B.C. sees 21% increase in homicides: Statistics Canada

BC has seen a 21% increase in homicides over the past year. These figures were released yesterday by Statistics Canada .

The latest statistics indicate that there were 155 homicides in the province in 2022, 30 more than the previous year and 55 more than 2020..

These murder cases represent a 21% year-on-year increase. The homicide rate across Canada increased by 8% last year. Last year, Manitoba had the highest increase of all provinces at 40%. Homicides in that state increased from 4.45% per 100,000 population in 2021 to 6.24% in 2022.

New Brunswick was second with a 33% increase followed by BC and Quebec both with 21% increases.

There were 73 murders in Metro Vancouver last year, 13 more than the previous year. This represents a homicide rate increase of 18.3% over the previous year.