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| 2 | homicides, by gang-related status and province and territory, 2017 and 2018 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | province or territory | gang-related |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 4 |  | 2018 |  |  |  | 2017r |  |  |  |
| 5 |  | number | percent | rate | number of total homicides | number | percent | rate | number of total homicides |
| 6 | newfoundland and labrador | 1 | 50.0 | 0.19 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 4 |
| 7 | prince edward island | 0 | .. | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2 |
| 8 | nova scotia | 2 | 18.2 | 0.21 | 11 | 1 | 4.8 | 0.11 | 21 |
| 9 | new brunswick | 1 | 7.7 | 0.13 | 13 | 3 | 30.0 | 0.39 | 10 |
| 10 | quebec | 32 | 38.6 | 0.38 | 83 | 15 | 16.1 | 0.18 | 93 |
| 11 | ontario | 51 | 19.2 | 0.36 | 266 | 48 | 24.4 | 0.34 | 197 |
| 12 | manitoba | 7 | 12.7 | 0.52 | 55 | 13 | 27.7 | 0.97 | 47 |
| 13 | saskatchewan | 8 | 23.5 | 0.69 | 34 | 5 | 13.2 | 0.43 | 38 |
| 14 | alberta | 22 | 27.2 | 0.51 | 81 | 31 | 26.1 | 0.73 | 119 |
| 15 | british columbia | 33 | 37.1 | 0.66 | 89 | 45 | 37.8 | 0.91 | 119 |
| 16 | yukon | 0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 3 | 2 | 25.0 | 5.05 | 8 |
| 17 | northwest territories | 0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2 |
| 18 | nunavut | 0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 6 |
| 19 | canada | 157 | 24.1 | 0.42 | 651 | 163 | 24.5 | 0.45 | 666 |

Question: which province reported the largest decreases in gang-related homicide?
Answer: british columbia