Number of homicides in Canada 2023, by type of method

Published by Statista Research Department, Jan 23, 2025

This statistic shows the number of homicides committed in Canada in 2023, distinguished by the method. In 2023, a total of 778 homicides were reported in Canada. Out of those, 234 were reported as a result of stabbings.

Number of homicides in Canada in 2023, by type of method

CharacteristicNumber of victims
Shooting 289
Stabbing 234
Beating 125
Other methods used* 61
Strangulation 28
Methods used unknown 27
Fire (burns or suffocation) 14
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Release date

July 2024

Region

Canada

Survey time period

2023

Supplementary notes

* Other methods include poisoning, exposure, shaken baby syndrome, deaths caused by vehicles and heart attacks. Adapted from Statistics Canada, statcan.gc.ca, 2023. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.

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