Statistics Canada Releases 2025 Homicide Numbers for Canada’s Census Metropolitan Areas

Statistics Canada has released its 2025 homicide data for Census Metropolitan Areas (CMAs), providing a breakdown of homicide victims across communities throughout the country.

The data, released July 22, 2026, shows 672 homicide victims across Canada in 2025. The figures are contained in Statistics Canada’s Table 35-10-0071-01, which reports both the number and rate of homicide victims by CMA.

Here is the full CMA breakdown:

  • St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador: 8
  • Halifax, Nova Scotia: 11
  • Moncton, New Brunswick: 1
  • Saint John, New Brunswick: 7
  • Fredericton, New Brunswick: 2
  • Saguenay, Quebec: 0
  • Québec, Quebec: 4
  • Sherbrooke, Quebec: 3
  • Trois-Rivières, Quebec: 1
  • Drummondville, Quebec: 0
  • Montréal, Quebec: 52
  • Ottawa-Gatineau, Quebec part: 1
  • Ottawa-Gatineau, Ontario part: 21
  • Kingston, Ontario: 4
  • Belleville-Quinte West, Ontario: 1
  • Peterborough, Ontario: 4
  • Oshawa, Ontario: 9
  • Toronto, Ontario: 64
  • Hamilton, Ontario: 8
  • St. Catharines-Niagara, Ontario: 8
  • Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo, Ontario: 4
  • Brantford, Ontario: 4
  • Guelph, Ontario: 1
  • London, Ontario: 7
  • Windsor, Ontario: 7
  • Barrie, Ontario: 5
  • Greater Sudbury, Ontario: 8
  • Thunder Bay, Ontario: 8
  • Winnipeg, Manitoba: 23
  • Regina, Saskatchewan: 10
  • Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: 8
  • Lethbridge, Alberta: 2
  • Calgary, Alberta: 15
  • Red Deer, Alberta: 2
  • Edmonton, Alberta: 32
  • Kelowna, British Columbia: 4
  • Kamloops, British Columbia: 4
  • Chilliwack, British Columbia: 3
  • Abbotsford-Mission, British Columbia: 8
  • Vancouver, British Columbia: 47
  • Victoria, British Columbia: 4
  • Nanaimo, British Columbia: 2

Provincial totals still to come

While the CMA figures provide an important snapshot of homicide numbers across Canada’s urban centres, they do not provide the complete provincial totals.

We are therefore waiting for the provincial figures before updating our own homicide numbers. This will allow us to ensure our totals accurately reflect all homicide victims recorded within each province, rather than relying solely on CMA data.

Once the provincial totals are released, we will review the figures and update our numbers accordingly.

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0071-01, Number and rate of homicide victims, by Census Metropolitan Areas, released July 22, 2026.