Data table for chart 6
Reasons for not reporting violent victimizations to the police among younger and older Canadians, 2009

Chart 6
Reasons for not reporting violent victimizations to the police among younger and older Canadians, 2009
Reason for not reporting Younger Canadians Older CanadiansNote
percentage of violent incidents
not reported to police
Dealt with in another way 60 54
Not important enough 62Note * 41
Police couldn't do anything about it 42 40Note E: Use with caution
Personal matter 51Note * 33Note E: Use with caution
reference category
E use with caution
* significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05)
Note: Younger Canadians refers to individuals ages 15 to 54. Older Canadians refers to individuals aged 55 years or over. Totals will not add to 100% due to multiple responses. Excludes data from the Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut.
Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2009.
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