Winnipeg’s homicide numbers saw a significant dip in 2025, according to preliminary data from the Winnipeg Police Service (WPS). According to WPS, there were 21 homicides in the city last year, down almost 50 per cent from 2024, when 41 homicides were reported. Police provided five years’ worth of data on homicides. In 2020, 41 homicides were reported in Winnipeg, which increased to 43 in 2021 and hit a record high of 53 in 2022. The number of homicides dropped to 44 in 2023. Winnipeg police said in 2025, they saw a clearance rate of 84 per cent of their homicide investigations as of Nov. 2025. They said they have averaged a 91 per cent clearance rate in the past three years.
