OTTAWA — The number of murders committed using firearms in Canada has dropped considerably for the first time since 2002, new figures suggest.
The latest homicide study released Tuesday by Statistics Canada shows there were 179 firearm murders in 2009, 21 fewer than in the previous year.
This marks a 12% decline, “reversing an upward trend recorded between 2002 and 2008,” according to the agency.
Of the 253 firearms used to commit murder between 2005 and 2009, 69% were found not to be registered with the Canadian Firearms Registry, while 31% were.
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