Downward trend begun in 1970s continues; Toronto site of one fifth of nation's slayings
Oct 23, 2008 09:48 AM
OTTAWA–Police reported 594 homicides in Canada in 2007, 12 fewer than in 2006.
Statistics Canada reports that stabbings accounted for a third of the homicides last year and another third involved the use of a firearm.
The agency says handguns were used in two-thirds of all firearm homicides, primarily in urban areas, while police reported that one in five homicides were gang-related.
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