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Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics

Please provide information as of time of the incident for each victim.

See instructions below for items indicated with an asterix (*) or refer to the "Scoring Guide for the Homicide Survey" available on the CCJS Extranet Website.

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  1. Incident file number
  2. Victim number
  3. Name of victim
    • Surname
    • Given name(s)
    • Alias; or
    • Unknown
  4. Gender of victim
    • Male
    • Female
      Was the victim pregnant?
      • Yes
      • No
      • Unknown
    • Unknown
  5. Date of birth of victim
    • Year/Month/Day
    If victim's date of birth is unknown, estimate the age at time of incident
    • Years; or
      • Less than 1 year of age (includes newborn)
      • Unknown
  6. Marital status of victim
    • Single (never married)
    • Married (legal)
    • Common-law /cohabitation
    • Divorced
    • Separated (legal or informal)
    • Widowed
    • Unknown;
  7. Aboriginal origin of victim
    • Not collected / released by police force
    • Non-aboriginal origin
    • North American Indian
    • Métis
    • Inuit / Eskimo
    • Unknown
  8. Employment status of victim (check one only; if more than one applies, check the response closest to the top of the list)
    • Illegal activities(e.g. prostitute, drug dealer, gang member)
    • Employed (includes full time, part-time, casual, self-employed)
    • Unemployed
    • Unknown
    Not in labour force:
    • Less than 15 years of age (Go to Question 11)
    • Student (Go to Question 11)
    • Retired (Go to Question 11)
    • Homemaker (Go to Question 11)
    • Other - specify (e.g., social assistance, disability (Go to Question 11)
  9. Occupation of victim (enter most recent occupation or other occupation directly related to the homicide)
    • Specify; or
    • Unknown
  10. Victim's death associated with their profession (e.g., police officer, taxi driver, prostitute, drug trafficker, etc.)
    • Yes;
    • No; or
    • Unknown;
  11. Was this victim randomly selected? *
    • Yes;
    • No; or
    • Unknown
  12. Victim's previous conviction for criminal activities
    • No previous conviction
    Most serious conviction:
    • Homicide
    • Robbery
    • Other violent offence
    • Property offence
    • Drug offence
    • Other Criminal Code or Federal / Provincial Statute offence
    • Unknown
    Source of information (e.g., CPIC, your own information system, etc.)
  13. Primary method used to cause death
    • Shooting
    • Stabbing
    • Beating / blow(s)
    • Strangulation, suffocation, drowning
    • Poisoning or lethal injection
    • Smoke inhalation, burns (fire, liquid, acid)
    • Exposure, hypothermia
    • Shaken Baby Syndrome
    • Other cause – specify
    • Unknown
  14. Weapon used to kill victim (check one only)
    • No weapon used (Go to Question 21)
    • Fully automatic firearm
    • Sawed-off rifle / shotgun
    • Handgun (semi-automatic / revolver)
    • Rifle / shotgun
    • Firearm-like weapon
    • Other firearm - type unknown
    • Knife (Go to Question 20)
    • Other piercing / cutting instrument (Go to Question 20)
    • Club or blunt instrument (Go to Question 20)
    • Explosives (Go to Question 21)
    • Fire, boiling liquid, acid (Go to Question 21)
    • Ligature (e.g., rope, belt, cable) (Go to Question 21)
    • Poison, drugs, gas, fumes (Go to Question 21)
    • Motor vehicle (Go to Question 21)
    • Other weapon –specify (Go to Question 20)
    • Other weapon - type unknown (Go to Question 21)
    • Hands, feet, etc. (Go to Question 21)
    • Unknown (Go to Question 21)
  15. Was the firearm recovered?
    • Yes;
    • No (Go to Question 18)
    • Unknown
  16. Status of the recovered firearm
    • In possession of owner, loaned /borrowed
    • Stolen
    • Lost or missing
    • Unknown
  17. Was the firearm registered with the Canadian Firearm Registry?
    • Yes (Indicate Certificate number)
    • No
    • Unknown
  18. Owner of the firearm
    • Chargeable suspect
    • Victim
    • Other
    • Unknown
  19. Does chargeable suspect possess a valid Firearms License?
    • Yes
    • No
    • Unknown
  20. Classification of the identified weapon
    • Restricted
    • Prohibited
    • Neither restricted nor prohibited
    • Unknown
  21. Consumption of alcohol, drug or intoxicating substance by victim (check one only)
    • No alcohol or drug consumed (Go to Question 23)
    • Both alcohol and drug consumption
    • Alcohol consumption only
    • Drug consumption only (Go to Question 23)
    • Consumption of intoxicating substance - inhalant, etc. (Go to Question 23)
    • Consumption of intoxicant - type unknown (Go to Question 23)
    • Unknown (Go to Question 23)
  22. Blood-alcohol level of victim (milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood)
    • Indicate quantity; or
    • Unknown
  23. Victim was first to use or first to threaten to use physical force or violence in this incident
    • Yes
    • No
    • Unknown
  24. Closest Chargeable Suspect - Victim Relationship * (code the closest relationship between any of the chargeable suspects and this victim)
    • Chargeable suspect number (Question 2 on Charged / Suspect-Chargeable Questionnaire) ; or
    • No chargeable suspect (End)
    Victim killed by:
    Spousal relationship
    • Husband (legally married)
    • Common-law husband
    • Separated husband (legal)
    • Separated common-law husband
    • Divorced husband
    • Wife (legally married)
    • Common-law wife
    • Separated wife (legal)
    • Separated common-law wife
    • Divorced wife
    • Same-sex spouse (legal or common-law)
    • Ex-same-sex spouse (separated or divorced)
    Other family relationship
    • Father
    • Step-father
    • Mother
    • Step-mother
    • Son
    • Step-son
    • Daughter
    • Step-daughter
    • Brother
    • Sister
    • Other family
    Other intimate relationship
    • Boyfriend
    • Girlfriend
    • Same sex relationship
    • Extra-marital lover
    • Ex-boyfriend /girlfriend
    • Other intimate relationship
    Acquaintance
    • Close friend
    • Neighbour
    • Authority figure*
    • Business relationship
    • Criminal relationship*
    • Casual acquaintance
    • Stranger
    • Other – specify
    • Unknown

Instructions

The investigating officer is the ideal person to complete this form.

*11. Random homicide - A homicide that does not aim to target one specific individual. If solved, it will normally involve the killing of a stranger who is engaging in the normal course of their daily lives or who is "in the wrong place at the wrong time". A homicide may be considered random even if the victim is selected from a pre-determined group as long as all members of the group have an equal chance of being chosen. For example, if a perpetrator is seeking to kill a female child this homicide may be random if all female children were at risk.

24. Authority figure - e.g., teacher, doctor, baby-sitter, priest, etc.

Criminal relationship - refers to a relationship between a prostitute and client, drug trafficker and drug user, etc.

Thank you for your cooperation

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