Rate of homicide in Canada and the United States 2000-2023

Published by Statista Research Department, Jan 23, 2025

This statistic shows the rate of homicides in Canada and the United States from 2000 to 2023. There were 6.3 homicides in the U.S. in 2022 and 2.27 homicides in Canada per 100,000 residents in 2022.

Rate of homicide in Canada and the United States from 2000 to 2023 (per 100,000 residents)

CharacteristicCanadaUnited States*
2000 1.78 5.5
2001 1.78 5.6
2002 1.86 5.6
2003 1.74 5.7
2004 1.95 5.5
2005 2.06 5.6
2006 1.86 5.8
2007 1.81 5.7
2008 1.84 5.4
2009 1.81 5
2010 1.63 4.8
2011 1.74 4.7
2012 1.56 4.7
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Release date

July 2024

Region

Canada, United States

Survey time period

2000 to 2023

Supplementary notes

Homicide for the US and Canada is defined here as the willful (non-negligent) killing of one human being by another.
The source data for the U.S. homicide rate can be found here.

Adapted from Statistics Canada, statcan.gc.ca, 2000 to 2023. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.

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