Table 2
Child and youth victims of violence by province, territory
and sex of victim, reported to a subset of police services, 2008
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Total | Female | Male | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
number | rate | number | rate | number | rate | |
Newfoundland and Labrador | 1,535 | 1,611 | 791 | 1,711 | 744 | 1,516 |
Prince Edward Island | 264 | 894 | 146 | 1,017 | 118 | 777 |
Nova Scotia | 2,774 | 1,554 | 1,418 | 1,616 | 1,356 | 1,494 |
New Brunswick | 2,151 | 1,487 | 1,073 | 1,530 | 1,078 | 1,446 |
Quebec | 14,630 | 970 | 7,137 | 970 | 7,493 | 970 |
Ontario | 25,917 | 958 | 11,993 | 909 | 13,924 | 1,005 |
Manitoba | 4,624 | 1,710 | 2,477 | 1,884 | 2,147 | 1,546 |
Saskatchewan | 5,109 | 2,136 | 2,735 | 2,347 | 2,374 | 1,935 |
Alberta | 8,575 | 1,081 | 4,312 | 1,118 | 4,263 | 1,045 |
British Columbia | 8,590 | 1,100 | 4,075 | 1,077 | 4,515 | 1,121 |
Yukon | 141 | 1,968 | 85 | 2,444 | 56 | 1,518 |
Northwest Territories | 495 | 4,163 | 296 | 5,076 | 199 | 3,284 |
Nunavut | 528 | 4,311 | 326 | 5,401 | 202 | 3,252 |
Canada | 75,333 | 1,111 | 36,864 | 1,116 | 38,469 | 1,107 |
Note(s):
The Incident-based Uniform Crime Reporting Survey collected data from 155 police
services, representing approximately 98% of the Canadian population in 2008.
Coverage of the Incident-based Uniform Crime Reporting Survey in 2008 is 100%
for all of the provinces and territories except Nova Scotia (99.5%), Quebec
(98.7%), Ontario (99.0%), Manitoba (96.6%), Alberta (99.4%), British Columbia
(91.9%) and Northwest Territories (99.7%). Includes victims under 18 years
of age. Excludes incidents where the sex and/or age of the victim was unknown.
Rates are calculated on the basis of 100,000 population under 18 years
of age for the geographic areas policed by the Incident-based Uniform Crime
Reporting Survey respondents.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Incident-based
Uniform Crime Reporting Survey.
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