Gang-related homicide of homicide

Definition

Gang-related homicide refers to a homicide incident being related to organized crime or street gang involvement as reported by police.

Homicide refers to an act when a person directly or indirectly, by any means, causes the death of a human being. Homicide is culpable (murder, manslaughter or infanticide) or non-culpable (not an offence and, therefore, not included in the Homicide Survey). Culpable homicide includes first and second degree murder, manslaughter and infanticide.

Classifications

• Classification of gang involvement October 27, 2017 to current

Relation to previous version

• Gang-related homicide of homicide October 27, 2017 to current

  This is the current version.