Table 3 
Homicide victims and accused persons, by Aboriginal identity and sex, 2015  

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Homicide victims and accused persons, by Aboriginal identity and sex, 2015
Number – Aboriginal% – AboriginalRate2 – AboriginalNumber – Non-Aboriginal% – Non-AboriginalRate3 – Non-AboriginalNumber – Unknown1% – Unknown1Rate4 – Unknown1Number – TotalRatio – Ratio between the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal rates
Total homicide victims 148 24.5 8.77 449 74.3 1.31 7 1.2 .. 604 6.7
Male 107 24.9 12.85 317 73.9 1.87 5 1.2 .. 429 6.9
Female 41 23.4 4.80 132 75.4 0.77 2 1.1 .. 175 6.3
Total accused persons 171 32.6 10.13 345 65.7 1.01 9 1.7 .. 525 10.0
Male 134 28.9 16.09 321 69.2 1.90 9 1.9 .. 464 8.5
Female 37 60.7 4.33 24 39.3 0.14 0 0.0 .. 61 31.1
..
not available for a specific reference period
Source(s):
CANSIM table 253-0009 and CANSIM table 253-0010.

Table note 1

The "unknown" category includes cases where the Aboriginal identity of victims and persons accused of homicide was reported as unknown, or not collected or released by police service.

Table note 2

Rates are calculated per 100,000 Aboriginal population.

Table note 3

Rates are calculated per 100,000 non-Aboriginal population.

Table note 4

Rate calculations for unknown Aboriginal identity are not available.
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