List of Canadian provinces and territories by homicide rate

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is a list of Canadian provinces and territories by homicide rate according to Statistics Canada.[1][2]

Note: The rate columns can be sorted in ascending or descending order. Sort the province/territory column to return to alphabetical order.

Rates are calculated per 100,000 inhabitants per year and sorted by population (note that homicide rates fluctuate a lot for areas with low population).

Province/territory 1990 2000 2010 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2015
–2023
Ontario 1.77 1.35 1.44 1.27 1.48 1.41 1.90 1.74 1.65 1.91 1.93 1.68 1.66
Quebec 2.63 2.00 1.08 0.97 0.81 1.12 1.00 0.92 1.02 1.05 1.28 1.14 1.03
British Columbia 3.34 2.10 1.86 2.01 1.85 2.45 1.83 1.78 1.93 2.39 2.89 2.23 2.15
Alberta 3.20 1.96 2.09 3.21 2.76 2.81 1.93 2.30 3.24 2.69 2.64 2.45 2.67
Manitoba 3.44 2.61 3.69 3.71 3.27 3.52 4.07 5.40 4.49 4.45 6.30 5.09 4.48
Saskatchewan 3.57 2.58 3.23 4.10 5.02 3.31 3.03 4.72 5.48 6.08 6.19 4.88 4.76
Nova Scotia 0.88 1.71 2.34 1.28 1.38 2.21 1.14 0.61 3.74[n 1] 2.30 1.85 1.32 1.86
New Brunswick 1.49 1.33 1.20 1.45 1.44 1.30 1.69 2.19 1.79 1.39 1.85 1.08 1.58
Newfoundland and Labrador 0 1.14 0.77 0.57 1.51 0.76 0.38 0.95 0.76 1.52 0.56 1.49 0.94
Prince Edward Island 0.77 2.20 0.00 0.69 0.00 1.34 0.00 1.28 0.63 0.62 0.00 0.58 0.72
Northwest Territories 20.4 2.47 2.31 13.56 6.72 4.48 13.47 4.50 13.48 2.24 6.71 13.34 7.32
Yukon 3.60 6.57 2.89 2.65 10.38 20.24 7.43 2.43 0.00 9.31 4.56 8.89 7.32
Nunavut 10.91 17.99 5.48 2.70 15.93 20.88 18.02 7.60 4.99 2.47 4.92 9.22

Table 2

Intentional homicide rate (per 100,000)

  < 1
  1–5
  5–10
  10–21.1
  > 20.0
 Canada[3]200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018
   Newfoundland and Labrador 0.39 2.4 1.37 0.59 0.98 0.20 0.77 0.76 0.57 1.33 0.38 0.57 1.32 0.76 0.38
   Prince Edward Island 0.00 0.00 0.73 0.00 1.44 0.00 0.00 0.69 0.00 0.69 2.08 0.69 0.00 1.33 0.00
   Nova Scotia 1.49 2.13 1.71 1.39 1.28 1.60 2.34 2.33 1.80 1.38 0.64 1.28 1.38 2.21 1.15
   New Brunswick 0.93 1.20 0.94 1.08 0.40 1.60 1.20 1.06 0.79 0.92 1.32 1.45 1.44 1.30 1.69
   Quebec 1.47 1.32 1.22 1.17 1.19 1.12 1.07 1.31 1.34 0.86 0.87 0.97 0.81 1.12 0.99
   Ontario 1.51 1.75 1.55 1.58 1.36 1.36 1.44 1.21 1.22 1.24 1.15 1.27 1.48 1.40 1.86
   Manitoba 4.26 4.16 3.38 5.21 4.51 4.72 3.69 4.38 4.32 4.03 3.52 3.71 3.20 3.52 4.07
   Saskatchewan 3.91 4.23 4.23 2.99 3.05 3.48 3.23 3.56 2.68 2.82 2.16 3.93 4.84 3.30 2.93
   Alberta 2.65 3.25 2.78 2.53 3.09 2.64 2.06 3.04 2.25 2.03 2.62 3.21 2.76 2.80 1.88
   British Columbia 2.72 2.41 2.59 2.05 2.71 2.65 1.86 1.95 1.58 1.60 1.89 2.01 1.85 2.42 1.78
   Yukon 22.24 3.13 0.00 6.14 9.07 5.93 2.89 0.00 0.00 0.00 8.08 2.65 10.38 20.19 7.41
   Northwest Territories 9.24 0.00 0.00 4.61 6.92 4.64 2.31 6.90 11.46 4.57 6.84 13.56 6.72 4.45 13.47
   Nunavut 13.40 6.59 6.49 22.30 12.54 18.40 17.99 20.47 14.42 11.32 11.12 5.48 2.70 15.98 20.84

See also

Notes

References

Related Articles

Wikiwand AI