Table:
census metropolitan area
2017 population count
2017
2016r
difference from 2016
average 2007 to 2016

number
number of victims
rate
number of victims
rate
number of victims
percent change in rate
number of victims
rate

population 500,000 and over

toronto
6,273,778
58
0.92
51
0.83
7
11.8
41
0.71

montreal
4,148,023
17
0.41
22
0.54
-5
-23.6
18
0.47

vancouver
2,572,179
25
0.97
18
0.71
7
37.3
20
0.84

calgary
1,494,086
15
1.00
14
0.95
1
5.4
7
0.56

edmonton
1,405,619
19
1.35
23
1.66
-4
-18.8
13
1.08

ottawa
1,034,893
7
0.68
12
1.18
-5
-42.9
3
0.36

winnipeg
810,099
7
0.86
5
0.63
2
37.5
6
0.77

quebec
805,502
6
0.74
0
0.00
6
..
0
0.04

hamilton
771,489
5
0.65
6
0.79
-1
-17.9
2
0.29

kitchener-cambridge-waterloo
559,714
0
0.00
1
0.18
-1
-100.0
1
0.17

london
524,581
0
0.00
1
0.19
-1
-100.0
2
0.36

population 100,000 to less than 500,000

st. catharines-niagara
458,986
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
..
1
0.11

oshawa
450,366
1
0.22
0
0.00
1
..
0
0.05

halifax
431,721
2
0.46
9
2.12
-7
-78.1
4
1.04

victoria
377,551
1
0.26
0
0.00
1
..
0
0.08

windsor
338,403
3
0.89
0
0.00
3
..
1
0.15

gatineau
335,028
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
..
1
0.32

saskatoon
328,835
2
0.61
1
0.31
1
94.8
2
0.53

regina
253,630
2
0.79
2
0.81
0
-2.2
1
0.40

barrie
221,854
1
0.45
0
0.00
1
..
0
0.00

st. john's
208,192
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
..
1
0.35

sherbrooke
202,158
1
0.49
1
0.50
0
-1.1
0
0.05

kelowna
200,908
2
1.00
2
1.01
0
-1.3
1
0.49

abbotsford-mission
190,730
7
3.67
3
1.59
4
130.6
2
1.14

kingston
169,901
1
0.59
0
0.00
1
..
0
0.06

saguenay
166,715
0
0.00
1
0.60
-1
-100.0
0
0.19

greater sudbury
164,926
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
..
0
0.00

moncton
159,464
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
..
0
0.21

trois-rivieres
157,622
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
..
0
0.26

brantford
148,605
1
0.67
1
0.68
0
-1.3
0
0.07

guelph
135,474
0
0.00
1
0.75
-1
-100.0
0
0.16

saint john
128,726
1
0.78
1
0.78
0
-0.3
1
0.36

peterborough
125,666
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
..
0
0.08

thunder bay
120,693
0
0.00
0
0.00
0
..
0
0.08

cma total
25,876,117
184
0.71
175
0.69
9
3.6
130
0.54

canada
36,708,083
266
0.72
223
0.61
43
17.8
177
0.51

Statement: the largest declines in firearm-related homicides among the cmas occurred in halifax.
Question: what was the largest declines in firearm-related homicides among the cmas occurred in halifax?
Answer: [-7.0]