Table 3.14
Accused of intimate partner homicide, by age group of accused and relationship of accused to victim, Canada, 1997 to 2016

Table 3.14
Accused of intimate partner homicide, by age group of accused and relationship of accused to victim, Canada, 1997 to 2016
Table summary
This table displays the results of Accused of intimate partner homicide. The information is grouped by Relationship of accused to victim (appearing as row headers), Age group of accused, Total accused, 15 to 17 years, 18 to 24 years, 25 to 44 years, 45 to 64 years and 65 years and older, calculated using number and percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Relationship of accused to victim Age group of accused Total accused
15 to 17 years 18 to 24 years 25 to 44 years 45 to 64 years 65 years and older
number percent number percent number percent number percent number percent number percent
Female accused 7 100 43 100 193 100 74 100 6 100 323 100
Current spouseTable 3.14 Note 1 1 14 25 58 146 76 59 80 6 100 237 73
Former spouseTable 3.14 Note 2 0 0 4 9 17 9 7 9 0 0 28 9
Current dating partnerTable 3.14 Note 3 4 57 12 28 18 9 5 7 0 0 39 12
Former dating partnerTable 3.14 Note 4 1 14 2 5 4 2 1 1 0 0 8 2
Other intimate partnerTable 3.14 Note 5 1 14 0 0 8 4 2 3 0 0 11 3
Male accused 12 100 140 100 746 100 451 100 131 100 1,480 100
Current spouseTable 3.14 Note 1 0 0 43 31 398 53 286 63 114 87 841 57
Former spouseTable 3.14 Note 2 0 0 16 11 165 22 107 24 8 6 296 20
Current dating partnerTable 3.14 Note 3 4 33 42 30 102 14 26 6 4 3 178 12
Former dating partnerTable 3.14 Note 4 6 50 32 23 42 6 23 5 4 3 107 7
Other intimate partnerTable 3.14 Note 5 2 17 7 5 39 5 9 2 1 1 58 4
Total accused 19 100 183 100 939 100 525 100 137 100 1,803 100
Current spouseTable 3.14 Note 1 1 5 68 37 544 58 345 66 120 88 1,078 60
Former spouseTable 3.14 Note 2 0 0 20 11 182 19 114 22 8 6 324 18
Current dating partnerTable 3.14 Note 3 8 42 54 30 120 13 31 6 4 3 217 12
Former dating partnerTable 3.14 Note 4 7 37 34 19 46 5 24 5 4 3 115 6
Other intimate partnerTable 3.14 Note 5 3 16 7 4 47 5 11 2 1 1 69 4
Note 1

Refers to violence committed by current legally married spouses and common-law partners, including opposite- and same-sex relationships.

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Note 2

Refers to violence committed by separated or divorced spouses and former common-law partners, including opposite- and same-sex relationships.

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Note 3

Refers to violence committed by current dating partners, including opposite- and same-sex relationships.

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Note 4

Refers to violence committed by former dating partners, including opposite- and same-sex relationships.

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Note 5

Refers to violence committed by a person with whom the victim had a sexual relationship or a mutual sexual attraction.

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Note: Intimate partner homicide refers to homicides committed by legally married, separated and divorced persons, common-law partners (current and former), dating partners (current and former), and other intimate partners. Excludes unsolved homicides, and homicides where the age of the victim was unknown, where the age or sex of the accused was unknown, where the victim or accused was under 15 years of age, or where the accused-victim relationship was unknown. Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Homicide Survey.
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