Child victims of family-related homicides in Canada, by cause of death 2016

This statistic shows the total number of children/youth victims of family-related homicides in Canada in 2016, distinguished by cause of death. In 2016, total 71 children, aged 17 or younger, were killed by a family member by strangulation, suffocation or drowning.

Number of child victims of family-related homicides in Canada in 2016, by cause of death

Cause of death	Number of victims
Beating	75
Strangulation, suffocation or drowning	71
Stabbing	49
Shooting	29
Shaken Baby Syndrome*	23
Other**	21
Poisoning or lethal injection	13
Fire (smoke inhalation, burns)	12
Unknown	10

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Release date

January 2018

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Region

Canada

Survey time period

2016

Age group

Under 18 years

Supplementary notes

* 'Shaken Baby Syndrome' refers to homicides committed against a baby (under the age of three years) where the primary cause of death resulted from being shaken, tossed or thrown.
** Includes causes of death not otherwise stated. Examples include exposure/hypothermia, deaths caused by motor vehicles, starvation, heat, etc.

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