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A new Statistics Canada study shows Alberta’s homicide rate for aboriginal women was more than seven times that of non-aboriginal women.

Aboriginal women in Alberta also face higher homicide rates than in any other province, the sweeping report on women and the justice system found, a finding that one Edmonton advocate calls “startling.”

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Between 2001 and 2015, there were 7.17 aboriginal female homicides per 100,000 people in Alberta, compared to .97 homicides among non-aboriginal women.

Canada’s overall homicide rate was 4.82 per 100,000 for aboriginal women and .82 per 100,000 for non-aboriginal woman.

The report did not explore why some provinces have higher rates, but noted aboriginal women were over-represented among homicide victims in most parts of Canada. The over-representation was “most notable” in the territories and Manitoba, Alberta and Saskatchewan.

According to the report, the number of aboriginal female victims of homicide has grown in recent decades as the number of non-aboriginal female victims has declined.