| 1 | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | homicides by closest accused to victim relationship, canada, 2017 and 2018 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | relationship type | closest accused to victim relationship |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 4 |  | 2018 |  |  | 2017r |  |  | average 2008 to 2017 |  |
| 5 |  | number of victims | percent | rate | number of victims | percent | rate | number of victims | percent |
| 6 | family relationship | 138 | 33.1 | 0.37 | 145 | 30.2 | 0.40 | 148 | 32.4 |
| 7 | spousal relationship | 62 | 14.9 | .. | 53 | 11.0 | .. | 62 | 13.5 |
| 8 | legal husband/wife | 23 | 5.5 | .. | 16 | 3.3 | .. | 22 | 4.8 |
| 9 | common-law husband/wife | 30 | 7.2 | .. | 23 | 4.8 | .. | 25 | 5.4 |
| 10 | separated or divorced husband/wife | 2 | 0.5 | .. | 8 | 1.7 | .. | 7 | 1.5 |
| 11 | separated common-law husband/wife | 5 | 1.2 | .. | 5 | 1.0 | .. | 7 | 1.4 |
| 12 | same-sex spouse | 2 | 0.5 | .. | 1 | 0.2 | .. | 2 | 0.3 |
| 13 | other family relationship | 76 | 18.2 | .. | 92 | 19.2 | .. | 86 | 18.8 |
| 14 | father or mother | 16 | 3.8 | .. | 25 | 5.2 | .. | 25 | 5.5 |
| 15 | son or daughter | 30 | 7.2 | .. | 34 | 7.1 | .. | 28 | 6.0 |
| 16 | sibling | 7 | 1.7 | .. | 6 | 1.3 | .. | 10 | 2.1 |
| 17 | extended family | 23 | 5.5 | .. | 27 | 5.6 | .. | 24 | 5.1 |
| 18 | intimate relationship | 25 | 6.0 | .. | 28 | 5.8 | .. | 24 | 5.2 |
| 19 | acquaintance | 140 | 33.6 | 0.38 | 155 | 32.3 | 0.42 | 166 | 36.3 |
| 20 | close friend | 38 | 9.1 | .. | 33 | 6.9 | .. | 33 | 7.2 |
| 21 | neighbour | 15 | 3.6 | .. | 25 | 5.2 | .. | 15 | 3.3 |
| 22 | authority or reverse authority figure | 1 | 0.2 | .. | 1 | 0.2 | .. | 3 | 0.7 |
| 23 | business relationship | 6 | 1.4 | .. | 5 | 1.0 | .. | 8 | 1.7 |
| 24 | casual acquaintance | 80 | 19.2 | .. | 91 | 19.0 | .. | 107 | 23.3 |
| 25 | criminal relationship | 33 | 7.9 | 0.09 | 64 | 13.3 | 0.18 | 44 | 9.6 |
| 26 | stranger | 81 | 19.4 | 0.22 | 88 | 18.3 | 0.24 | 76 | 16.5 |
| 27 | unknown relationship | 18 | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. | 4 | .. |
| 28 | total solved homicides | 435 | 100.0 | .. | 486 | 100.0 | .. | 463 | 100.0 |
| 29 | unsolved homicides | 216 | .. | .. | 180 | .. | .. | 124 | .. |
| 30 | total homicides | 651 | .. | .. | 666 | .. | .. | 586 | .. |

Question: what was the percentage of victims of solved homicides in 2018 knew their killer?
Answer: 82

Question: what were the percentages of homicide victims killed by an acquaintance and by a family member respectively?
Answer: 33.6, 33.1

Question: what were the changes in the number of victims committed by other family members , intimate partners and acquaintances respectively from 2017 to 2018?
Answer: -16, -3, -15