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flag Youth homicide charges in Canada rose 10% in 2024, with Indigenous and racialized communities disproportionately affected.

flag Youth homicide charges in Canada rose to 72 in 2024, a 10% increase from 65 in 2023, with a youth charge rate of 0.94 per 100,000, despite a slight national homicide rate decline to 1.91 per 100,000. flag Indigenous people, who make up 5% of the population, accounted for 30% of victims and faced a homicide rate over eight times higher than non-Indigenous people, with Indigenous women’s deaths rising from 50 to 71. flag Racialized individuals made up nearly 30% of victims, with Black, South Asian, and Arab communities disproportionately affected. flag Intimate partner homicides increased 40% to 100 victims, 81 of whom were women. flag While some provinces saw declines, others, including New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, reported significant rises.

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