Firearm-related homicides in Canada (2009-2020)

In 2020, police reported a total of 743 homicide victims in Canada or a rate of 1.95 per 100,000 population.

Other homicides include homicides committed with weapons such as knives, clubs, blunt instruments as well as homicides committed without the use of a weapon such as physical force. This also Includes homicides where the weapon used was unknown.
Chart: Deena Zaidi/CTVNews.ca Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics, Incident-based Uniform Crime Reporting Survey trend file.