Table 3
Homicides by census metropolitan area
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Census metropolitan areas(CMA)3 | 20081 | 2007r, 2 | Average 1998 to 2007 |
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Population4 | number of victims | rate5 | number of victims | rate5 | number of victims | rate5 | |
500,000 and over population | |||||||
Toronto | 5,532,185 | 103 | 1.86 | 112 | 2.06 | 89 | 1.77 |
Montréal | 3,767,389 | 48 | 1.27 | 59 | 1.58 | 63 | 1.78 |
Vancouver | 2,279,688 | 54 | 2.37 | 55 | 2.46 | 53 | 2.51 |
Calgary | 1,186,732 | 34 | 2.87 | 36 | 3.10 | 20 | 1.91 |
Edmonton | 1,134,670 | 39 | 3.44 | 36 | 3.24 | 29 | 2.87 |
Ottawa6 | 914,581 | 11 | 1.20 | 14 | 1.56 | 10 | 1.14 |
Winnipegr | 761,166 | 31 | 4.07 | 27 | 3.66 | 22 | 3.16 |
Québec | 736,665 | 8 | 1.09 | 0 | 0.00 | 7 | 0.93 |
Hamilton | 704,712 | 6 | 0.85 | 11 | 1.54 | 11 | 1.55 |
Kitchener | 510,784 | 4 | 0.78 | 7 | 1.39 | 5 | 1.05 |
Total | 17,528,572 | 338 | 1.93 | 357 | 2.07 | 307 | 1.90 |
100,000 to less than 500,000 population | |||||||
London | 486,157 | 2 | 0.41 | 6 | 1.24 | 6 | 1.31 |
St. Catharines-Niagara | 442,121 | 6 | 1.36 | 3 | 0.68 | 6 | 1.39 |
Halifax | 394,565 | 7 | 1.77 | 7 | 1.80 | 7 | 1.92 |
Oshawa | 357,147 | 4 | 1.12 | 5 | 1.45 | 2 | 0.76 |
Victoria | 347,146 | 5 | 1.44 | 4 | 1.16 | 5 | 1.64 |
Windsor | 333,534 | 7 | 2.10 | 4 | 1.19 | 6 | 1.79 |
Gatineau7 | 295,876 | 4 | 1.35 | 2 | 0.69 | 4 | 1.31 |
Saskatoon | 258,770 | 4 | 1.55 | 9 | 3.57 | 7 | 2.92 |
Regina | 209,569 | 8 | 3.82 | 5 | 2.44 | 7 | 3.69 |
Barrie8 | 194,755 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 1.55 | 4 | 1.82 |
St. John's | 183,305 | 1 | 0.55 | 1 | 0.55 | 1 | 0.79 |
Sherbrooke | 182,856 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 1.10 | 1 | 0.72 |
Kelowna8 | 174,771 | 6 | 3.43 | 3 | 1.76 | 3 | 1.78 |
Abbotsford-Mission9 | 169,745 | 8 | 4.71 | 2 | 1.20 | 4 | 2.49 |
Greater Sudbury | 164,412 | 2 | 1.22 | 4 | 2.44 | 2 | 1.48 |
Kingston9 | 156,855 | 1 | 0.64 | 1 | 0.64 | 3 | 1.67 |
Trois-Rivières | 147,682 | 1 | 0.68 | 4 | 2.73 | 1 | 0.82 |
Saguenay | 144,598 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.69 | 1 | 0.84 |
Brantford8 | 137,453 | 2 | 1.46 | 1 | 0.73 | 2 | 1.10 |
Moncton8 | 132,613 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 1.53 | 2 | 1.15 |
Guelph8 | 121,549 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.83 | 2 | 1.25 |
Peterborough8 | 120,753 | 1 | 0.83 | 1 | 0.83 | 1 | 0.42 |
Thunder Bay | 119,557 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 1.58 | 2 | 1.59 |
Saint John | 101,936 | 1 | 0.98 | 2 | 1.97 | 1 | 0.77 |
Total | 5,377,725 | 70 | 1.30 | 75 | 1.41 | 79 | 1.53 |
CMA totals | 22,906,297 | 408 | 1.78 | 432 | 1.91 | 386 | 1.81 |
Less than 100,000 populationr | 10,405,092 | 203 | 1.95 | 162 | 1.56 | 195 | 1.91 |
Canada | 33,311,389 | 611 | 1.83 | 594 | 1.80 | 581 | 1.85 |
1. A total of 9 homicides were reported and included in 2008 but occurred in previous years: 1 in Montréal; 1 in Saskatoon; 1 in Vancouver; and 6 in areas less than 100,000 population. 2. A total of 17 homicides were reported and included in 2007 but occurred in previous years: 1 in Montréal; 1 in Toronto; 1 in Greater Sudbury; 1 in Saskatoon; 1 in Edmonton; 7 in Vancouver; and 5 in areas less than 100,000 population. 3. Note that a CMA usually comprises more than one police force. 4. The population estimates come from Statistics Canada, Demography Division. Populations as of July 1st: updated postcensal for 2007 and preliminary postcensal for 2008. 5. Rates are calculated per 100,000 population. 6. Ottawa refers to the Ontario part of the Ottawa-Gatineau CMA. 7. Gatineau refers to the Quebec part of the Ottawa-Gatineau CMA. 8. Barrie, Kelowna, Brantford, Moncton, Guelph and Peterborough became CMAs in 2006. Average number and rate are calculated from 2006 to 2007. 9. Abbotsford-Mission and Kingston became CMAs in 2001. Average number and rate are calculated from 2001 to 2007. Note: Due to rounding, the sum of the averages may not add up to the total. Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Homicide Survey. |
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