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- Since Aug. 29, nine First Nations people have died when coming in contact with either the RCMP – or municipal forces in Canada. Eight men and one woman. Two died while in control of police or in hospital later, five were shot, two were run over by police cruisers.
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Oct 4, 2023 · Among Indigenous women and girls who were killed, 62% were First Nations, 7% were Inuit, 5% were Métis, and 23% were of an Indigenous identity group that was either unknown or unreported by police . The overall proportion of Indigenous victims for whom cases resulted in a finding of guilt was 65%.
- Victimization of First Nations people, Métis and Inuit in Canada
Of the homicides reported by the police from 2015 to 2020...
- Victimization of First Nations people, Métis and Inuit in Canada
Sep 14, 2024 · Six Indigenous people have been killed across Canada in police-involved incidents since late August, and while police watchdogs are currently investigating all of the deaths, family members of...
- Experiences of Victimization During Childhood
- Characteristics of Violent Victimization Incidents
- Indigenous Homicide Victims
- Experiences of Victimization Since The Age of 15
- Indigenous People’s Perception of The Criminal Justice System and Safety
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- Surveys Descriptions
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The recent media coverage about unmarked graves of Indigenous children who died while attending residential schools brought again to the forefront the violence and mistreatment experienced by many Indigenous peoples throughout history. In addition to the mistreatment that many Indigenous persons personally suffered as children, there is also the in...
In the 2019 GSS, respondents who were victims of criminal acts were asked to provide some information about each of these crimes. However, the sample size prevents analyzing the characteristics of crimes involving Indigenous victims. As a complement to the GSS, the 2018 SSPPS is another source of data on criminal victimization. Compared with the GS...
The issue of high homicide rates involving Indigenous victims is a major concern in Canada. Many studies have highlighted the significant disparities between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in terms of homicide rates. This issue led to the establishment in 2016 of the National Inquiry into MMIWG, whose final report was tabled in 2019 (National...
In addition to gathering information on experiences of victimization in childhood and in the 12 months preceding the survey, the 2018 SSPPS included questions to measure the extent of violent victimization since the age of 15. Victimization measured by the SSPPSincluded sexual assault and physical assault, regardless of whether they were committed ...
Issues related to the fragile bond of trust and sometimes tense relationships between Indigenous people and the police, or, more broadly, Indigenous people’s perceptions of the entire criminal justice system, are well documented (Boyce 2016; Cao 2014; Cotter 2015; Council of Canadian Academies 2019; David 2019; Ibrahim 2020; Nilson and Mantello 201...
Because of the repercussions of colonization and systemic racism—including the experiences of Indigenous residential schools, the child welfare system or as a result of the Sixties Scoop—many Indigenous people continue to cope with intergenerational trauma and sometimes difficult social and economic circumstances, which may be related to violent vi...
General Social Survey
In 2019, Statistics Canada conducted the GSSon Victimization for the seventh time. Previous cycles were conducted in 1988, 1993, 1999, 2004, 2009 and 2014. The target population was persons aged 15 and older living in the provinces and territories, except for those living full-time in institutions. Data collection took place between April 2019 and March 2020. Responses were obtained by computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI), in-person interviews (in the territories only) and, for the f...
Survey of Safety in Private and Public Spaces
In 2018, Statistics Canada conducted the first cycle of the Survey of Safety in Public and Private Spaces (SSPPS). The purpose of the survey is to collect information on Canadians’ experiences in public, at work, online, and in their intimate partner relationships. The target population for the SSPPSis the population aged 15 and older, living in the provinces and territories, including those living on-reserve. Those residing in institutions are not included. Once a household was contacted, an...
Homicide survey
The Homicide Survey collects police-reported data on the characteristics of all homicide incidents, victims and accused persons in Canada. There are cases where homicides become known to police months or years after they occurred. These incidents are counted in the year in which they become known to police (based on the report date). Information on persons accused of homicide are only available for solved incidents (i.e., where at least one accused has been identified). Indigenous identity is...
Allen, M. and S. Perreault. 2015, “Police-reported crime in Canada’s Provincial North and Territories, 2013”. Juristat. Statistics Canada Catalogue no.85-002-X. Allen. M. 2020. “Crime reported by police serving areas where the majority of the population is Indigenous, 2018”. Juristat. Statistics Canada Catalogue no.85-002-X. Andersen, J.P., Hughes,...
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Apr 17, 2022 · Two years ago, three Indigenous people were shot and killed by the Winnipeg Police Service within a span of 10 days.
Dec 12, 2022 · A report by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) in 2016 estimated that around 1,200 First Nations women had been killed or gone missing between 1980 and 2012.
Aug 30, 2024 · The serial murders of four First Nations women in Winnipeg has left a specific kind of grief behind, say chiefs of five reserves in Manitoba who contributed community impact statements to the court. The chiefs of Long Plain, O-Pipon-Na-Piwin, Poplar River, Opaskwayak and Cross Lake Nations say no one was untouched by the gruesome crimes ...
Dec 1, 2022 · Winnipeg police say the man accused of killing a 24-year-old First Nations woman and disposing of her body in a dumpster in May has been charged with three more homicides.
