* Includes, for example, mental illness and dementia. ** Includes, for example, robberies and homicides committed to obtain insurance monies or inheritances. ***Includes, for example, fear of apprehension, sexual violence, personal protection and settling of gang or drug-related accounts.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Family violence in Canada: A statistical profile 2018, page 60, 2018. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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Senior victims of family-related homicide in Canada, by motive and sex 2018
This statistic shows the total number of senior victims of family related homicide in Canada in 2018, distinguished by sex and type of motive. In 2018, *** persons, aged 65 and over, were the victims of family related homicide in Canada. ** women were killed by family members out of frustration anger or despair.
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