Table 2.3
Child and youth victims (0 to 17 years) of police-reported sexual offences and physical assault committed by family members, by sex and accused-victim relationship, Canada, 2009

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Child and youth victims (0 to 17 years) of police-reported sexual offences and physical assault committed by family members, by sex and accused-victim relationship, Canada, 2009
Type of offence 1 Total family Accused-victim relationship
Parent 2 Sibling 3 Other family 4
  number rate 5 number rate 5 number rate 5 number rate 5
Total assault  
Total 14,833 214 8,719 126 2,866 41 3,248 47
Female 8,858 263 4,849 144 1,776 53 2,233 66
Male 5,975 168 3,870 109 1,090 31 1,015 29
Sexual offences  
Total 4,837 70 1,915 28 1,258 18 1,664 24
Female 3,827 113 1,579 47 938 28 1,310 39
Male 1,010 28 336 9 320 9 354 10
Physical assault  
Total 9,996 144 6,804 98 1,608 23 1,584 23
Female 5,031 149 3,270 97 838 25 923 27
Male 4,965 140 3,534 100 770 22 661 19
1.
See Table 2.1 for a list of offences included in each crime category.
2.
Includes biological, step, adoptive and foster parents.
3.
Includes biological, step, adoptive and foster brothers and sisters.
4.
Includes all other family members related by blood, marriage or adoption. Examples include spouses (current or former), uncles, aunts, cousins and grandparents.
5.
Rates are calculated on the basis of 100,000 children and youth population (0 to 17 years). Populations based upon July 1st estimates from Statistics Canada, Demography Division.
Note(s):
Excludes incidents where the sex and/or age of the victim was unknown. In 2009, data from the Incident-based Uniform Crime Reporting Survey covered 99% of the population of Canada.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Incident-based Uniform Crime Reporting Survey.
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