Table 1
Victims of violent crime committed with a knife, 2008
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| Type of offence | Total victims of violent crime with a knife1 | Total victims | |
|---|---|---|---|
| number | percent of total | number | |
| Attempted murder | 225 | 33.8 | 665 |
| Homicide | 200 | 32.7 | 611 |
| Robbery | 5,489 | 19.4 | 28,323 |
| Forcible confinement | 451 | 10.0 | 4,501 |
| Assault2 | 14,880 | 6.6 | 226,677 |
| Uttering threats | 1,642 | 3.1 | 53,692 |
| Sexual assault3 | 228 | 1.1 | 20,536 |
| Criminal harassment | 46 | 0.3 | 17,416 |
| Total | 23,481 | 6.2 | 380,993 |
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1. Includes all piercing and cutting instruments in addition to knives, e.g. broken bottle, screwdriver, scissors. 2. Includes assault (level 1), assault with a weapon or causing bodily harm (level 2) and aggravated assault (level 3). 3. Includes sexual assault (level 1), sexual assault with a weapon (level 2) and aggravated sexual assault (level 3). Excludes other sexual offences such as invitation to sexual touching, sexual exploitation and incest. Note: Homicide data reflect victim counts from the Homicide Survey and represent 100% of the national volume of homicides. Data pertaining to other violent crimes (including totals) reflect victim counts from the UCR2 survey and represent 98% of the population of Canada. Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Homicide Survey and Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR2) Survey. |
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