Table 10
Reasons for not reporting victimization incidents to the police, by type of offence, 2014

Table 10
Reasons for not reporting victimization incidents to the police, by type of offence, 2014
Table summary
This table displays the results of Reasons for not reporting victimization incidents to the police. The information is grouped by Type of offence (appearing as row headers), Fear of revenge by the offender, Police wouldn’t have found property/offender, Lack of evidence, Police wouldn't have considered the incident important enough, Police would not have been effective, Unsatisfactory service (from police) in the past, Tried to report but could not get through, Could have caused victim trouble with the law, Did not want to get the offender in trouble, Did not want the hassle of dealing with the police and Reporting to the police would bring shame and dishonour to the
family, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Type of offence Fear of revenge by the offender Police wouldn’t have found property/offender Lack of evidence Police wouldn't have considered the incident important enough Police would not have been effective Unsatisfactory service (from police) in the past Tried to report but could not get through Could have caused victim trouble with the law Did not want to get the offender in trouble Did not want the hassle of dealing with the police Reporting to the police would bring shame and dishonour to the
family
percent
Total victimizationNote 1 8 51 52 58 34 17 1Note E: Use with caution 3Note E: Use with caution 13 37 2Note E: Use with caution
Violent victimization incidentsNote 1  
Sexual assault 22Note E: Use with caution 21Note E: Use with caution 43 43 26 13Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 30 45 12Note E: Use with caution
Robbery Note F: too unreliable to be published 52 56 50 49Note E: Use with caution 31Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 66 Note F: too unreliable to be published
Physical assault 13Note E: Use with caution 20 22 42 25 17Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published 12Note E: Use with caution 25 49 Note F: too unreliable to be published
Total 18 23 33 43 27 17 Note F: too unreliable to be published 8Note E: Use with caution 27 49 8Note E: Use with caution
Household victimization incidents  
Break and enter 11Note E: Use with caution 61 57 62 40 19 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 11Note E: Use with caution 33 Note F: too unreliable to be published
Motor vehicle/parts theft Note F: too unreliable to be published 74 60 68 38 12Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 23 Note F: too unreliable to be published
Theft of household property 3Note E: Use with caution 65 62 68 40 18 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 4Note E: Use with caution 30 Note F: too unreliable to be published
Vandalism 6Note E: Use with caution 66 62 63 37 18 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 8Note E: Use with caution 29 Note F: too unreliable to be published
Total 5 65 61 66 39 18 1Note E: Use with caution 1Note E: Use with caution 6 29 Note F: too unreliable to be published
Theft of personal property 2Note E: Use with caution 64 61 65 36 17 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 7 34 Note F: too unreliable to be published
Table 10 continued
Reasons for not reporting victimization incidents to the police, by type of offence, 2014
Table summary
This table displays the results of Reasons for not reporting victimization incidents to the police. The information is grouped by Type of offence (appearing as row headers), Incident was a private or personal matter and was handled informally, Didn’t want others to know, Crime was minor and not worth taking the time to report, No one was harmed/no financial loss, No harm was intended, Offender would not be convicted or adequately punished, Feared or did not want the hassle of dealing with the court process, Police would be biased, Insurance wouldn’t cover it, Did not need a police report to file claim, Nothing was taken/all items were recovered and Reported to another official, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Type of offence Incident was a private or personal matter and was handled informally Didn’t want others to know Crime was minor and not worth taking the time to report No one was harmed/no financial loss No harm was intended Offender would not be convicted or adequately punished Feared or did not want the hassle of dealing with the court process Police would be biased Insurance wouldn’t cover it Did not need a police report to file claim Nothing was taken/all items were recovered Reported to another official
percent
Total victimizationNote 1 43 8 78 49 35 38 25 6 12 6 8 10
Violent victimization incidentsNote 1  
Sexual assault 67 30 71 63 39 40 34 13Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
Robbery 65 Note F: too unreliable to be published 65 45 Note F: too unreliable to be published 51 52 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
Physical assault 59 11Note E: Use with caution 66 45 21 30 27 11Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 19Note E: Use with caution
Total 63 19 68 52 27 36 32 12Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 13
Household victimization incidents  
Break and enter 38 8Note E: Use with caution 76 51 35 39 24 6Note E: Use with caution 13 4Note E: Use with caution 14 Note F: too unreliable to be published
Motor vehicle/parts theft 29 Note F: too unreliable to be published 79 45 31 37 18Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published 15Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
Theft of household property 30 Note F: too unreliable to be published 87 49 39 38 20 3Note E: Use with caution 21 11 5Note E: Use with caution 5Note E: Use with caution
Vandalism 33 4Note E: Use with caution 77 45 34 45 23 4Note E: Use with caution 20 12 34 7Note E: Use with caution
Total 32 3 82 48 36 40 21 4 19 9 15 5
Theft of personal property 36 3Note E: Use with caution 83 48 40 39 23 3Note E: Use with caution 16 9 8 12
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