Table 3.1
Senior victims (65 years and older) of violent
crime by sex and accused-victim relationship, Canada, 2009
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| Accused-victim relationship | Total | Sex of victim | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | Male | |||||
| number | rate 1 | number | rate 1 | number | rate 1 | |
| Total family | 2,427 | 54 | 1,467 | 59 | 960 | 48 |
| Grown child 2 | 785 | 18 | 461 | 19 | 324 | 16 |
| Spouse or ex-spouse 3 | 680 | 15 | 466 | 19 | 214 | 11 |
| Sibling 4 | 270 | 6 | 156 | 6 | 114 | 6 |
| Parent 5 | 249 | 6 | 131 | 5 | 118 | 6 |
| Extended family 6 | 443 | 10 | 253 | 10 | 190 | 9 |
| Total friends, acquaintances, others | 2,429 | 54 | 908 | 37 | 1,521 | 75 |
| Friend or acquaintance 7 | 2,044 | 46 | 799 | 32 | 1,245 | 62 |
| Business relationship | 373 | 8 | 105 | 4 | 268 | 13 |
| Criminal relationship | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Stranger | 1,997 | 45 | 802 | 32 | 1,195 | 59 |
| Unknown | 1,018 | 23 | 440 | 18 | 578 | 29 |
| Total violence against seniors | 7,871 | 176 | 3,617 | 147 | 4,254 | 211 |
Rates are calculated on the basis of 100,000 seniors
(65 years and older). Populations based upon July 1st estimates
from Statistics Canada, Demography Division.
Includes biological, step, adoptive and foster
children.
Includes current and former legally married
and common-law spouses.
Includes biological, step, adoptive and foster
brothers and sisters.
Includes biological, step, adoptive and foster
parents.
Includes all other family members related by
blood, marriage or adoption. Examples include grandchildren, uncles, aunts,
cousins and in-laws.
Includes friends, current or former boyfriends
or girlfriends, neighbours, authority figures and casual acquaintances.
Note(s):
Excludes incidents where the victim's sex and/or age 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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