Table 4.1
Child and youth victims (0 to 17 years) of police-reported violent crime, by type of offence and age of victim, Canada, 2011

Table 4.1 Child and youth victims (0 to 17 years) of police-reported violent crime, by type of offence and age of victim, Canada, 2011
Table summary
This table displays the results of table 4.1 child and youth victims (0 to 17 years) of police-reported violent crime. The information is grouped by type of offence (appearing as row headers), adult victims (18 years and older), children and youth victims (0 to 17 years), children and youth victims by age group, total victims , less than 3 years, 3 to 11 years and 12 to 17 years, calculated using number and rate units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Type of offence Adult victims (18 years and older) Children and youth victims (0 to 17 years) Children and youth victims by age group Total victims
Less than 3 years 3 to 11 years 12 to 17 years
number rateNote 1 number rateNote 1 number rateNote 1 number rateNote 1 number rateNote 1 number
Homicide/attempted murder 1,161 4.3 121 1.8 27 2.3 29 0.9 65 2.7 1,282
Murder, manslaughter, infanticide 537 2.0 56 0.8 15 1.3 16 0.5 25 1.0 593
Criminal negligence causing death 61 0.2 12 0.2 4 0.3 0 0.0 8 0.3 73
Other related offences causing death 2 0.01 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2
Attempted murder/Conspire to commit murder 561 2.1 53 0.8 8 0.7 13 0.4 32 1.3 614
Sexual offences 11,222 41 14,190 207 271 24 5,273 160 8,646 358 25,412
Sexual assault (level 3) - aggravated 96 0.4 39 0.6 1 0.1 6 0.2 32 1 135
Sexual assault (level 2) - weapon or causing bodily harm 274 1 110 2 2 0.2 22 1 86 4 384
Sexual assault (level 1) 10,445 38 10,305 150 153 13 3,640 110 6,512 269 20,750
Sexual interference ... ... 2,418 35 100 9 1,195 36 1,123 46 2,418
Invitation to sexual touching ... ... 546 8 11 1 230 7 305 13 546
Luring a child via a computer ... ... 322 5 0 0 59 2 263 11 322
Incest 47 0.2 156 2 3 0.3 74 2 79 3 203
Sexual exploitation 19 0.1 113 2 0 0 1 0.03 112 5 132
Voyeurism 323 1.2 136 2 1 0.1 23 1 112 5 459
Corrupting children ... ... 39 1 0 0 21 0.6 18 0.7 39
Anal intercourse 16 0.1 4 0.1 0 0 0 0 4 0.2 20
Bestiality - commit, compel, incite a person 2 0.01 2 0.03 0 0 2 0.06 0 0 4
Assaults 195,107 718 36,629 534 1,023 89 7,528 228 28,078 1,162 231,736
Assault (level 3) - aggravated 2,991 11 325 5 64 6 20 1 241 10 3,316
Assault (level 2) - weapon or causing bodily harm 41,160 151 7,489 109 197 17 1,586 48 5,706 236 48,649
Assault (level 1) 138,777 511 28,252 412 734 64 5,792 176 21,726 899 167,029
Pointing a firearm 484 2 115 2 1 0.1 21 1 93 4 599
Unlawfully causing bodily harm 374 1 54 1 7 1 8 0.2 39 2 428
Criminal negligence causing bodily harm 190 1 111 2 17 1 53 2 41 2 301
Using firearm or imitation firearm in commission of offence 148 1 33 0.5 0 0 6 0.2 27 1 181
Discharge firearm with intent 156 1 37 1 0 0 11 0.3 26 1 193
Trap likely to or causing bodily harm 2 0.01 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Other assaultsNote 2 10,825 40 213 3 3 0 31 1 179 7 11,038
Deprivation of freedom 3,197 12 873 13 93 8 332 10 448 19 4,070
Kidnapping and forcible confinement 3,197 12 483 7 18 2 94 3 371 15 3,680
Abduction/Removal of child from Canada ... ... 390 6 75 7 238 7 77 3 390
Other violent offences 92,095 339 17,762 259 369 32 1,861 56 15,532 643 109,857
Criminal harassment 14,183 52 1,847 27 8 1 177 5 1,662 69 16,030
Uttering threats 44,713 165 7,925 115 278 24 1,325 40 6,322 262 52,638
Indecent or harassing phone calls 10,546 39 831 12 5 0.4 51 2 775 32 11,377
Trafficking in persons 43 0.2 14 0.2 0 0 0 0 14 0.6 57
OtherNote 3 22,610 83 7,145 104 78 7 308 9 6,759 280 29,755
Total 302,782 1,114 69,575 1,014 1,783 155 15,023 456 52,769 2,183 372,357
... not applicable
Note 1.

Rates are calculated on the basis of 100,000 populations. Populations based upon July 1st estimates from Statistics Canada, Demography Division.

Note 2.

Includes assaults against police and other peace officers, as well as other types of assaults such as administering noxious thing.

Note 3.

Other violent offences include robbery, extortion, arson - disregard for human life, intimidation of a justice system participant or journalist, intimation of a non-justice participant, explosives causing death/bodily harm, hostage taking, and other violent violations.

Note: Excludes incidents where the sex and/or age of victim was unknown. Excludes spousal victims under the age of 15 years.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Incident-based Uniform Crime Reporting Survey.
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