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Data table for chart 2

For females the highest rates of dating violence involved victims aged 30 to 34, and those aged 35 to 39 for males, 2008
Age group	Female victims	Male victims
Age group	rate per 100,000 unmarried population
15 to 19 years	395	42
20 to 24 years	520	74
25 to 29 years	548	95
30 to 34 years	591	109
35 to 39 years	548	132
40 to 44 years	404	99
45 to 49 years	250	87
50 to 54 years	116	49
55 years andover	13	17
Note: Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding. Excludes incidents where the sex and/or the age of the victim was unknown. Includes victims aged 15 to 98. Dating violence refers to violence committed by current and former boyfriends/girlfriends and other intimate partners. The 2008 data are based upon information reported by police services covering 98% of the population of Canada. Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Incident-based Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR2) Survey.