From the Winnipeg Free Press–Rural Manitoba holds the dubious distinction of having the highest rate of intimate partner violence in Canada, where the domestic-related homicide rate is 10 times higher than urban areas, according to data compiled by the Research and Education for Solutions to Violence and Abuse committee (RESOLVE).
Manitoba had the second-highest rates of police-reported intimate partner and family violence among Canadian provinces in 2022, Statistics Canada data shows.
Manitoba’s intimate partner violence rate was 633 victims per 100,000 people, up from 476 in 2014. The province’s family violence rate increased to 585 in 2022 from 453 in 2014.