Chart 8
Homicide rates, by sex of victim, 1974 to 2015

Chart 8 Child victimization and rates of adult victimization, by sex, 2014

Data table for Chart 8
Homicide rates,Data table Note 1 by sex of victim, 1974 to 2015, Canada

Table summary
This table displays the results of Homicide rates. The information is grouped by Year (appearing as row headers), Male victims and Female victims, calculated using rate per 100,000 population units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Year Male victims Female victims
rate per 100,000 population
1974 3.27 1.97
1975 4.01 2.04
1976 3.71 1.98
1977 4.06 1.94
1978 3.73 1.80
1979 3.35 1.87
1980 3.16 1.67
1981 3.25 1.96
1982 3.59 1.73
1983 3.49 1.90
1984 3.43 1.79
1985 3.51 1.94
1986 2.81 1.54
1987 3.18 1.70
1988 2.81 1.50
1989 3.02 1.78
1990 3.07 1.69
1991 3.48 1.91
1992 3.47 1.71
1993 2.95 1.43
1994 2.75 1.37
1995 2.70 1.32
1996 2.96 1.34
1997 2.57 1.36
1998 2.56 1.16
1999 2.43 1.13
2000 2.61 0.96
2001 2.54 1.03
2002 2.41 1.31
2003 2.51 0.98
2004 2.69 1.24
2005 3.03 1.11
2006 2.76 0.99
2007 2.64 0.99
2008 2.82 0.87
2009 2.69 0.95
2010 2.37 0.89
2011 2.51 1.03
2012 2.28 0.89
2013 2.05 0.85
2014 2.10 0.84
2015 2.41 0.97
Note 1

Rates are calculated per 100,000 population using revised population estimates from Statistics Canada, Demography Division.

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Notes: There may be a small number of homicides in a given year's total that occurred in previous years. Homicides are counted according to the year in which they are reported to Statistics Canada. Excludes seven homicide victims whose sex was reported as unknown between 1974 and 2015.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Homicide Survey, 1974 to 2015.
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