Senior victims of family-related homicide, by sex of victim and type of motive, Canada, 2004 to 2014
Table 5.11Type of motive | Female victims | Male victims | Total | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
number | percent | number | percent | number | percent | |
Frustration, anger or despair | 43 | 41 | 13 | 22 | 56 | 34 |
Argument or quarrel | 29 | 27 | 25 | 43 | 54 | 33 |
No apparent motiveNote 1 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 21 | 27 | 16 |
Financial gainNote 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 |
Mercy killing or assisted suicide | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 |
Revenge | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Jealousy | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
OtherNote 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
Unknown | 10 | Note ...: not applicable | 6 | Note ...: not applicable | 16 | Note ...: not applicable |
Total | 116 | 100 | 64 | 100 | 180 | 100 |
... not applicable
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Homicide Survey. |
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