Canada’s Firearm Homicide Rate Climbs to Highest Since 1992
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Toronto Police investigate the scene of a shooting the night before in Toronto.
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Canada’s rate of gun-related homicides rose last year to the highest since 1992, boosting the overall rate of deadly incidents to almost a decade high.
There were 266 firearm homicides in 2017, an increase of 43 from the prior year, Statistics Canada said Wednesday from Ottawa. The ratio of 0.72 events per 100,000 people climbed 18 percent last year.