Before and after #MeToo: A look at police-reported sexual assaults in Canada
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Release date: November 8, 2018
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Description: Before and after #MeToo: A look at police-reported sexual assaults in Canada
Date reported to police | Number of victims |
---|---|
January 2016 | 1,643 |
February 2016 | 1,571 |
March 2016 | 1,639 |
April 2016 | 1,758 |
May 2016 | 1,848 |
June 2016 | 1,924 |
July 2016 | 1,872 |
August 2016 | 1,921 |
September 2016 | 1,768 |
October 2016 | 1,693 |
November 2016 | 1,807 |
December 2016 | 1,412 |
January 2017 | 1,584 |
February 2017 | 1,556 |
March 2017 | 1,883 |
April 2017 | 1,881 |
May 2017 | 2,147 |
June 2017 | 2,160 |
July 2017 | 2,008 |
August 2017 | 1,933 |
September 2017 | 1,916 |
October 2017Footnote 1. | 2,469 |
November 2017Footnote 1. | 2,358 |
December 2017Footnote 1. | 1,939 |
9 in 10 victims were female
Average daily number of police-reported sexual assaults:
- Before #MeToo: 59
- After #MeToo: 74
Increases after #MeToo (Percentages reflect the increase in victims reported per average quarter):
- Female victims under 25: 27%
- Perpetrators aged 12 to 17: 25%
- Victims who had a business relationship with perpetrator: 65%
- On school grounds (Mostly elementary and high schools) (Percent increase between the last quarter [Oct-Dec] of 2016 and 2017): 59%
Change in rate after #MeToo by province
Geography | Percentage |
---|---|
Canada | +24% |
British Columbia | +16% |
Alberta | +7% |
Saskatchewan | +1% |
Manitoba | +27% |
Ontario | +19% |
Quebec | +61% |
New Brunswick | +9% |
Nova Scotia | +15% |
Prince Edward Island | +3% |
Newfoundland and Labrador | +36% |
Yukon | -18% |
Northwest Territories | -10% |
Nunavut | +8% |
For more information, see the full Juristat article: Police-reported sexual assaults in Canada before and after #MeToo, 2016 and 2017.
Source : Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey.
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