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Non-spousal violence among Aboriginal people

Chart 24 Self-reported non-spousal violent victimization, Canada's ten provinces, 2009

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Aboriginal people are more likely than non-Aboriginal people to be the victim of non-spousal violence

In 2009, 12% of Aboriginal people reported being the victim of at least one non-spousal violent crime, more than double the proportion of non-Aboriginal people (5%). Aboriginal people self-reported 173,600 non-spousal violent incidents representing a rate of 198 violent incidents for every 1,000 Aboriginal people, compared with 94 violent incidents for every 1,000 non-Aboriginal people.

Of all non-spousal violent incidents reported by Aboriginal people, assaults were the most common, at 107Note E incidents per 1,000. Assaults were also the most common type of victimization self-reported by non-Aboriginal victims (58 per 1,000). However, the gap between Aboriginal (70Note E incidents per 1,000) and non-Aboriginal victims (23 per 1,000) was proportionally greater for sexual assaults.

For additional information, see Violent victimization of Aboriginal people in the Canadian provinces, 2009.


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Spousal violence among Aboriginal people

Chart 25 Self-reported spousal victimization in preceding five years, Canada's ten provinces, 2009

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Aboriginal people were almost twice as likely as non-Aboriginal people to report being a victim of spousal violence

Aboriginal people who had a spouse or common-law partner in the five years preceding the survey year (2009) were more likely than non-Aboriginal people to report being the victim of a sexual or physical assault by their spouse. Aboriginal people (10%) were almost twice as likely as non-Aboriginal people (6%) to report having been a victim of spousal violence in the five years preceding the survey.

In particular, Aboriginal women were at greater risk than non-Aboriginal women of being victims of spousal violence. About 15% of Aboriginal women who had a spouse or common-law partner in the past years preceding the survey reported being a victim of spousal violence, more than twice the proportion among non-Aboriginal women (6%).

For additional information, see Violent victimization of Aboriginal people in the Canadian provinces, 2009.

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