Homicide Survey - Police Officers Killed: 1999 to 2018

Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics

Include only those police officers who were killed for reasons related to their occupation, regardless of whether the officer was on or off duty at the time.

  1. Incident file number
     
  2. Name of victim
    • Surname
    • First name
       
  3. Number of years of service as a police officer
    • Indicate number; or
    • Less than one year
       
  4. Number of years of service with present police service
    • Indicate number; or
    • Less than one year
       
  5. Victim's Rank
    • Officer
    • Non-commissioned officer
    • Constable
    • Special constable
    • Cadet
    • Auxiliary
       
  6. Type of assignment
    • Foot patrol
    • One-officer vehicle
    • Two-officer vehicle
    • Detective
    • Special assignment
    • Undercover
    • Off-duty
    • Other (specify)
    • Unknown
       
  7. Victim in uniform
    • Yes
    • No
       
  8. Priority given to dispatch
    • Not dispatched
    • High
    • Low
    • Unknown
       
  9. Involvement of other officers
    • Alone, no assistance requested
    • Alone, assistance requested
    • Assisted by other officers
    • Unknown
       
  10. Did victim use firearm?
    • Yes, fired
    • Yes, drew, displayed
    • No
    • Unknown
       
  11. Did victim attempt to fire?
    • Not applicable, victim fired
    • Yes
    • No
    • Unknown
       
  12. Was victim disarmed?
    • Not applicable, victim fired
    • Yes
    • No
    • Unknown
       
  13. Did other officers use firearms?
    • Yes, fired
    • Yes, drew, displayed
    • No
    • Unknown
       
  14. Was offender shot by a police officer?
    • Not applicable, officer(s) did not shoot
    • Yes
    • No
    • Unknown
       
  15. Has victim received firearm training?
    • Yes
    • No
    • Unknown
       
  16. Victim's firearm
    • Revolver
    • Semi-automatic
    • Rifle
    • Shotgun
       
  17. Did victim carry a back-up weapon?
    • Yes
    • No
    • Unknown
       
  18. Type of back-up weapon
    • Not applicable, no back-up
    • Firearm
    • Other (specify)
    • Unknown
       
  19. Did victim use back-up weapon?
    • Not applicable, did not have one
    • Yes
    • No
    • Unknown
       
  20. Number of shots fired by offender
    • Indicate number; or
    • Not applicable
    • Fired, number of shots unknown
    • Unknown
       
  21. Did victim wear protective body armor?
    • Yes
    • No
    • Unknown
       
  22. Location of victim wounds (check all that apply)
    • Front head
    • Rear head
    • Neck/throat
    • Front upper torso/chest
    • Rear upper torso/chest back
    • Front lower torso/stomach
    • Rear lower torso/back
    • Front below waist
    • Rear below waist
    • Arms/hands
       
  23. Which of the above was the fatal injury?
    • Specify; or
    • Unknown
       
  24. Circumstances surrounding the victim's death
    • Person with firearm
    • Domestic quarrel (dispute)
    • Robbery
    • Break and enter
    • Barricaded person, hostage taking
    • Drug related
    • Disturbance (bar fight, other)
    • Suspicious persons
    • Civil order (mass disturbance)
    • Handling or transporting of prisoners
    • Attempting arrest
    • Accident investigation
    • Traffic pursuit
    • Routine spot check
    • Investigative activity (surveillance, etc)
    • Ambush, unprovoked attack
    • Other (specify)
    • Unknown

Authorization: This authorizes the Chief Statistician of Canada to disseminate information on this questionnaire, excluding personal identifiers, to the public.

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Information for respondents

Authority:
Statistics Act, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, Chapter S19.

Objective:
This survey collects essential data to produce statistics on the incidence and characteristics of homicide offences in Canada. The information is used by federal and provincial policymakers as well as public and private researchers. The data are also widely disseminated by the media for purposes of general public information.

Confidentiality :
Statistics Canada is prohibited by law from publishing any statistics which would divulge information obtained from this survey that relates to any identifiable respondent / individual without the previous written consent of that respondent / individual. The information reported on this questionnaire will be treated in confidence, used for statistical purposes and published in aggregate form only. The confidentiality provisions of the Statistics Act are not affected by either the Access to Information Act or any other legislation.

Correspondence:

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