Saskatchewan had the highest homicide rate of all provinces last year, while Regina and Saskatoon topped the list of per capita homicides in cities.

Those are among the findings of a Statistics Canada report on 2015 homicides released Wednesday.

Among the provinces, Saskatchewan recorded the highest homicide rate at 3.79 homicides per 100,000 population, followed by Manitoba (3.63) and Alberta (3.17).

Saskatchewan recorded 43 homicides in 2015, compared to 24 the year before.

With eight homicides in 2015 (3.30 homicides per 100,000 population) Regina recorded the highest homicide rate among the country's 33 census metropolitan areas (CMAs).

The Regina CMA includes nearby communities as Lumsden and White City while Saskatoon's includes Warman and Martensville.

Saskatoon reported the second highest homicide rate among the CMAs with 3.22 victims per 100,000 population and 10 homicides.

This was followed by the Edmonton CMA, with a rate of 2.87 victims per 100,000 or 39 homicides in 2015.

Homicide includes murder, manslaughter and infanticide.