Table 3.13
Accused of police-reported intimate partner violence, by age group of accused and type of clearance status, Canada, 2016
Type of clearance status | Age group of accused | Total accused | ||||||||||
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15 to 17 years | 18 to 24 years | 25 to 44 years | 45 to 64 years | 65 years and older | ||||||||
number | percent | number | percent | number | percent | number | percent | number | percent | number | percent | |
Spousal violenceTable 3.13 Note 1 Table 3.13 Note 2 | 155 | 100 | 3,224 | 100 | 19,380 | 100 | 8,237 | 100 | 897 | 100 | 31,893 | 100 |
Cleared by charge | 85 | 55 | 2,239 | 69 | 15,066 | 78 | 6,668 | 81 | 658 | 73 | 24,716 | 77 |
Cleared otherwise | 70 | 45 | 985 | 31 | 4,314 | 22 | 1,569 | 19 | 239 | 27 | 7,177 | 23 |
Complainant declined that charge(s) be laid | 24 | 15 | 366 | 11 | 1,541 | 8 | 587 | 7 | 66 | 7 | 2,584 | 36 |
Reasons beyond the control of department | 24 | 15 | 528 | 16 | 2,135 | 11 | 686 | 8 | 78 | 9 | 3,451 | 48 |
Departmental discretion | 12 | 8 | 72 | 2 | 543 | 3 | 246 | 3 | 79 | 9 | 952 | 13 |
OtherTable 3.13 Note 3 | 10 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 95 | 0.5 | 50 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 190 | 3 |
Dating violenceTable 3.13 Note 4 Table 3.13 Note 2 | 1,164 | 100 | 9,612 | 100 | 22,858 | 100 | 5,513 | 100 | 224 | 100 | 39,371 | 100 |
Cleared by charge | 911 | 78 | 8,414 | 88 | 20,175 | 88 | 4,748 | 86 | 164 | 73 | 34,412 | 87 |
Cleared otherwise | 253 | 22 | 1,198 | 12 | 2,683 | 12 | 765 | 14 | 60 | 27 | 4,959 | 13 |
Complainant declined that charge(s) be laid | 80 | 7 | 573 | 6 | 1,336 | 6 | 386 | 7 | 29 | 13 | 2,404 | 48 |
Reasons beyond the control of department | 26 | 2 | 239 | 2 | 441 | 2 | 150 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 865 | 17 |
Departmental discretion | 123 | 11 | 330 | 3 | 763 | 3 | 196 | 4 | 22 | 10 | 1,434 | 29 |
OtherTable 3.13 Note 3 | 24 | 2 | 56 | 1 | 143 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 256 | 5 |
Total intimate partner violenceTable 3.13 Note 5 | 1,319 | 100 | 12,836 | 100 | 42,238 | 100 | 13,750 | 100 | 1,121 | 100 | 71,264 | 100 |
Cleared by charge | 996 | 76 | 10,653 | 83 | 35,241 | 83 | 11,416 | 83 | 822 | 73 | 59,128 | 83 |
Cleared otherwise | 323 | 24 | 2,183 | 17 | 6,997 | 17 | 2,334 | 17 | 299 | 27 | 12,136 | 17 |
Complainant declined that charge(s) be laid | 104 | 8 | 939 | 7 | 2,877 | 7 | 973 | 7 | 95 | 8 | 4,988 | 41 |
Reasons beyond the control of department | 50 | 4 | 767 | 6 | 2,576 | 6 | 836 | 6 | 87 | 8 | 4,316 | 36 |
Departmental discretion | 135 | 10 | 402 | 3 | 1,306 | 3 | 442 | 3 | 101 | 9 | 2,386 | 20 |
OtherTable 3.13 Note 3 | 34 | 3 | 75 | 1 | 238 | 1 | 83 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 446 | 4 |
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Incident-based Uniform Crime Reporting Survey. |
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