Table 10

Table 10
Canadians' feelings of safety and perceptions of crime in the neighbourhood, by Aboriginal identity, Canada's ten provinces, 2009
Type of feeling or perception	Aboriginal people	Non-Aboriginal people^†
Type of feeling or perception	percent
Compared to other regions, do you think that the number of crimes in your neighbourhood is…
…higher?	11	8
…about the same?	29	29
…lower?	56	61
Do you think that crime in your neighbourhood has...
…increased?	27	26
…decreased?	5^E	6
…remained the same?	62	62
How safe do you feel from crime when you walk alone in your neighbourhood after dark?
Very safe	37	38
Reasonably safe	36^*	42
Somewhat unsafe	13^*	10
Very unsafe	7^E *	3
Does not walk alone	7	7
When alone in your home in the evening or at night, do you feel…
…very worried?	4^E *	1
…somewhat worried?	19^*	15
…not at all worried?	77^*	83
Are you generally satistifed with your personal security from crime incidents?
Very satisfied	44	48
Somewhat satisfied	45	45
Somewhat dissatisfied	7^E	5
Very dissatisfied	3^E *	1
If you felt safer from crime, would you walk alone in your neighbourhood after dark more often?
Yes	55^*	38
No	43^*	60
† reference category * Significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05) ^E use with caution Note: Excludes data from the Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut. Responses "Don't know and Not stated" are included in the total. Percentages may not add to 100% due to rounding and "Don't know" and "not stated" answers. Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2009.

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