Table 3.4
Child and youth victims (0 to 17 years) of police-reported violent crime, by family and non-family members, by sex and age group of the victim, Canada, 2010

Table 3.4
Child and youth victims (0 to 17 years) of police-reported violent crime, by family and non-family members, by sex and age group of the victim, Canada, 2010
Age group of victim	Victims of family violence^{Note 1}		Victims of non-family violence^{Note 2}		Total
Age group of victim	number	rate^{Note 3}	number	rate^{Note 3}	number	rate^{Note 3}
Female
Less than 3	635	116	286	52	921	168
3 to 11	4,003	253	3,401	215	7,404	468
12 to 17	6,626	552	22,424	1,868	29,050	2,420
Total	11,264	338	26,111	784	37,375	1,122
Male
Less than 3	676	117	285	49	961	166
3 to 11	3,192	191	4,652	278	7,844	469
12 to 17	3,578	284	24,125	1,916	27,703	2,201
Total	7,446	212	29,062	828	36,508	1,040
Total
Less than 3	1,311	116	571	51	1,882	167
3 to 11	7,195	221	8,053	248	15,248	469
12 to 17	10,204	415	46,549	1,893	56,753	2,308
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 1^st estimates from Statistics Canada, Demography Division. 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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