| 1 | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | homicides by closest accused to victim relationship, canada, 2016 and 2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | relationship type | 2017 |  |  | 2016r |  |  | average 2007 to 2016 |  |
| 4 |  | number of victims | percent | rate | number of victims | percent | rate | number of victims | percent |
| 5 | family relationship | 137 | 31.1 | 0.37 | 141 | 32.6 | 0.39 | 148 | 32.6 |
| 6 | spousal relationship | 51 | 11.6 | .. | 55 | 12.7 | .. | 63 | 13.9 |
| 7 | legal husband/wife | 16 | 3.6 | .. | 23 | 5.3 | .. | 23 | 5.0 |
| 8 | common-law husband/wife | 21 | 4.8 | .. | 23 | 5.3 | .. | 26 | 5.6 |
| 9 | separated or divorced husband/wife | 8 | 1.8 | .. | 2 | 0.5 | .. | 7 | 1.5 |
| 10 | separated common-law husband/wife | 5 | 1.1 | .. | 5 | 1.2 | .. | 7 | 1.4 |
| 11 | same-sex spouse | 1 | 0.2 | .. | 2 | 0.5 | .. | 2 | 0.3 |
| 12 | other family relationship | 86 | 19.5 | .. | 86 | 19.9 | .. | 85 | 18.7 |
| 13 | father or mother | 21 | 4.8 | .. | 18 | 4.2 | .. | 25 | 5.5 |
| 14 | son or daughter | 34 | 7.7 | .. | 33 | 7.6 | .. | 26 | 5.8 |
| 15 | sibling | 6 | 1.4 | .. | 10 | 2.3 | .. | 10 | 2.2 |
| 16 | extended family | 25 | 5.7 | .. | 25 | 5.8 | .. | 23 | 5.1 |
| 17 | intimate relationship | 25 | 5.7 | .. | 21 | 4.9 | .. | 23 | 5.1 |
| 18 | acquaintance | 143 | 32.4 | 0.39 | 171 | 39.6 | 0.47 | 165 | 36.4 |
| 19 | close friend | 32 | 7.3 | .. | 33 | 7.6 | .. | 32 | 7.2 |
| 20 | neighbour | 24 | 5.4 | .. | 9 | 2.1 | .. | 13 | 2.9 |
| 21 | authority or reverse authority figure | 1 | 0.2 | .. | 10 | 2.3 | .. | 4 | 0.8 |
| 22 | business relationship | 5 | 1.1 | .. | 9 | 2.1 | .. | 8 | 1.8 |
| 23 | casual acquaintance | 81 | 18.4 | .. | 110 | 25.5 | .. | 108 | 23.8 |
| 24 | criminal relationship | 59 | 13.4 | 0.16 | 40 | 9.3 | 0.11 | 44 | 9.7 |
| 25 | stranger | 77 | 17.5 | 0.21 | 59 | 13.7 | 0.16 | 74 | 16.3 |
| 26 | unknown relationship | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 4 | .. |
| 27 | total solved homicides | 443 | 100.0 | .. | 435 | 100.0 | .. | 456 | 100.0 |
| 28 | unsolved homicides | 217 | .. | .. | 177 | .. | .. | 123 | .. |
| 29 | total homicides | 660 | .. | .. | 612 | .. | .. | 578 | .. |

Question: in 2017, how many victims were reported to have been killed by a stranger?
Answer: 77

Question: how many victims were killed by someone with whom they had a criminal relationship?
Answer: 59

Question: how many victims in 2017 were more than in 2016, were killed by someone with whom they had a criminal relationship?
Answer: 19