one woman is murdered every 2 days in Canada‎

The phenomenon of femicide, as a deadly epidemic in Western countries that has its roots in violence against women, especially in the form of domestic violence against these people, is a preventable crisis, but it still claims victims.

According to thans, the number of victims of femicide in Canada reached 172 people in 2024. This figure means that one woman or girl is murdered every 2 days in Canada; this figure is considered by many experts to be lower than the real figure.

The epidemic of domestic violence is one of the main reasons for the escalation of the phenomenon of femicide in Canada; three women lost their lives due to domestic violence in the last 72 hours of 2024 alone.

At the same time, in the past year, Canadian police have seen domestic violence replace robbery as the main request for help from this institution.

According to the Ottawacitizen, Ottawa, the capital of Canada, witnessed an increase in the murder rate in 2024; the important point is that more than 50% of the victims of murders were women and children.

The increase in the share of women in the number of murder victims in Ottawa caused the phenomenon of female murders to enter the dictionary of police in the Canadian capital in 2024.