Image copyright Snapchat Image caption Nova Scotia was the deadliest province in Canada in 2010
The rate of killings in Nova Scotia had quadrupled between 1990 and 2010, a study has found.
All 129 people in the province were murdered during the decade, according to research from Statistics Canada, the Canadian public service agency.
That was one of the highest homicide rates in Canada, prompting New Brunswick to pass legislation in 2012 that requires any murder involving a firearm to go through a trial.
The province of Nova Scotia last week introduced a firearms safety bill.
Read more: Canada’s struggling gun control and mass murder record
Data from the agency’s National Housing, Income and Homicide survey suggests suicide was the most common cause of death.
An average of eight homicides were reported in Nova Scotia each year, in every demographic category, Statistics Canada found.
In 2010, it was the first year when homicide rates of anyone over 10 years old matched or surpassed the national average – for the first time since at least 1990.
Average annual rates
20.2/100,000
6.8/100,000
25.3/100,000
64.2/100,000
93.4/100,000
85.9/100,000
142.9/100,000
154.6/100,000
156.7/100,000
184.4/100,000
185.4/100,000
211.7/100,000
268.8/100,000
271.2/100,000
356.7/100,000
360.8/100,000
505.2/100,000
556.2/100,000
598.3/100,000
627.3/100,000
700.9/100,000