Table 3.1
Child and youth victims (0 to 17 years) of police-reported violent crime, by type of offence and age of victim, Canada, 2010

Table 3.1
Child and youth victims (0 to 17 years) of police-reported violent crime, by type of offence and age of victim, Canada, 2010
Type of offence Adult victims
(18 years and older)		 Children and youth victims
(0 to 17 years)		 Children and youth victims by age group Total victims
Less than 3 years 3 to 11 years 12 to 17 years
number rateNote 1 number rateNote 1 number rateNote 1 number rateNote 1 number rateNote 1 number
Homicide/attempted murder 1,014 4 115 2 28 2 21 1 66 3 1,129
Murder, manslaughter, infanticide 358 1 47 1 19 2 6 0 22 1 405
Criminal negligence causing death 67 0 17 0 6 1 2 0 9 0 84
Other related offences causing death 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Attempted murder/conspire to commit murder 588 2 50 1 2 0 13 0 35 1 638
Sexual offences 10,912 41 14,508 212 277 25 5,252 161 8,979 365 25,420
Sexual assault (level 3) - aggravated 135 1 39 1 3 0 10 0 26 1 174
Sexual assault (level 2) - weapon or causing bodily harm 268 1 114 2 3 0 27 1 84 3 382
Sexual assault (level 1) 10,206 38 10,810 158 172 15 3,726 115 6,912 281 21,016
Sexual interference ... ... 2,335 34 71 6 1,133 35 1,131 46 2,335
Invitation to sexual touching ... ... 503 7 18 2 209 6 276 11 503
Luring a child via a computer ... ... 288 4 1 1 44 1 243 10 288
Incest 50 0 163 2 7 0 66 2 90 4 213
Sexual exploitation 11 0 111 2 0 0 1 0 110 4 122
Voyeurism 229 1 79 1 1 0 10 0 68 3 308
Corrupting children ... ... 47 1 1 0 16 0 30 1 47
Anal intercourse 13 0 18 0 0 0 10 0 8 0 31
Bestiality - commit, compel, incite a person 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Assaults 201,172 751 39,046 571 1,085 96 7,529 231 30,432 1,238 240,218
Assault (level 3) - aggravated 2,919 11 338 5 74 7 35 1 229 9 3,257
Assault (level 2) - weapon or causing bodily harm 41,896 156 8,032 117 219 19 1,526 47 6,287 256 49,928
Assault (level 1) 138,903 518 29,702 434 754 67 5,865 180 23,083 939 168,605
Pointing a firearm 479 2 147 2 1 0 18 1 128 5 626
Unlawfully causing bodily harm 411 2 92 1 7 1 15 0 70 3 503
Criminal negligence causing bodily harm 167 1 73 1 20 2 18 1 35 1 240
Using firearm or imitation firearm in commission of offence 129 0 29 0 1 0 3 0 25 1 158
Discharge firearm with intent 167 1 54 1 0 0 19 1 35 1 221
Trap likely to or causing bodily harm 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Other assaultsNote 2 16,100 60 579 8 9 1 30 1 540 22 16,679
Deprivation of freedom 3,454 13 1,044 15 103 9 376 12 565 23 4,498
Kidnapping and forcible confinement 3,454 13 623 9 29 3 113 3 481 20 4,077
Abduction/removal of child from Canada … … 421 6 74 7 263 8 84 3 421
Other violent offences 104,804 391 19,170 280 389 34 2,070 64 16,711 680 123,974
Criminal harassment 17,011 63 2,122 31 18 2 215 7 1,889 77 19,133
Uttering threats 47,720 178 8,628 126 257 23 1,371 42 7,000 285 56,348
Indecent or harassing phone calls 17,119 64 1,295 19 14 1 97 3 1,184 48 18,414
Trafficking in persons 22 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 25
OtherNote 3 22,932 86 7,122 104 100 9 387 12 6,635 270 30,054
Total 321,356 1,199 73,883 1,080 1,882 167 15,248 469 56,753 2,308 395,239
...not applicable
1. Rates are calculated on the basis of 100,000 populations. Populations based upon July 1st estimates from Statistics Canada, Demography Division.
2. Includes assaults against police and other peace officers, as well as other types of assaults such as administering noxious thing.
3. Other violent offences include robbery, extortion, arson - disregard for human life, intimidation of a justice system participant or journalist, intimation of a non-justice participant, and other violent violations.
Note: Excludes incidents where the sex and/or age of victim was unknown and where the relationship between the victim and the accused was unknown. Excludes spousal victims under the age of 15 years.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Incident-based Uniform Crime Reporting Survey.
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