Table 8
Violent victimization since age 15, by type of victimization, gender and selected sociodemographic characteristic of the victim, provinces, 2018

Table 8
Violent victimization since age 15, by type of victimization, gender and selected sociodemographic characteristic of the victim, provinces, 2018
Table summary
This table displays the results of Violent victimization since age 15. The information is grouped by Selected characteristic of victim (appearing as row headers), Physical assault, Sexual assault, Total, Women, Men, percent and 95% confidence interval, calculated using from, to, from and to units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Selected characteristic of victim	Physical assault						Sexual assault						Total
	Women			Men			Women			Men			Women			Men
	percent^{Table 8 Note 1}	95% confidence interval		percent^{Table 8 Note 1}	95% confidence interval		percent^{Table 8 Note 1}	95% confidence interval		percent^{Table 8 Note 1}	95% confidence interval		percent^{Table 8 Note 1}	95% confidence interval		percent^{Table 8 Note 1}	95% confidence interval
	percent^{Table 8 Note 1}	from	to	percent^{Table 8 Note 1}	from	to	percent^{Table 8 Note 1}	from	to	percent^{Table 8 Note 1}	from	to	percent^{Table 8 Note 1}	from	to	percent^{Table 8 Note 1}	from	to
Age group (years)
15 to 24^{Table 8 Note †}	21.7	18.5	25.3	30.8^Note **	27.0	34.9	25.8	22.4	29.5	7.8^Note **	6.0	10.1	33.5	29.8	37.5	32.8	28.9	36.9
25 to 34	33.2^Note *	30.5	36.0	43.2^Note ***	40.0	46.4	39.6^Note *	36.8	42.4	9.9^Note **	8.3	11.7	49.3^Note *	46.4	52.3	45.7^Note *	42.5	48.9
35 to 44	30.8^Note *	28.5	33.1	41.2^Note ***	38.9	43.6	34.9^Note *	32.5	37.3	10.0^Note **	8.6	11.5	44.7^Note *	42.3	47.2	43.4^Note *	41.0	45.8
45 to 54	29.0^Note *	26.9	31.2	34.4^Note **	32.2	36.6	31.3^Note *	29.2	33.5	8.6^Note **	7.4	9.9	40.8^Note *	38.5	43.1	36.0^Note **	33.8	38.3
55 to 64	27.5^Note *	25.7	29.4	29.7	27.9	31.6	30.5^Note *	28.6	32.4	7.5^Note **	6.5	8.6	39.5^Note *	37.5	41.5	31.5^Note **	29.6	33.4
65 to 74	20.1	18.4	22.0	25.9^Note ***	23.8	28.1	24.7	22.9	26.6	6.4^Note **	5.5	7.5	31.0	29.0	33.1	27.9^Note ***	25.8	30.1
75 and older	12.2^Note *	10.5	14.1	15.3^Note ***	13.3	17.5	16.9^Note *	14.8	19.2	5.1^Note ***	3.9	6.5	21.8^Note *	19.5	24.3	17.8^Note ***	15.6	20.2
Indigenous identity
Indigenous person	43.0^Note *	38.0	48.0	53.8^Note ***	48.0	59.5	43.6^Note *	38.7	48.6	12.6^Note ***	9.5	16.5	55.3^Note *	50.2	60.2	54.9^Note *	49.1	60.5
First Nations	47.7^Note *	40.1	55.4	48.9^Note *	39.7	58.2	45.3^Note *	37.9	52.8	9.1^Note **	5.8	14.0	58.0^Note *	50.5	65.1	49.8^Note *	40.6	59.0
Métis	40.2^Note *	34.1	46.6	57.6^Note ***	50.0	64.9	43.8^Note *	37.1	50.8	16.1^Note ***	11.1	22.6	55.0^Note *	48.2	61.5	58.9^Note *	51.4	66.1
Inuk	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published
Multiple Indigenous identities or specific group not stated	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published
Non-Indigenous person^{Table 8 Note †}	25.6	24.6	26.5	32.6^Note **	31.5	33.7	29.8	28.9	30.8	8.1^Note **	7.5	8.7	38.2	37.1	39.2	34.7^Note **	33.6	35.8
Visible minority
Yes^{Table 8 Note †}	18.0	15.7	20.6	23.9^Note **	21.6	26.3	18.8	16.5	21.3	5.9^Note **	4.8	7.2	26.9	24.2	29.7	25.6	23.3	28.1
No	28.3^Note *	27.3	29.3	36.3^Note ***	35.2	37.5	33.3^Note *	32.3	34.3	8.9^Note ***	8.3	9.6	41.8^Note *	40.8	42.9	38.5^Note ***	37.3	39.7
Immigrant status
Immigrant^{Table 8 Note †}	18.8	16.9	21.0	24.2^Note **	22.4	26.2	19.7	17.9	21.7	6.0^Note **	5.1	7.0	27.4	25.2	29.7	25.9	24.0	27.9
Non-immigrant	28.5^Note *	27.4	29.6	36.9^Note ***	35.7	38.1	33.6^Note *	32.6	34.7	9.1^Note ***	8.4	9.8	42.3^Note *	41.2	43.5	39.1^Note ***	37.8	40.3
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual^{Table 8 Note †}	25.5	24.6	26.5	33.0^Note **	31.9	34.1	29.8	28.8	30.7	7.7^Note **	7.2	8.3	38.2	37.2	39.3	34.9^Note **	33.8	36.0
Gay or lesbian	46.2^Note *	37.4	55.3	42.2^Note *	35.1	49.7	39.3^Note *	31.0	48.1	26.6^Note ***	20.8	33.3	55.5^Note *	46.7	64.1	52.3^Note *	44.7	59.7
Bisexual^{Table 8 Note 2}	46.2^Note *	38.3	54.2	52.4^Note *	40.0	64.5	55.4^Note *	47.0	63.5	25.4^Note ***	17.2	35.8	63.1^Note *	54.4	71.1	57.7^Note *	45.0	69.6
Sexual orientation, n.e.c.^{Table 8 Note 3}	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published
Not stated	18.4^Note *	14.2	23.6	24.8^Note *	18.9	31.8	17.5^Note *	13.3	22.6	4.5^Note ***	2.7	7.5	23.3^Note *	18.6	28.8	25.6^Note *	19.7	32.6
Disability
Person with disability^{Table 8 Note †}	35.4	33.8	37.0	44.4^Note **	42.4	46.4	39.2	37.5	40.8	12.7^Note **	11.6	14.0	49.7	48.0	51.3	47.0^Note **	45.0	49.0
Person without disability	20.0^Note *	18.9	21.2	28.4^Note ***	27.1	29.6	24.4^Note *	23.3	25.5	6.2^Note ***	5.6	6.8	31.5^Note *	30.3	32.7	30.2^Note *	28.9	31.4
Employed in past 12 months
Yes^{Table 8 Note †}	29.7	28.4	31.0	35.5^Note **	34.2	36.7	33.6	32.3	34.9	8.7^Note **	8.1	9.4	43.2	41.8	44.5	37.5^Note **	36.3	38.8
No	19.1^Note *	17.9	20.3	27.0^Note ***	25.1	29.0	23.7^Note *	22.4	25.0	6.7^Note ***	5.8	7.8	30.0^Note *	28.6	31.4	29.0^Note *	27.1	31.1
Educational status
Currently attending school^{Table 8 Note †}	23.0	19.9	26.4	31.0^Note **	27.1	35.3	29.1	25.9	32.6	8.7^Note **	6.6	11.3	36.6	32.9	40.4	33.7	29.7	38.0
Not currently attending school	26.6^Note *	25.6	27.6	33.6^Note **	32.5	34.7	30.4	29.5	31.3	8.1^Note **	7.6	8.7	39.0	38.0	40.0	35.6^Note **	34.5	36.6
Marital status
Married or common-law^{Table 8 Note †}	24.8	23.7	25.9	30.8^Note **	29.7	32.0	29.4	28.2	30.6	7.1^Note **	6.6	7.8	37.4	36.2	38.7	32.7^Note **	31.6	33.9
Separated, divorced, or widowed	26.3	24.5	28.1	37.0^Note ***	34.4	39.6	28.8	27.0	30.7	9.4^Note ***	8.0	11.0	37.2	35.2	39.1	39.4^Note *	36.8	42.1
Single, never married	29.1^Note *	26.9	31.5	37.7^Note ***	35.1	40.3	33.0^Note *	30.7	35.4	10.2^Note ***	9.0	11.6	42.6^Note *	40.1	45.2	40.0^Note *	37.4	42.6
F too unreliable to be published Note * significantly different from reference category only (p < 0.05) Return to note * referrer Note significantly different from estimate for women only (p < 0.05) Return to note referrer Note * significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05) and estimate for women (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. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest decimal place. Return to note 1 referrer Note 2 Includes persons who reported being, for example, pansexual, omnisexual or polysexual. Return to note 2 referrer Note 3 n.e.c.: not elsewhere classified. Includes persons who reported being, for example, asexual, demisexual or sapiosexual. Return to note 3 referrer Note: Excludes data from Yukon, the Northwest Territories, and Nunavut, which will be published at a later date. Source: Statistics Canada, Survey of Safety in Public and Private Spaces.

Date modified:: 2019-12-05

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Table 8
Violent victimization since age 15, by type of victimization, gender and selected sociodemographic characteristic of the victim, provinces, 2018

Table 8 Violent victimization since age 15, by type of victimization, gender and selected sociodemographic characteristic of the victim, provinces, 2018

Table 8
Violent victimization since age 15, by type of victimization, gender and selected sociodemographic characteristic of the victim, provinces, 2018