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Canadian provinces and territories ranked by homicide rate, change from previous year

All 13 provinces and territories with data in Homicide victims and rates by province and territory, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2025.

Licence: Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0068-01. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada. Contains information licensed under the Statistics Canada Open Licence (Open Government Licence – Canada).
Data last updated: 2026-10-27

National value: -16.47 (Canada).

Lowest: -42.78 to -24.73 %
Group 2: -24.73 to -12.25 %
Group 3: -12.25 to -1.51 %
Group 4: -1.51 to 73.24 %
Highest: 73.24 to 198.34 %

The map is a visual summary; every value is in the table below, which is the keyboard and screen-reader path. Groups are quintiles of the values shown (a derived grouping). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain), simplified.

Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. Values are as published in the source table.


1	Newfoundland and Labrador	198.34
2	Yukon	100
3	Nunavut	73.24
4	Prince Edward Island	47.58
5	British Columbia	9.07
6	Saskatchewan	-1.51
7	Quebec	-10.83
8	Alberta	-12.25
9	New Brunswick	-17.76
10	Northwest Territories	-17.92
11	Nova Scotia	-24.73
12	Ontario	-28.13
13	Manitoba	-42.78

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0068-01: Number, rate and percentage changes in rates of homicide victims. Reference period: 2025.

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Canadian provinces and territories ranked by homicide rate, change from previous year (2025). Data: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0068-01; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-10-27. https://quadranac.com/rankings/ca-provinces-by-homicide-rate-change-from-previous-year/

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