Table 3
Homicides by census metropolitan area

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Census metropolitan areas(CMA)3 20081 2007r, 2 Average
1998 to 2007
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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