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Homicides by method
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| 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| homicides | |||||
| All methods | 624 | 663 | 606 | 594 | 611 |
| Shooting | 173 | 223 | 190 | 188 | 200 |
| Stabbing | 205 | 198 | 210 | 190 | 200 |
| Beating | 137 | 144 | 119 | 117 | 122 |
| Strangulation | 63 | 47 | 48 | 50 | 45 |
| Fire (burns/suffocation) | 13 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 7 |
| Other methods1 | 20 | 26 | 14 | 19 | 20 |
| Not known | 13 | 15 | 13 | 26 | 17 |
| Notes: Homicide includes Criminal Code offences of murder, manslaughter and infanticide. If multiple methods against one victim are used, only the leading method causing the death is counted. Thus, only one method is scored per victim. 1. Other methods include poisoning, exposure, shaken baby syndrome, deaths caused by vehicles and heart attacks. Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table (for fee) 253-0002 and Homicide Survey, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics. Last modified: 2009-10-28. | |||||
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