Table 7
Reason for reporting to police | Non-spousal violence1 | Spousal violence2 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Aboriginal people | Non-Aboriginal people† | Aboriginal people | Non-Aboriginal people† | |
percent | ||||
Main reason respondent chose not to contact the police | ||||
Because it was dealt with another way | 60 | 60 | 70 | 81 |
Because of fear of revenge by the offender | F | 13 | … | … |
Fear of spouse or partner | … | … | F | 10 |
Because the police couldn't do anything about it | 27E * | 43 | F | 25 |
Because the police wouldn't help | F | 17 | F | 14 |
Because you didn't want to get involved with police | 71* | 52 | 62 | 48 |
Because it was not important enough? | 71 | 60 | 40E * | 71 |
Because the incident was a personal matter that didn't concern the police? | 50E | 50 | 74 | 83 |
Because you have little or no confidence in the criminal justice system? | F | 17 | 37E * | 11 |
Because the police would be biased | F | 15 | … | … |
Because of fear of publicity/news coverage? | F | 11E | F | 11 |
Because you didn't want your spouse or partner arrested or jailed? | … | … | 49E | 40 |
Because you didn't want anyone to find out about it? | … | … | 54E | 34 |
Main reason respondent chose to contact the police | ||||
To stop the violence or receive protection | F | 74 | 95 | 89 |
To arrest and punish the offender | F | 72 | F | 31 |
To file a report to claim compensation or insurance | F | 22E | … | … |
Because you felt it was your duty to notify police | F | 83 | 67E | 48 |
On the recommendation of someone else | F | 20 | F | 28 |
† reference category * Significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05) E use with caution F too unreliable to be published 1. Includes incidents that occurred during the 12 months preceding the survey. 2. Includes spousal violence that occurred in the 5 years preceding the survey. Percentages are based on the population who had a spouse or common-law partner at some point in the 5 years preceding the survey. For spousal violence, the violent situation is considered as a whole as opposed to considering the incidents separately. Note: Excludes data from the Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut. Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2009. |
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