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  • 1. Dating violence against teens aged 15 to 17 in Canada, 2009 to 2022
    Articles and reports: 85-002-X202400100004
    Description: This Juristat article provides insight into the prevalence, characteristics and consequences of dating violence among teens aged 15 to 17 in Canada. Violence between dating partners can include criminal acts such as physical and sexual violence, as well as acts that may not reach the criminal threshold (e.g., emotional and psychological abuse) but which can nonetheless have negative consequences for victims. Teens’ attitudes towards violence and control in intimate relationships are also presented. Findings are based on self-reported data collected through the 2018 Survey of Safety in Public and Private Spaces and on police-reported data from the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey. Where possible, comparisons between genders, age groups and other populations of interest are presented.
    Release date: 2024-03-20
  • 2. Online child sexual exploitation: A statistical profile of police-reported incidents in Canada, 2014 to 2022
    Articles and reports: 85-002-X202400100003
    Description: Using data from the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey and the Integrated Criminal Courts Survey, this Juristat article expands on previous analysis and explores the prevalence and nature of police-reported incidents of online child sexual exploitation in Canada between 2014 and 2022. This article examines the types of incidents reported to police, including both online sexual offences against children and child pornography offences, as well as characteristics of victims and accused persons.

    An analysis of court data is presented, examining the types of charges processed in Canadian courts related to sexual offences against children that were likely facilitated online. Characteristics of adults and youth accused are also presented, along with the outcome of the charges laid against them.
    Release date: 2024-03-12
  • 3. Police-reported online child sexual exploitation in Canada 2022
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202407237447
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2024-03-12
  • 4. Cyberbullying among youth in Canada
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2023017
    Description: Using 2019 Canadian Health Survey on Children and Youth, this infographic looks at the prevalence of cyberbullying among youth aged 12 to 17 and the relationship between frequency of social media use and cyberbullying. It also examines potential factors to protect youth against the online victimization.
    Release date: 2023-02-21
  • 5. Profile of Canadians who experienced victimization during childhood, 2018
    Articles and reports: 85-002-X202200100016
    Description: Using retrospective data from the Survey of Safety in Public and Private Spaces (SSPPS), this Juristat article examines factors associated with an elevated likelihood of experiencing childhood victimization and further identifies adult outcomes that are associated with experiences of childhood victimization, including adult mental and physical health, drug and alcohol use, and subsequent victimization in adulthood. The article also includes information on additional experiences of child maltreatment, including experiences of emotional abuse and neglect and witnessing violence in the home.
    Release date: 2022-12-12
  • 6. Online child sexual exploitation and abuse in Canada: A statistical profile of police-reported incidents and court charges, 2014 to 2020
    Articles and reports: 85-002-X202200100008
    Description:

    Online child sexual exploitation and abuse encompasses a wide range of behaviours, situations, and things, and bestrides criminal thresholds and geographical boundaries. With technological advancements and the proliferation of smart devices in recent years, the current prevalence of this crime in Canada is not known. Using data from the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey and the Integrated Criminal Court Survey, this article aims to shed light on the extent and nature of online child sexual exploitation and abuse that come to the attention of Canadian authorities. The article examines the types of incidents reported to police, including child pornography, and the characteristics of victims and accused persons identified in connection with these incidents.

    Further, an analysis of court data is presented, examining the types of charges processed in Canadian courts related to sexual offences against children that were likely facilitated online. Some characteristics of adults and youth accused are presented, along with the outcome of the charges laid against them, including sentencing information for those who were found guilty.

    Release date: 2022-05-12
  • 7. Childhood maltreatment and the link with victimization in adulthood: Findings from the 2019 General Social Survey Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2021064
    Description:

    Adverse childhood experiences such as physical abuse, sexual abuse, harsh parenting or neglect, or being exposed to violence in the home have all been consistently shown to be linked to subsequent experiences of victimization in adulthood. This infographic presents findings from the 2019 General Social Survey on Victimization, focusing on experiences of childhood maltreatment.

    Release date: 2021-08-25
  • 8. Family violence in Canada: A statistical profile 2018 Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X20193463080
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2019-12-12
  • 9. Police-reported sexual offences against children and youth in Canada, 2012 Archived
    Articles and reports: 85-002-X201400114008
    Description:

    This Juristat article examines the nature and prevalence of police-reported sexual offences against children (0 to 11 years of age) and youth (12 to 17 years of age) in Canada. In addition, differences in the type and frequency of victimization for girls and boys are presented. Characteristics of incidents, victims, and accused persons are explored, including the relationship between the accused and the victim, the age of the accused persons, and delays in reporting offences to the police. Using data from the 2012 Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, national, provincial/territorial, and census metropolitan area levels are also analyzed.

    Release date: 2014-05-28
  • 10. Health behaviour in school-aged children 2002, student response to question: How often have you been bullied at school in the last couple of months? Archived
    Table: 13-10-0302-01
    Frequency: Every 4 years
    Description: This table contains 1050 series, with data for years 2002 - 2002 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and was last released on 2010-03-30. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (35 items: Austria; Belgium (Flemish speaking); Belgium (French speaking); Canada ...) Sex (2 items: Males; Females ...) Age group (3 items: 11 years; 13 years; 15 years ...) Student response (5 items: I haven't been bullied at school in the last couple of months; About once a week; It has only happened once or twice; 2 or 3 times a month ...).
    Release date: 2010-03-30
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  • 1. Health behaviour in school-aged children 2002, student response to question: How often have you been bullied at school in the last couple of months? Archived
    Table: 13-10-0302-01
    Frequency: Every 4 years
    Description: This table contains 1050 series, with data for years 2002 - 2002 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and was last released on 2010-03-30. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (35 items: Austria; Belgium (Flemish speaking); Belgium (French speaking); Canada ...) Sex (2 items: Males; Females ...) Age group (3 items: 11 years; 13 years; 15 years ...) Student response (5 items: I haven't been bullied at school in the last couple of months; About once a week; It has only happened once or twice; 2 or 3 times a month ...).
    Release date: 2010-03-30
  • 2. Health behaviour in school-aged children 2002, student response to question: How often have you been bullied at school in the last couple of months in the ways listed below? Archived
    Table: 13-10-0303-01
    Frequency: Every 4 years
    Description: This table contains 1865 series, with data for years 2002 - 2002 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and was last released on 2010-03-30. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (9 items: Belgium (French speaking); Canada; Estonia; Ireland ...) Sex (2 items: Males; Females ...) Age group (3 items: 11 years; 15 years; 13 years ...) Type of bullying (7 items: I was called mean names; made fun of or teased in a hurtful way; Other students told lies or spread false rumours about me and tried to make others dislike me; Other students left me out of things on purpose; excluded me from their group of friends or completely ignored me; I was hit; kicked; pushed; shoved around or locked indoors ...) Student response (5 items: I haven't been bullied in this way at school in the last couple of months; 2 or 3 times a month; About once a week; Only once or twice ...).
    Release date: 2010-03-30
  • 3. Health behaviour in school-aged children 2002, student response to question: If you have been bullied in school this term, who usually bullies you? Archived
    Table: 13-10-0304-01
    Frequency: Every 4 years
    Description: This table contains 36 series, with data for years 2002 - 2002 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and was last released on 2010-03-30. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 items: Canada ...) Sex (2 items: Males; Females ...) Age group (3 items: 11 years; 13 years; 15 years ...) Student response (6 items: I haven't been bullied this term; A group of boys; 1 boy; 1 girl ...).
    Release date: 2010-03-30
  • 4. Health behaviour in school-aged children 2002, student response to question: How often have you taken part in bullying another student(s) at school in the last couple of months? Archived
    Table: 13-10-0305-01
    Frequency: Every 4 years
    Description: This table contains 1050 series, with data for years 2002 - 2002 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and was last released on 2010-03-30. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (35 items: Austria; Canada; Belgium (French speaking); Belgium (Flemish speaking) ...) Sex (2 items: Males; Females ...) Age group (3 items: 11 years; 13 years; 15 years ...) Student response (5 items: I haven't bullied another student(s) at school in the last couple of months; About once a week; Only once or twice; 2 or 3 times a month ...).
    Release date: 2010-03-30
  • 5. Health behaviour in school-aged children 2002, student response to question: How often have you bullied another student(s) at school in the last couple of months in the ways listed below? Archived
    Table: 13-10-0306-01
    Frequency: Every 4 years
    Description: This table contains 1650 series, with data for years 2002 - 2002 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and was last released on 2010-03-30. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (8 items: Canada; Estonia; Israel ...) Sex (2 items: Males; Females ...) Age group (3 items: 11 years; 15 years; 13 years ...) Type of bullying (7 items: Called another student(s) mean names; made fun of or teased him or her in a hurtful way; I spread false rumours about him or her and tried to make others dislike him or her; Kept him or her out of things on purpose; excluded him or her from my group of friends or completely ignored him or her; I hit; kicked; pushed; shoved around or locked him or her indoors ...) Student response (5 items: I haven't bullied another student(s) in this way at school in the last couple of months; About once a week; 2 or 3 times a month; Only once or twice ...).
    Release date: 2010-03-30
  • 6. Health behaviour in school-aged children 2002, student response to question: In the last 12 months, how many times were you in a physical fight? Archived
    Table: 13-10-0307-01
    Frequency: Every 4 years
    Description: This table contains 1050 series, with data for years 2002 - 2002 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and was last released on 2010-03-30. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (35 items: Austria; Canada; Belgium (French speaking); Belgium (Flemish speaking) ...) Sex (2 items: Males; Females ...) Age group (3 items: 11 years; 15 years; 13 years ...) Student response (5 items: I haven't been in a physical fight; 3 times; 1 time; 2 times ...).
    Release date: 2010-03-30
  • 7. Health behaviour in school-aged children 2002, student response to question: The last time you were in a physical fight, with whom did you fight? Archived
    Table: 13-10-0308-01
    Frequency: Every 4 years
    Description: This table contains 378 series, with data for years 2002 - 2002 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and was last released on 2010-03-30. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (9 items: Belgium (French speaking); Israel; Canada; Estonia ...) Sex (2 items: Males; Females ...) Age group (3 items: 15 years; 13 years; 11 years ...) Student response (7 items: I haven't been in a physical fight; A brother or sister; A total stranger; A parent or adult family member ...).
    Release date: 2010-03-30
  • 8. How often students have been bullied in school, by sex, age group and selected countries Archived
    Table: 13-10-0223-01
    Frequency: Every 4 years
    Description: This table contains 870 series, with data for years 1994 - 1998 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and was last released on 2007-01-29. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (29 items: Austria; Belgium (Flemish speaking); Canada; Belgium (French speaking) ...), Sex (2 items: Males; Females ...), Age groups (3 items: 11 years; 15 years; 13 years ...), Frequency (5 items: Not been bullied; About once a week; Sometimes; Once or twice ...).
    Release date: 2007-01-29
  • 9. How often students have been bullied in school for specific reasons, by sex, age group and selected countries Archived
    Table: 13-10-0224-01
    Frequency: Every 4 years
    Description: This table contains 1392 series, with data for years 1998 - 1998 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and was last released on 2007-01-29. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (29 items: Austria; Canada; Belgium (French speaking);Belgium (Flemish speaking) ...), Sex (2 items: Males; Females ...), Age groups (3 items: 11 years;13 years;15 years ...), Reason (2 items: Bullied because of religion or race; Bullied because of the way the student looks or talks ...), Frequency (4 items: Not been bullied in this way; About once a week; More than once a week; Once or twice ...).
    Release date: 2007-01-29
  • 10. How often students have been physically or verbally bullied in school, by sex, age group and selected countries Archived
    Table: 13-10-0225-01
    Frequency: Every 4 years
    Description: This table contains 2784 series, with data for years 1998 - 1998 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and was last released on 2007-01-29. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (29 items: Austria; Canada; Belgium (French speaking);Belgium (Flemish speaking) ...), Sex (2 items: Males; Females ...), Age groups (3 items: 11 years;13 years;15 years ...), Type of bullying (4 items: Hitting; slapping or pushing; Making sexual jokes; comments or gestures; Threatening; Spreading rumours or mean lies ...), Frequency (4 items: Not been bullied in this way; About once a week; More than once a week; Once or twice ...).
    Release date: 2007-01-29
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  • 11. Factors Associated with Youth Delinquency and Victimization in Toronto, 2006 Archived
    Articles and reports: 85-561-M2008014
    Geography: Census metropolitan area
    Description:

    This research paper explores youth delinquency using data from the International Youth Survey as self-reported by Toronto youth in 2006. In particular, the study examines how the associations between youth delinquency and age, sex, family composition and generational status are affected by factors related to school, victimization and family and friends. Detailed findings are presented for both property and violent delinquency.

    Release date: 2008-09-16
  • 12. Youth Crime in Canada, 2006 Archived
    Articles and reports: 85-002-X200800310566
    Geography: Province or territory
    Description:

    This report analyzes police-reported data on crimes committed by youth aged 12 to 17 in Canada in 2006. An examination of trends in youth crime since the 1991 peak as well as more recent trends with particular reference to the period following the implementation of the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA) in 2003 is also presented.

    The report distinguishes between violent crime, property crime, 'other' Criminal Code offences and drug-related offences. Changes in the use of formal charges versus alternate means to handle youth accused of a crime following the introduction of the YCJA are also examined. Other topics discussed include youth crimes occurring at school, the presence of weapons in youth crime, and changes to youth court caseloads and youth correctional services after the implementation of the YCJA. Data from the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey (UCR) are presented within the context of both short and long term trends and at the national, provincial and territorial levels. The data are intended to respond to the needs of those who work in the criminal justice system as well as to inform researchers, policy analysts, academics, the media and the public on the nature and extent of youth crime in Canada.

    Release date: 2008-05-16
  • 13. Children and youth as victims of violent crime Archived
    Articles and reports: 85-002-X20050018064
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This issue of Juristat presents statistical information on the extent and nature of violent victimization of children and youth in Canada in 2003 as reported to a subset of police services. Rates of victimization are presented for each age and sex. Data describes the different types of assaults perpetrated against children and youth, the weapons used to inflict injury, the injuries sustained and the location and time of the assault relative to various age groups. Other topics included in the report are child pornography, sexual exploitation of children, kidnapping and abduction of children. Data used in this report include police statistics from the Incident-based Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, the Homicide Survey and court data from the Adult Criminal Court Survey.

    Release date: 2005-04-20
  • 14. Violence and abuse against children and youth by family members Archived
    Articles and reports: 85-224-X20030006543
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This chapter focusses on physical and sexual assaults and homicides committed against children and youth (under the age of 18) and reported to police forces across the country. In addition, system responses to the problem of child maltreatment are examined.

    Release date: 2003-06-23
  • 15. An Examination of Sex Differences in Delinquency Archived
    Articles and reports: 85-561-M2003001
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This research paper examines factors associated with delinquent behaviour among a sample of 12- to 15-year-olds. It investigates whether sex differences exist when various factors associated with delinquency are considered, especially the youth's level of commitment to school and experience of victimization.

    Release date: 2003-06-19
  • 16. Childhood Aggression and Exposure to Violence in the Home Archived
    Articles and reports: 85-561-M2003002
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This research paper explores the effect of witnessing violence in the home on aggressive behaviour among children, controlling for other important influences such as parenting practices, community and social support available to the parent and child, child emotional problems, and other socio-demographic factors.

    Release date: 2003-06-19
  • 17. Violence against children and youth Archived
    Articles and reports: 85-224-X20020006457
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Over the past two decades, the negative consequences of child maltreatment have been extensively studied. Sexual and physical assault, emotional abuse and neglect can have a tremendous impact on the lives of victims and lead to physical health complications, long-term mental health issues, and problems with relationships or social functioning (Latimer 1998). Increasingly, exposure to spousal violence is being recognized as harmful and as putting children at risk for long-term negative effects.

    Release date: 2002-06-26
  • 18. Children witnessing family violence Archived
    Articles and reports: 85-002-X20010068392
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This Juristat presents estimates of the number of children in Canada who have witnessed violence in their homes in recent years, and compares the characteristics of these children and their families to children who have not witnessed violence. This analysis also examines links between witnessing violence and behavioural outcomes among children.Estimates of the extent of family violence witnessed by children in Canada are available through three national surveys conducted by Statistics Canada: the 1999 General Social Survey on Victimization, the 1993 Violence Against Women Survey, and the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth. The GSS and the VAWS are victimization surveys that ask a random sample of adults (men and women in the case of the GSS and women only in the case of the VAWS) about their experiences of spousal violence and whether their children witnessed the violence. In the NLSCY, a random sample of children are selected and the person most knowledgeable about the child responds to a wide range of questions about the child and the household, including whether the child sees adults or teenagers in the home physically fighting, hitting or otherwise trying to hurt others.

    Release date: 2001-06-28
  • 19. Children witnessing family violence Archived
    Articles and reports: 85-224-X20010006461
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    The reactions of children who witness violence by one parent against the other can include emotional, social, cognitive, physical and behavioural maladjustment problems (Jaffe, Wolfe and Wilson 1990). These children tend to show lower levels of social competence; higher rates of depression, worry and frustration; and are more likely than other children to develop stress-related disorders and to show lower levels of empathy (Fantuzzo, et al. 1991; Graham-Bermann and Levendosky 1998; Moore and Pepler 1998; Edleson 1999b).

    Release date: 2001-06-28
  • 20. Children and Youth in Canada Archived
    Articles and reports: 85F0033M2001005
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This paper outlines the experience of children and youth in Canada as victims and offenders in the criminal justice system, using a mix of demographic, economic and justice data.

    Release date: 2001-06-14
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