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Table 6
Violent victimization since age 15 and in the past 12 months, by type of victimization and gender of victim, provinces, 2018

Table 6
Violent victimization since age 15 and in the past 12 months, by type of victimization and gender of victim, provinces, 2018
Table summary
This table displays the results of Violent victimization. The information is grouped by Type of victimization and gender of victim (appearing as row headers), Since age 15, Past 12 months, number (thousands), percent and 95% confidence interval, calculated using from and to units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Type of victimization and gender of victim	Since age 15				Past 12 months
	number (thousands)	percent^{Table 6 Note 1}	95% confidence interval		number (thousands)	percent^{Table 6 Note 1}	95% confidence interval
	number (thousands)	percent^{Table 6 Note 1}	from	to	number (thousands)	percent^{Table 6 Note 1}	from	to
Physical assault
Women^{Table 6 Note †}	4,058	26.1	25.2	27.1	313	2.0	1.7	2.4
Men	5,042	33.3^Note *	32.2	34.4	545	3.6^Note *	3.2	4.1
Total^{Table 6 Note 2}	9,144	29.7	29.0	30.4	868	2.8	2.5	3.1
Sexual assault
Women^{Table 6 Note †}	4,699	30.2	29.3	31.2	454	2.9	2.5	3.4
Men	1,244	8.2^Note *	7.7	8.8	150	1.0^Note *	0.8	1.3
Total^{Table 6 Note 2}	5,963	19.4	18.8	19.9	611	2.0	1.7	2.3
Total violent victimization^{Table 6 Note 3}
Women^{Table 6 Note †}	6,013	38.7	37.7	39.7	676	4.4	3.8	4.9
Men	5,355	35.3^Note *	34.3	36.4	654	4.3	3.9	4.8
Total^{Table 6 Note 2}	11,419	37.1	36.4	37.8	1,348	4.4	4.0	4.8
Note * significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05) Return to note * referrer Note † reference category Return to note † referrer Note 1 Percent calculations include missing or not stated responses but are not displayed unless they represent 5% or more of total responses. Return to note 1 referrer Note 2 Includes respondents who did not indicate their gender. Return to note 2 referrer Note 3 Includes sexual and physical assault. Return to note 3 referrer Note: Excludes data from Yukon, the Northwest Territories, and Nunavut, which will be published at a later date. Reliable data on gender-diverse victims are unavailable due to small counts. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest decimal place. Source: Statistics Canada, Survey of Safety in Public and Private Spaces.

Date modified:: 2019-12-05