Table 3.7
Victims of police-reported intimate partner violence, by sex of victim and selected violent offences, Canada, 2009 to 2014

Table 3.7
Victims of police-reported intimate partner violence, by sex of victim and selected violent offences, Canada, 2009 to 2014
Table summary
This table displays the results of Victims of police-reported intimate partner violence. The information is grouped by Type of offence (appearing as row headers), 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and Percent change in rate (2009 to 2014), calculated using number, rate and percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Type of offence 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Percent change in rate (2009 to 2014)
number rateNote 1 number rateNote 1 number rateNote 1 number rateNote 1 number rateNote 1 number rateNote 1 percent
Male victims 15,760 115.6 15,802 114.5 16,186 116.0 16,455 116.2 16,042 111.8 16,166 111.4 -4
Attempted murderNote 2 31 0.2 27 0.2 31 0.2 37 0.3 24 0.2 34 0.2 3
Assault 15,674 115.0 15,726 114.0 16,095 115.3 16,357 115.5 15,966 111.3 16,071 110.8 -4
Common assault (level 1) 11,814 86.6 11,861 86.0 12,167 87.2 12,535 88.5 12,141 84.6 12,214 84.2 -3
Major assault (levels 2 and 3) 3,860 28.3 3,865 28.0 3,928 28.1 3,822 27.0 3,825 26.7 3,857 26.6 -6
Sexual assault 55 0.4 49 0.4 60 0.4 61 0.4 52 0.4 61 0.4 4
Sexual assault (level 1) 42 0.3 36 0.3 45 0.3 51 0.4 45 0.3 55 0.4 23
Sexual assault (levels 2 and 3) 13 0.1 13 0.1 15 0.1 10 0.1 7 0.0 6 0.0 -57
Female victims 58,590 418.7 57,969 409.4 58,436 408.2 57,273 395.0 54,921 374.3 53,994 364.1 -13
Attempted murderNote 2 90 0.6 76 0.5 81 0.6 70 0.5 76 0.5 69 0.5 -28
Assault 56,551 404.1 55,700 393.4 56,105 391.9 54,800 378.0 52,467 357.6 51,465 347.0 -14
Common assault (level 1) 48,155 344.1 47,088 332.5 47,313 330.5 46,043 317.6 44,096 300.6 43,236 291.5 -15
Major assault (levels 2 and 3) 8,396 60.0 8,612 60.8 8,792 61.4 8,757 60.4 8,371 57.1 8,229 55.5 -8
Sexual assault 1,949 13.9 2,193 15.5 2,250 15.7 2,403 16.6 2,378 16.2 2,460 16.6 19
Sexual assault (level 1) 1,823 13.0 2,059 14.5 2,127 14.9 2,284 15.8 2,229 15.2 2,353 15.9 22
Sexual assault (levels 2 and 3) 126 0.9 134 0.9 123 0.9 119 0.8 149 1.0 107 0.7 -20
Total 74,350 269.1 73,771 263.8 74,622 263.9 73,728 257.3 70,963 244.6 70,160 239.1 -11
Attempted murderNote 2 121 0.4 103 0.4 112 0.4 107 0.4 100 0.3 103 0.4 -20
Assault 72,225 261.4 71,426 255.5 72,200 255.3 71,157 248.3 68,433 235.9 67,536 230.2 -12
Common assault (level 1) 59,969 217.1 58,949 210.8 59,480 210.4 58,578 204.4 56,237 193.8 55,450 189.0 -13
Major assault (levels 2 and 3) 12,256 44.4 12,477 44.6 12,720 45.0 12,579 43.9 12,196 42.0 12,086 41.2 -7
Sexual assault 2,004 7.3 2,242 8.0 2,310 8.2 2,464 8.6 2,430 8.4 2,521 8.6 18
Sexual assault (level 1) 1,865 6.8 2,095 7.5 2,172 7.7 2,335 8.1 2,274 7.8 2,408 8.2 22
Sexual assault (levels 2 and 3) 139 0.5 147 0.5 138 0.5 129 0.5 156 0.5 113 0.4 -23
Note 1.

Rates per 100,000 population.

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Note 2.

Includes conspiracy to commit murder.

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Note: The Incident-based Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, Trend Database represents 99% of police services in Canada. Intimate partner violence refers to violence committed by married, separated or divorced persons, common-law partners (current and former), dating partners (current and former) and other intimate partners. Includes victims aged 15 to 89. Excludes incidents where the age or sex of the victim was unknown. Victims aged 90 years and older are excluded due to instances of miscoding of unknown age within this age category.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Incident-based Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, Trend Database.
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