China News Service, Toronto, November 25 (Reporter Yu Ruidong) Statistics Canada released data on November 25 that the police in this country reported 743 homicides in 2020.

This figure hit a new high since 1991.

  Among them, a serial homicide committed by a man in Nova Scotia resulted in 22 deaths and 3 injuries, causing the worst homicide in Canadian history.

  In 2020, the homicide rate in Canada was 1.95 per 100,000 population, the highest since 2005.

The homicide rate in 2019 was 1.83 per 100,000 population.

Homicide accounts for less than 0.2% of all violent crimes in 2020.

  Among the country’s 36 metropolitan areas by population, 20 have seen an increase in the number of homicides.

Among them, the number of homicides in the Toronto metropolitan area ranks first in the country, but the year-on-year decline is also the largest.

  In 2020, there were 277 homicides using guns, an increase of 15 from the previous year, an increase of nearly 6%.

Among them, handguns were used in 49% of gun-related homicides.

The rate of gun homicides rose for the second year in a row.

  There were 148 homicides involving gangs, a decrease of 10% from the previous year.

About 80 of them are gun-related cases.

  Among the victims of homicides, Aboriginal people accounted for 28%.

Among them, 163 were males, a year-on-year increase of 24%.

The number of female victims declined for the first time in four years.

  The rate of homicide experienced by indigenous people is 10.05 per 100,000 population, which is 7 times higher than the rate for non-indigenous people.

  Of the 474 uncovered homicides, 82% of the cases were carried out by people who knew the victim.

Among them, acquaintances accounted for 38%; family members accounted for 31%, including 10% who committed crimes for their spouses; 5% were committed by people who had or had a close relationship with a non-spouse; 8% were committed by people who had a joint criminal relationship.

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