Table 3.2
Child and youth victims (0 to 17 years) of police-reported violent crime, by family and non-family members and type of offence, Canada, 2010
Type of offence | Victims of family violenceNote 1 | Victims of non-family violenceNote 2 | Total | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
number | rateNote 3 | number | rateNote 3 | number | rateNote 3 | |
Homicide/attempted murder | 51 | 1 | 64 | 1 | 115 | 2 |
Murder, manslaughter, infanticide | 26 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 47 | 1 |
Criminal negligence causing death | 8 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
Other related offences causing death | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Attempted murder/conspire to commit murder | 16 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 50 | 1 |
Sexual offences | 5,509 | 81 | 8,999 | 132 | 14,508 | 212 |
Sexual assault (level 3) - aggravated | 10 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 39 | 1 |
Sexual assault (level 2) - weapon or causing bodily harm | 32 | 0 | 82 | 1 | 114 | 2 |
Sexual assault (level 1) | 4,106 | 60 | 6,704 | 98 | 10,810 | 158 |
Sexual interference | 968 | 14 | 1,367 | 20 | 2,335 | 34 |
Invitation to sexual touching | 136 | 2 | 367 | 5 | 503 | 7 |
Luring a child via a computer | 12 | 0 | 276 | 4 | 288 | 4 |
Incest | 163 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 2 |
Sexual exploitation | 25 | 0 | 86 | 1 | 111 | 2 |
Voyeurism | 27 | 0 | 52 | 1 | 79 | 1 |
Corrupting children | 21 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 47 | 1 |
Anal intercourse | 8 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
Bestiality - commit, compel, incite a person | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Physical assault | 10,974 | 160 | 28,072 | 410 | 39,046 | 571 |
Assault (level 3) - aggravated | 127 | 2 | 211 | 3 | 338 | 5 |
Assault (level 2) - weapon or causing bodily harm | 1,932 | 28 | 6,100 | 89 | 8,032 | 117 |
Assault (level 1) | 8,713 | 127 | 20,989 | 307 | 29,702 | 434 |
Pointing a firearm | 16 | 0 | 131 | 2 | 147 | 2 |
Unlawfully causing bodily harm | 21 | 0 | 71 | 1 | 92 | 1 |
Criminal negligence causing bodily harm | 23 | 0 | 50 | 1 | 73 | 1 |
Using firearm or imitation firearm in commission of offence | 1 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
Discharge firearm with intent | 7 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 54 | 1 |
Trap likely to or causing bodily harm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other assaultsNote 4 | 134 | 2 | 445 | 7 | 579 | 8 |
Deprivation of freedom | 410 | 6 | 634 | 9 | 1,044 | 15 |
Kidnapping and forcible confinement | 142 | 2 | 481 | 7 | 623 | 9 |
Abduction/removal of child from Canada | 268 | 4 | 153 | 2 | 421 | 6 |
Other violent offences | 1,766 | 26 | 17,404 | 254 | 19,170 | 280 |
Criminal harassment | 179 | 3 | 1,943 | 28 | 2,122 | 31 |
Uttering threats | 1,289 | 19 | 7,339 | 107 | 8,628 | 126 |
Indecent or harassing phone calls | 87 | 1 | 1,208 | 18 | 1,295 | 19 |
Trafficking in persons | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
OtherNote 5 | 211 | 3 | 6,911 | 101 | 7,122 | 104 |
Total | 18,710 | 274 | 55,173 | 807 | 73,883 | 1,080 |
1. Family violence refers to violence committed by parents, siblings, extended family and spouses. 2. Non-family violence refers to violence committed by acquaintances, friends, neighbours, authority figures (e.g., teacher, daycare worker), dating partners, criminal associates, business associates and strangers. 3. Rates are calculated on the basis of 100,000 populations. Populations based upon July 1st estimates from Statistics Canada, Demography Division. 4. Includes assaults against police and other peace officers, as well as other types of assaults such as administering noxious thing. 5. 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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