| 1 | A | B | C | D | E | F | G |
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| 2 | persons accused of homicide, by age group and sex of accused, canada, 2007 to 2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | age group of the accused | females |  | males |  | total |  |
| 4 |  | number | rate | number | rate | number | rate |
| 5 | 12 to 17 | 60 | 0.5 | 482 | 3.5 | 542 | 2.0 |
| 6 | 18 to 24 | 153 | 0.9 | 1,809 | 9.8 | 1,962 | 5.4 |
| 7 | 25 to 34 | 226 | 0.9 | 1,542 | 5.9 | 1,768 | 3.4 |
| 8 | 35 to 44 | 139 | 0.5 | 729 | 2.8 | 868 | 1.7 |
| 9 | 45 to 54 | 72 | 0.2 | 509 | 1.8 | 581 | 1.0 |
| 10 | 55 to 64 | 22 | 0.1 | 198 | 0.8 | 220 | 0.4 |
| 11 | 65 and older | 7 | 0.0 | 141 | 0.5 | 148 | 0.3 |
| 12 | total | 679 | 0.4 | 5,410 | 3.3 | 6,089 | 1.8 |

Question: overall, which age group has the highest rate of accused of homicide?
Answer: 18 to 24