Table 5.9
Senior victims of family-related homicide, by sex of victim, Canada, 1984 to 2014

Table 5.9
Senior victims of family-related homicide, by sex of victim, Canada, 1984 to 2014
Table summary
This table displays the results of Senior victims of family-related homicide. The information is grouped by Year (appearing as row headers), Female victims, Male victims and Total, calculated using number and rate units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Year Female victims Male victims Total
number rate number rate number rate
1984 9 6.1 7 6.5 16 6.2
1985 11 7.2 7 6.3 18 6.8
1986 5 3.1 6 5.2 11 4.0
1987 17 10.3 11 9.3 28 9.9
1988 7 4.1 5 4.1 12 4.1
1989 8 4.5 5 4.0 13 4.3
1990 14 7.7 8 6.1 22 7.0
1991 9 4.8 5 3.7 14 4.4
1992 5 2.6 1 0.7 6 1.8
1993 4 2.0 1 0.7 5 1.5
1994 5 2.5 7 4.8 12 3.5
1995 5 2.5 4 2.7 9 2.6
1996 10 4.8 7 4.6 17 4.7
1997 9 4.3 8 5.2 17 4.7
1998 7 3.3 8 5.0 15 4.0
1999 9 4.1 7 4.3 16 4.2
2000 7 3.2 3 1.8 10 2.6
2001 12 5.4 7 4.2 19 4.8
2002 17 7.5 7 4.1 24 6.0
2003 7 3.0 5 2.8 12 3.0
2004 14 6.0 5 2.8 19 4.6
2005 15 6.3 8 4.4 23 5.5
2006 10 4.1 5 2.7 15 3.5
2007 12 4.8 6 3.1 18 4.1
2008 6 2.4 6 3.0 12 2.6
2009 6 2.3 2 1.0 8 1.7
2010 11 4.1 4 1.9 15 3.1
2011 12 4.4 5 2.3 17 3.4
2012 12 4.2 5 2.2 17 3.3
2013 7 2.4 10 4.1 17 3.2
2014 11 3.6 8 3.2 19 3.4
Note: Senior victims refer to those aged 65 years and over. Excludes unsolved homicides, homicides where the accused-victim relationship and sex of the victim was unknown. Rate per 1,000,000 population. Populations based upon July 1st estimates from Statistics Canada, Demography Division. Family related homicide refers to violence committed by spouses (legally married, separated, divorced and common-law partners), parents (biological, adopted, step, foster), children (biological, adopted, step, foster), siblings (biological, adopted, step, half, foster).
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Homicide Survey.
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