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Police-reported homicide victims (adults and youth) identified as Black
| Collection source : | Homicide Survey, Statistics Canada |
| What it is? : | This indicator is measured in two ways: 1) the number and percentage of police-reported homicide victims (adults and youth) identified as Black and 2) the rate of police-reported homicide victims (adults and youth) identified as Black per 100,000 Black population in Canada. Homicide includes the Criminal Code offences of murder, manslaughter, and infanticide. Black identity is reported by the police and is determined through information found with the victim or supplied by the victim’s family, community members, or other sources. |
| Why is it important? : | A decrease in this indicator could mean a reduction in systemic discrimination and violence towards Black people, which are in part responsible for their overrepresentation as victims in the system. |
| Direction of improvement : | The expected direction of improvement for this indicator is a decrease. |
| Geographic coverage : | Canada |
| Limitation : | These data do not report on the number of undiscovered missing persons. For more detailed notes, click on the export to spreadsheet function. |
| Direction : | The value decreased from the previous year and is moving in the defined direction of improvement. |
| Resources : | Homicide Survey- Overview
Police-reported Information Hub: Homicide in Canada Homicide trends in Canada, 2022 - The Daily Homicide in Canada, 2022 - Infographic Homicide in Canada, 2021- Juristat |