Chart 1
Rate of homicides, Canada, 1971 to 2020
Note(s):
Populations are based upon July 1, 2020 estimates from Statistics Canada, Centre for Demography. Excludes 329 victims killed in the Air India incident that occurred in 1985.
Source(s):
Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics, Homicide Survey (3315).
Chart description
This is a line chart.
rate per 100,000 population | |
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1971 | 1.9 |
1972 | 2.2 |
1973 | 2.1 |
1974 | 2.6 |
1975 | 3.0 |
1976 | 2.8 |
1977 | 3.0 |
1978 | 2.8 |
1979 | 2.6 |
1980 | 2.4 |
1981 | 2.6 |
1982 | 2.7 |
1983 | 2.7 |
1984 | 2.6 |
1985 | 2.7 |
1986 | 2.2 |
1987 | 2.4 |
1988 | 2.1 |
1989 | 2.4 |
1990 | 2.4 |
1991 | 2.7 |
1992 | 2.6 |
1993 | 2.2 |
1994 | 2.1 |
1995 | 2.0 |
1996 | 2.1 |
1997 | 2.0 |
1998 | 1.9 |
1999 | 1.8 |
2000 | 1.8 |
2001 | 1.8 |
2002 | 1.9 |
2003 | 1.7 |
2004 | 2.0 |
2005 | 2.1 |
2006 | 1.9 |
2007 | 1.8 |
2008 | 1.8 |
2009 | 1.8 |
2010 | 1.6 |
2011 | 1.8 |
2012 | 1.6 |
2013 | 1.5 |
2014 | 1.5 |
2015 | 1.7 |
2016 | 1.7 |
2017 | 1.8 |
2018 | 1.8 |
2019 | 1.8 |
2020 | 2.0 |
Note(s):
Populations are based upon July 1, 2020 estimates from Statistics Canada, Centre for Demography. Excludes 329 victims killed in the Air India incident that occurred in 1985.
Source(s):
Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics, Homicide Survey (3315).
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