The number of youths charged with homicide in Canada increased in 2024, according to new data from Statistics Canada. The report indicates that 72 individuals under the age of 18 were accused of homicide, marking a 10 percent rise from 2023, when 65 youths faced similar charges. This uptick raised the overall rate of youth homicide charges from 0.87 to 0.94 per 100,000 youths. Despite this increase, the figure remains below the peak of 95 youths charged in 2022, which was the highest in the past 50 years. In 2024, law enforcement reported 13 cases involving multiple youths charged with homicide, with five incidents involving three or more young people. The term "homicide" includes various charges such as first-degree murder, second-degree murder, manslaughter, and infanticide. Overall, Canada recorded more than 780 homicides in 2024, resulting in a homicide victimization rate of 1.91 per 100,000 people. Although the total number of homicides decreased from the previous year, certain groups remained disproportionately affected, including Indigenous and racialized communities, as well as women experiencing violence from intimate partners. In 2024, one-third of homicide victims were Indigenous, an increase of four percentage points from 2023. Indigenous individuals, who represent only five percent of Canada’s population, had a homicide rate of 10.84 per 100,000, indicating they were victims of homicide at a rate eight times higher than non-Indigenous Canadians. The number of Indigenous women killed rose from 50 in 2023 to 71 in 2024. Additionally, about one-third of homicide victims were from racialized communities, with Black individuals accounting for 45 percent of these victims. South Asian and Arab individuals were the second and third most affected groups, representing 22 percent and 9 percent, respectively. The overall homicide rate for racialized individuals was 1.72 per 100,000, which is lower than the rate for non-racialized victims at 1.98 per 100,000. Intimate partner violence also saw a significant rise, with nearly one in six homicide victims killed by a spouse or intimate partner. The total number of intimate partner homicides increased by approximately 40 percent, from 73 victims in 2023 to 100 in 2024. Women comprised 81 percent of these victims, with the number of women killed by intimate partners rising from 53 to 81. The number of male victims remained stable. Across Canada, police reported 788 homicides in 2024, a decrease of eight from the previous year. Of the 42 census metropolitan areas, 22 experienced a decline in homicide rates. However, Toronto's homicide rate did not decrease; it rose by 27 percent, totaling 80 homicides in 2024. So far this year, Toronto has seen a more than 50 percent decrease in homicides, with 37 reported. The homicide rate in Ontario remained steady at 1.75 per 100,000. Other provinces, such as Nova Scotia and Manitoba, experienced notable increases. Homicide numbers doubled in New Brunswick, rising from nine in 2023 to 18 in 2024, and in Prince Edward Island, from one to two. Saskatchewan's homicide rate increased by seven percent, while British Columbia, Alberta, Quebec, and Newfoundland and Labrador saw their rates cut in half.