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Homicides by census metropolitan area
Census metropolitan area (CMA)
2004
2005
Average 1995 to 2004
Number of victims
Rate 1 Number of victims
Rate 1 Number of victims
Rate 1
500,000+ population
Edmonton2
34 3.36 44 4.29 24 2.49
Winnipeg
34 4.89 26 3.72 21 3.08
Vancouver
57 2.67 62 2.88 53 2.63
Calgary
20 1.91 26 2.45 15 1.57
Toronto
94 1.80 104 1.96 81 1.71
Hamilton
9 1.30 11 1.58 11 1.74
Montréal2
63 1.73 48 1.31 70 2.02
Ottawa3
10 1.15 11 1.25 10 1.19
Québec
6 0.84 5 0.69 8 1.17
100,000 to 499,999 population
Regina
10 4.98 8 3.97 6 3.21
Saskatoon
8 3.29 9 3.68 6 2.49
Kingston2
0 0.00 5 3.24 3 1.64
St. Catharines–Niagara
7 1.62 14 3.22 6 1.35
London
5 1.07 14 2.97 5 1.03
Halifax
9 2.37 10 2.63 7 1.99
Abbotsford
7 4.33 4 2.46 5 3.03
Thunder Bay
0 0.00 3 2.41 2 1.81
Windsor
4 1.21 5 1.50 6 1.97
Kitchener
6 1.26 7 1.44 5 1.01
Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury
0 0.00 2 1.24 3 1.59
St. John's
1 0.56 2 1.10 2 1.14
Gatineau4
1 0.36 3 1.05 4 1.33
Saguenay
2 1.35 1 0.68 1 0.75
Victoria
5 1.50 2 0.60 6 1.94
Oshawa
6 1.84 1 0.30 2 0.81
Sherbrooke
0 0.00 0 0.00 2 1.14
Trois-Rivières
1 0.69 0 0.00 2 1.04
Saint John
1 0.69 0 0.00 1 0.94
1. Rates are calculated per 100,000 population.
2. Includes homicides for 2005 that occurred within a correctional institution.
3. Ottawa refers to the Ontario part of the Ottawa–Gatineau CMA.
4. Gatineau refers to the Quebec part of the Ottawa–Gatineau CMA.
Homicides by accused-victim relationship, 2005
Victim killed by
Victims
% of solved homicides
Total homicides 658 ...
Current spouse (includes common-law)
54 11
Ex-spouse (includes separated and divorced)
20 4
Other family
82 17
Boyfriend/girlfriend (current or former)
16 3
Casual acquaintance
86 18
Close friend or neighbour
61 13
Criminal relationship
58 12
Business relationship
9 2
Authority figure
3 1
Stranger
86 18
Unknown
3 1
Solved homicides
478 100
Unsolved homicides
180 ...
Homicides by province/territory
Province/territory
2004r
2005
Average 1995 to 2004
Number of victims
Rate 1 Number of victims
Rate 1 Number of victims
Rate 1
Canada 624 1.95 658 2.04 576 1.88
Newfoundland and Labrador
2 0.39 9 1.74 4 0.82
Prince Edward Island
0 0.00 0 0.00 1 0.81
Nova Scotia
14 1.49 20 2.13 15 1.62
New Brunswick
7 0.93 9 1.20 9 1.16
Quebec
111 1.47 100 1.32 131 1.78
Ontario
187 1.51 218 1.74 173 1.49
Manitoba
50 4.27 49 4.16 36 3.10
Saskatchewan
39 3.92 43 4.33 28 2.82
Alberta
86 2.68 109 3.35 65 2.18
British Columbia
113 2.69 98 2.30 106 2.65
Yukon
7 22.69 1 3.23 2 6.50
Northwest Territories
4 9.33 0 0.00 3 6.38
Nunavut2
4 13.48 2 6.67 3 10.00
r revised
1. Rates are calculated per 100,000 population.
2. The average in Nunavut is calculated from 1999 to 2004.
