relationship of accused to victim |
Female | Male | Total | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
number |
percent |
number |
percent |
number |
percent |
|
Spouse2 | 2,143 |
39 |
620 |
6 |
2,763 |
18 |
Parent3 | 577 |
11 |
683 |
7 |
1,260 |
8 |
Other family4 | 536 |
10 |
1,084 |
11 |
1,620 |
11 |
Other intimate relationship5 | 336 |
6 |
203 |
2 |
539 |
4 |
Acquaintance6 | 1,330 |
24 |
5,328 |
55 |
6,658 |
44 |
Stranger | 533 |
10 |
1,855 |
19 |
2,388 |
16 |
Total | 5,455 |
100 |
9,773 |
100 |
15,228 |
100 |
1. Excludes solved homicides in which the accused-victim relationship and/or victim's gender was unknown. | ||||||
2. Includes married, common-law, separated, divorced and (ex) same-sex spouses. | ||||||
3. Includes biological or legally adoptive parents, step-parents, and foster parents. | ||||||
4. Includes children, siblings and all other family members related through blood, marriage, adoption or foster care. | ||||||
5. Includes current or former boyfriends/girlfriends and extra-marital lovers. | ||||||
6. Includes friends, neighbours, business relationships, casual acquaintances, etc. | ||||||
Note: Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding. | ||||||
Data source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Homicide Survey. | ||||||
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2006, Measuring Violence Against Women: Statistical Trends, catalogue number 85-570-XWE2006001. |