This statistic shows the rate of female homicides in Canada from 2001 to 2022, by Aboriginal identity. In 2022, 5.07 Aboriginal women per 100,000 Aboriginal women in Canada were murdered. This was significantly higher than the rate of homicide of non-Aboriginal women, which stood at 0.78 homicides per 100,000 of the population.
Rate of female homicide victims in Canada from 2001 to 2022, by Aboriginal identity
(per 100,000 population)
* Rates are calculated per 100,000 Aboriginal female population in Canada. ** Rates are calculated per 100,000 non-Aboriginal female population in Canada. Data for years 2001 to 2014 has been taken from Homicide in Canada 2014. Data for 2015 has been taken from Homicide in Canada 2015. Data for 2016 has been taken from Homicide in Canada 2016. Data for 2017 has been taken from Homicide in Canada 2017. Adapted from Statistics Canada, statcan.gc.ca, 2001 to 2022. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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StatCan. (July 23, 2023). Rate of female homicide victims in Canada from 2001 to 2022, by Aboriginal identity (per 100,000 population) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/566294/rate-of-female-homicide-victims-canada-by-aboriginal-identity/
StatCan. "Rate of female homicide victims in Canada from 2001 to 2022, by Aboriginal identity (per 100,000 population)." Chart. July 23, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/566294/rate-of-female-homicide-victims-canada-by-aboriginal-identity/
StatCan. (2023). Rate of female homicide victims in Canada from 2001 to 2022, by Aboriginal identity (per 100,000 population). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/566294/rate-of-female-homicide-victims-canada-by-aboriginal-identity/
StatCan. "Rate of Female Homicide Victims in Canada from 2001 to 2022, by Aboriginal Identity (per 100,000 Population)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/566294/rate-of-female-homicide-victims-canada-by-aboriginal-identity/
StatCan, Rate of female homicide victims in Canada from 2001 to 2022, by Aboriginal identity (per 100,000 population) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/566294/rate-of-female-homicide-victims-canada-by-aboriginal-identity/ (last visited December 26, 2024)
Rate of female homicide victims in Canada from 2001 to 2022, by Aboriginal identity (per 100,000 population) [Graph], StatCan, July 23, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/566294/rate-of-female-homicide-victims-canada-by-aboriginal-identity/
