One-quarter of women killed by men had contacted police before. They had contacted police about violence an average of three times.

Many women who were killed had been hurt by the same person before. This happened to almost half of the women.

Most police contacts were about violence by a partner or spouse.

The study looked at killings where a man hurt a woman who was his partner, family member, or a sex worker.

Most homicide victims were men. But many women were killed by partners or family members.

Many women who were killed were Indigenous. They were killed by partners or family members.

Many women who were killed had contacted police before. They had contacted police many times.

Some women had contacted police five or more times. These women had many contacts with police.

Fewer men had contacted police many times. But they still had many contacts.

Most women who were killed were partners of the men who killed them.

This is different from men who were killed. They were often killed by people they did not know well.

Men who were killed often knew their killers. But they were not usually partners or family members.

Indigenous women were often killed by partners. Few were killed by strangers.

Indigenous women make up a small part of Canada's population. But they are killed more often.

The average age of homicide victims was 35. But women who were killed by partners were older.

There has been more gun violence in relationships. This has been happening more often in recent years.

There were many cases of gun violence in relationships. Handguns are used more often now.

Some provinces have said that gender-based violence is an emergency. They want to do something about it.

A minister said that the problem is urgent. We need to work together to stop it.

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