Table 1
Homicide rates by province/territory, 1961 to 2007

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Year Newfoundland and Labrador Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia New Brunswick Quebec Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia1 Yukon Territory Northwest Territories2 Nunavut Canada Percent change Canada
rate3 percent
1. As a result of ongoing investigations in Port Coquitlam, B.C., there were 5 homicides reported in 2007, 5 reported in 2004, 7 reported in 2003 and 15 included in 2002 that occurred in previous years. Homicides are counted according to the year in which police file the report.
2. Includes Nunavut before 1999.
3. Rates are calculated per 100,000 population. Population estimates at July 1st provided by Statistics Canada, Census and Demographic Statistics, Demography Division. 1961 to 1970: final intercensal estimates; 1971 to 1995: revised intercensal from 1971 to 1995; 1996 to 2000: final intercensal estimates; 2001 to 2004: final postcensal estimates; 2005 to 2006: updated postcensal estimates; 2007: preliminary postcensal estimates.
4. Excludes 329 victims in the Air India incident.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Homicide Survey.
1961 0.22 0.96 0.81 0.33 0.99 1.43 1.63 1.51 1.35 2.09 6.84 0.00 … 1.28 …
1962 0.00 0.93 1.34 1.32 1.15 1.20 2.03 1.40 1.31 3.31 19.99 0.00 … 1.43 11.6
1963 0.63 0.00 0.80 0.82 1.26 1.17 1.69 0.86 1.92 2.06 20.01 3.89 … 1.32 -7.8
1964 1.04 0.00 1.72 0.82 0.93 1.22 1.67 2.12 1.75 1.83 6.69 11.18 … 1.31 -0.3
1965 1.23 3.69 1.32 0.81 1.11 1.13 1.55 1.58 1.38 3.17 20.57 7.29 … 1.41 7.5
1966 0.61 0.92 1.19 0.97 0.97 1.02 1.77 1.26 1.85 2.56 0.00 0.00 … 1.25 -11.4
1967 0.20 0.00 1.32 0.81 1.28 1.60 1.56 2.61 2.55 2.42 39.97 6.89 … 1.66 32.8
1968 0.99 0.00 1.17 0.80 1.72 1.43 2.88 2.40 1.64 3.64 6.65 0.00 … 1.81 9.2
1969 0.97 0.90 1.55 0.16 2.11 1.50 2.86 3.44 1.48 2.43 0.00 3.22 … 1.86 2.8
1970 0.19 0.91 1.92 1.28 2.34 1.52 2.95 2.55 2.63 3.67 35.25 21.21 … 2.19 17.8
1971 0.38 0.00 2.01 1.56 2.02 1.92 3.30 3.11 2.70 2.72 0.00 5.49 … 2.15 -1.8
1972 0.37 1.76 1.75 1.70 2.54 1.77 3.59 3.04 2.18 3.82 14.89 5.16 … 2.34 8.9
1973 0.55 0.00 2.34 2.59 2.49 1.98 3.77 2.52 2.09 3.68 18.91 9.82 … 2.43 3.5
1974 0.55 1.72 0.98 3.16 2.70 1.95 4.12 3.41 2.51 4.38 23.73 19.45 … 2.63 8.4
1975 0.72 0.00 1.69 1.77 3.57 2.48 3.61 3.92 3.15 3.92 27.39 11.67 … 3.03 15.1
1976 1.07 1.69 2.99 2.03 3.20 2.17 3.00 3.65 3.64 3.47 17.80 18.05 … 2.85 -6.0
1977 1.42 0.83 1.67 5.46 3.06 2.26 4.24 4.87 3.59 3.54 26.27 8.96 … 3.00 5.2
1978 1.59 3.29 1.54 3.86 2.79 2.12 3.75 3.36 4.15 3.25 8.42 8.84 … 2.76 -8.0
1979 0.88 0.00 2.00 1.56 2.88 2.02 4.24 3.75 2.67 3.38 16.67 15.31 … 2.61 -5.5
1980 0.52 0.81 1.41 1.27 2.78 1.81 3.00 3.20 2.51 3.83 8.22 8.64 … 2.41 -7.4
1981 0.70 0.81 1.29 2.41 2.84 1.93 3.96 2.97 3.18 3.90 4.18 10.51 … 2.61 8.1
1982 1.04 0.00 1.40 1.84 2.89 2.06 3.34 3.95 2.96 3.79 8.17 14.14 … 2.66 1.7
1983 1.04 0.00 1.50 1.54 2.88 2.23 3.77 3.29 3.14 3.72 4.23 5.88 … 2.69 1.2
1984 1.03 0.00 1.71 1.94 2.99 2.07 4.01 2.95 2.26 3.73 8.36 9.51 … 2.60 -3.1
19854 0.86 0.78 2.94 1.93 3.29 2.08 2.40 2.73 2.62 3.80 24.63 18.38 … 2.72 4.6
1986 0.69 0.00 1.69 1.65 2.33 1.47 4.31 2.53 2.63 2.96 12.26 25.60 … 2.18 -20.0
1987 0.87 0.00 1.57 2.75 2.57 2.12 4.01 2.90 3.00 2.56 0.00 3.63 … 2.43 11.7
1988 1.22 0.77 1.23 1.10 2.25 1.89 2.81 2.24 2.69 2.57 3.76 14.37 … 2.15 -11.7
1989 0.87 0.77 1.77 2.45 3.10 1.73 3.90 2.16 2.69 2.69 7.38 12.27 … 2.41 12.0
1990 0.00 0.77 0.99 1.62 2.63 1.77 3.53 3.57 2.91 3.34 3.60 20.37 … 2.38 -1.1
1991 1.73 1.53 2.29 2.28 2.56 2.35 3.79 2.09 3.24 3.79 0.00 4.92 … 2.69 12.9
1992 0.34 0.00 2.28 1.47 2.34 2.29 2.61 3.19 3.49 3.52 6.64 20.86 … 2.58 -4.1
1993 1.21 1.51 2.06 1.47 2.22 1.80 2.77 2.98 1.84 3.36 0.00 11.04 … 2.19 -15.3
1994 0.70 0.75 2.05 2.00 1.75 1.77 2.58 2.38 2.44 3.07 10.10 6.15 … 2.06 -6.0
1995 0.88 0.74 1.83 1.86 1.87 1.65 2.39 2.07 2.19 3.18 13.14 4.52 … 2.01 -2.4
1996 1.25 0.74 1.93 1.20 2.13 1.69 3.97 3.14 1.91 3.23 0.00 5.93 … 2.14 6.9
1997 1.27 0.00 2.57 1.06 1.81 1.59 2.73 2.46 2.16 2.94 3.15 4.44 … 1.96 -8.6
1998 1.30 0.74 2.58 0.67 1.88 1.37 2.90 3.24 2.21 2.26 9.63 7.44 … 1.85 -5.6
1999 0.37 0.73 1.39 1.20 1.87 1.41 2.28 1.28 2.07 2.74 3.25 2.46 7.46 1.77 -4.4
2000 1.14 2.20 1.61 1.33 2.04 1.34 2.61 2.58 1.96 2.10 6.57 2.47 10.91 1.78 0.5
2001 0.19 1.46 0.97 1.07 1.89 1.43 2.95 2.70 2.29 2.06 3.32 9.80 10.67 1.78 0.2
2002 0.39 0.73 0.96 1.20 1.58 1.47 3.12 2.71 2.25 3.06 0.00 9.64 6.96 1.86 4.1
2003 0.96 0.73 0.85 1.06 1.32 1.45 3.70 4.12 2.02 2.26 3.27 9.47 10.29 1.73 -6.6
2004 0.39 0.00 1.49 0.93 1.47 1.51 4.27 3.92 2.68 2.69 22.67 9.34 13.50 1.95 12.5
2005 2.14 0.00 2.14 1.20 1.32 1.74 4.17 4.34 3.29 2.37 3.22 0.00 6.66 2.05 5.2
2006r 1.37 0.72 1.71 0.93 1.22 1.54 3.31 4.25 2.82 2.50 0.00 0.00 6.58 1.86 -9.5
2007 0.59 0.00 1.39 1.07 1.17 1.57 5.22 3.01 2.53 2.01 6.45 4.69 22.50 1.80 -3.0