FIREARMS HOMICIDE, ROBBERY AND SUICIDE INCIDENTS INVESTIGATED BY THE WINNIPEG POLICE SERVICE (1995) Proactive Information Services Inc. February 1997 WD1997-1e

The present study was funded by the Canada Firearms Centre, Department of Justice Canada. The views expressed herein are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of the Department of Justice Canada.

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Research Summary
This study was designed to inform policy makers and law-enforcement personnel of the type of firearms and firearm incidents that are encountered by police in Winnipeg. It included a review of the Winnipeg Police Service's firearm incident files and property room files, with a focus on firearm-related homicides, robberies and suicides.

The study found that in 1995, the Winnipeg Police Service responded to 1,692 incidents which were identified to be firearm related. A random sample revealed that the most common types of firearms encountered by police were non-restricted rifles and shotguns. In criminal incidents, 51% of the firearms seized or recovered were non-restricted rifles and shotguns, while only 12% were handguns. Sixty percent of the firearms recovered in non-criminal incidents were rifles and shotguns. In cases of suicide and attempted suicide, 82% of the firearms recovered were non-restricted rifles and shotguns.

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FIREARMS HOMICIDE, ROBBERY AND SUICIDE INCIDENTS INVESTIGATED BY THE WINNIPEG POLICE SERVICE (1995)