Table 2.3
Victims of police-reported dating violence, by age group and sex of victim, Canada, 2010

Table 2.3
Victims of police-reported dating violence, by age group and sex of victim, Canada, 2010
Age groups Female victims Male victims Total dating violence victims
number rate number rate number rate
15 to 24 years 18,399 948 3,132 142 21,531 520
25 to 34 years 12,894 1,337 3,569 283 16,463 739
35 to 44 years 7,238 1,100 2,498 323 9,736 680
45 to 54 years 3,628 470 1,492 200 5,120 337
55 to 64 years 587 86 398 84 985 85
65 years and over 125 9 97 18 222 12
Total 42,871 672 11,186 186 54,057 436
Note: Dating violence refers to violence committed by boyfriends/girlfriends (current and previous) and other intimate partners. Includes victims aged 15 to 89. Excludes incidents where the sex of the victim was unknown. Rates are calculated on the basis of 100,000 unmarried population (single, separated, divorced, widowed). Populations based upon July 1st estimates from Statistics Canada, Demography Division.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Incident-based Uniform Crime Reporting Survey.
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