This statistic shows the percentage of homicides committed in Canada in 2014, distinguished by the type of method. In 2014, about 37.8 percent of all homicides were committed by stabbing.
Percentage of homicides in Canada in 2014, by method
* Includes exposure/hypothermia, starvation/dehydration, and other methods not otherwise specified. ** Includes all homicides committed against a child under the age of three years where the primary cause of death was the result of being shaken, tossed, or thrown. Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Homicide in Canada 2014, page 31, 2014. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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