Table 2.5
Victims of police-reported intimate partner violence, by clearance status and type of intimate partner relationship, Canada, 2013
Type of incident clearance status | Victims of spousal violenceNote 1 | Victims of dating violenceNote 2 | Total victims of intimate partner violenceNote 3 | |||
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number | percent | number | percent | number | percent | |
Not clearedNote 4 | 4,916 | 12 | 7,081 | 15 | 11,997 | 13 |
Cleared by charge | 29,704 | 71 | 34,742 | 72 | 64,446 | 71 |
Cleared otherwise | 7,425 | 18 | 6,439 | 13 | 13,864 | 15 |
Complainant requests charges not to be laid | 3,018 | 7 | 3,206 | 7 | 6,224 | 7 |
Reasons beyond the control of police department | 3,058 | 7 | 746 | 2 | 3,804 | 4 |
Departemental discretion | 1,104 | 3 | 2,188 | 5 | 3,292 | 4 |
OtherNote 5 | 245 | 0.6 | 299 | 0.6 | 544 | 0.6 |
Total | 42,045 | 100 | 48,262 | 100 | 90,307 | 100 |
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Incident-based Uniform Crime Reporting Survey. |
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