Table 5
Percentages of adult victims (aged 18 and
over) of police-reported violent crime by type of offence and incident characteristics,
Canada, 2008
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Characteristics related to the crime | Adult victims (aged 18 and over) | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type of violent offence | ||||||||||||
Sexual assault | Physical assaults | Robbery | Uttering threats | |||||||||
Sex of the victim | ||||||||||||
Female | Male | Total | Female | Male | Total | Female | Male | Total | Female | Male | Total | |
percent | ||||||||||||
Location | ||||||||||||
Residential 1 | 59 | 48 | 58 | 71 | 42 | 56 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 67 | 54 | 60 |
Commercial 2 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 13 | 46 | 32 | 37 | 10 | 16 | 13 |
Institutional 3 | 6 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Public place 4 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 29 | 22 | 38 | 50 | 46 | 9 | 16 | 13 |
Unknown 5 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Total incident | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Injury | ||||||||||||
Unknown 6 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
No injuries 7 | 60 | 67 | 61 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 62 | 51 | 55 | 59 | 61 | 60 |
Minor physical injuries 8 | 24 | 14 | 23 | 56 | 54 | 55 | 23 | 35 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Major physical injuries 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | . | . | . |
Death | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Not applicable 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 38 | 36 | 37 |
Total incident | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Weapon causing injury | ||||||||||||
Unknown 11 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
No weapon 12 | 62 | 70 | 62 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 72 | 59 | 64 | 97 | 97 | 97 |
Physical force 13 | 32 | 21 | 31 | 54 | 44 | 49 | 20 | 25 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Firearm 14 | 0 | . | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Knife/other piercing, cutting instrument 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Club, blunt instrument 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other weapon 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Weapons - total | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total incident | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Relation of accused to the victim | ||||||||||||
Unknown 18 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 14 |
Spouse | 5 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 |
Ex-spouse | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 6 |
Other family 19 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 10 |
Total family | 17 | 14 | 16 | 40 | 14 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 11 | 20 |
Boyfriend/girlfriend | 4 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
Ex-boyfriend/girlfriend | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 5 |
Stranger | 24 | 19 | 23 | 9 | 32 | 21 | 75 | 76 | 75 | 12 | 24 | 18 |
Other non family 20 | 37 | 46 | 38 | 17 | 29 | 23 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 47 | 41 |
Total non family | 68 | 67 | 68 | 48 | 66 | 57 | 82 | 84 | 83 | 57 | 73 | 65 |
Total incident | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Characteristics related to the crime | Adult victims (aged 18 and over) | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type of violent offence | Total | ||||||||
Criminal harassment | Other violent violations 21 | ||||||||
Sex of the victim | |||||||||
Female | Male | Total | Female | Male | Total | Female | Male | Total | |
percent | |||||||||
Location | |||||||||
Residential 1 | 75 | 73 | 74 | 76 | 53 | 67 | 68 | 43 | 55 |
Commercial 2 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 14 |
Institutional 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
Public place 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 28 | 18 | 13 | 28 | 21 |
Unknown 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Total incident | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Injury | |||||||||
Unknown 6 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
No injuries 7 | 37 | 32 | 36 | 35 | 36 | 35 | 42 | 41 | 42 |
Minor physical injuries 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 16 | 30 | 38 | 40 | 39 |
Major physical injuries 9 | . | . | . | 5 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
Death | . | . | . | 4 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Not applicable 10 | 53 | 56 | 53 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 11 |
Total incident | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Weapon causing injury | |||||||||
Unknown 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
No weapon 12 | 90 | 88 | 89 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 54 | 51 | 53 |
Physical force 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 13 | 28 | 37 | 33 | 35 |
Firearm 14 | . | . | . | 2 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Knife/other piercing, cutting instrument 15 | . | . | . | 5 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
Club, blunt instrument 16 | . | . | . | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Other weapon 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
Weapons - total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 38 | 23 | 5 | 13 | 9 |
Total incident | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Relation of accused to the victim | |||||||||
Unknown 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 24 | 16 | 13 | 19 | 16 |
Spouse | 2 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 4 | 10 |
Ex-spouse | 15 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
Other family 19 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 8 |
Total family | 21 | 13 | 19 | 33 | 7 | 23 | 33 | 12 | 23 |
Boyfriend/girlfriend | 2 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 7 |
Ex-boyfriend/girlfriend | 20 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
Stranger | 13 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 31 | 20 | 14 | 34 | 24 |
Other non family 20 | 26 | 38 | 29 | 14 | 36 | 23 | 21 | 30 | 25 |
Total non family | 61 | 66 | 62 | 56 | 69 | 61 | 54 | 69 | 61 |
Total incident | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Includes single homes/house, private property
structures, dwelling units or commercial dwelling units.
Includes banks or other financial institutions,
convenience stores, gas stations, new or used car dealerships, bar or restaurants,
or other commercial/corporate places.
Includes school (during supervised activity),
school (not during supervised activity), universities/colleges or other non
commercial/corporate place.
Includes parking lots, transit/bus shelters,
subways/subway stations, other public transportation or connected facility,
streets, roads, highways, open areas, or construction sites.
The actual place where the incident occurred
cannot be determined.
The extent of injuries to the victim could
not be determined.
No visible injury were noted at the time of
the incident.
Minor physical injuries require no professional
medical treatment or only some first aid (e.g., band aid, ice, etc.).
Major physical injuries require professional
medical attention at the scene or transportation to a medical facility.
The violation did not involve the use of weapons
nor physical force against victim.
There is no indication of what type of weapon
caused an injury to the victim.
No weapon was involved, or no injury was caused.
The use of body strength and/or action that
is used to cause bodily injury or death (i.e.. choking, punching, pushing).
Includes fully automatic firearms, rifles,
sawed off rifles/shotguns, handguns and other firearm like weapons.
Includes knives and other cutting/piercing
instrument that would cut or pierce.
Includes any tool or article that is used
to cause injury using a hitting or bludgeoning action.
Includes explosives, fire, motor vehicle or
any device used to garret or poison.
The identity of the accused is not known or
cannot be established.
Includes extended family such as aunts, uncles,
cousins, sisters/brothers-in-law, etc.
Includes friends or acquaintances, business
relationships or criminal relationships.
Includes other categories of violent crime
such as violations causing death, attempted murder, conspire to commit murder,
kidnapping/forcible confinement, hostage taking, robbery, extortion, intimidation
of a justice system participant or a journalist, intimidation of a non-justice
system participant, explosives causing death/bodily harm, arson - disregard
for human life and other violations against the person.
Note(s):
Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding. Includes victims 18 years
of age and over. Excludes incidents where the age and/or sex of the victim
was unknown. The 2008 data are based upon information reported by
police services covering 98% of the population of Canada.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Incident-based
Uniform Crime Reporting Survey.
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