Table 5
Method of violence causing the most serious injury to the victim in dating violence incidents, 2008

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Type of weapon Total Sex of victim
Female Male
number percent number percent number percent
No weapon1 11,824 52 9,734 52 2,090 52
Physical force 9,191 40 7,803 42 1,388 34
Weapons 1,307 6 839 4 468 12
Firearms
25 0 24 0 1 0
Knife or other piercing cutting instrument
409 2 208 1 201 5
Club or blunt instrument
190 1 117 1 73 2
Other weapons2
683 3 490 3 193 5
Unknown3 476 2 369 2 107 3
Total victims of dating violence 22,798 100 18,745 100 4,053 100
1. The weapon involved did not cause physical injury or no weapon was involved in the incident.
2. Includes other weapons such as explosives, fire, motor vehicle or any device used to poison.
3. There was no indication of what type of weapon caused an injury to the victim.
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.
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