Table 3.5
Child and youth victims (0 to 17 years) of police-reported violent crime, by family and non-family members, by sex of the victim and type of offence, Canada, 2010
Type of offence | Female victim | Male victim | Total | |||
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number | rateNote 1 | number | rateNote 1 | number | rateNote 1 | |
Family violenceNote 2 | 11,264 | 338 | 7,446 | 212 | 18,710 | 274 |
Homicide | 15 | 0.5 | 20 | 0.6 | 35 | 0.5 |
Attempted murder | 10 | 0.3 | 6 | 0.2 | 16 | 0.2 |
Physical assaultNote 3 | 5,555 | 167 | 5,419 | 154 | 10,974 | 160 |
Sexual offences | 4,473 | 134 | 1,036 | 30 | 5,509 | 81 |
Kidnapping/abduction | 231 | 7 | 180 | 5 | 411 | 6 |
Other violent crimesNote 4 | 980 | 29 | 785 | 22 | 1,765 | 26 |
Non-family violenceNote 5 | 26,111 | 784 | 29,062 | 828 | 55,173 | 807 |
Homicide | 9 | 0.3 | 21 | 0.6 | 30 | 0.4 |
Attempted murder | 6 | 0.2 | 28 | 0.8 | 34 | 0.5 |
Physical assaultNote 3 | 11,099 | 333 | 16,973 | 484 | 28,072 | 410 |
Sexual offences | 7,299 | 219 | 1,700 | 48 | 8,999 | 132 |
Kidnapping/abduction | 471 | 14 | 169 | 5 | 640 | 9 |
Other violent crimesNote 4 | 7,227 | 217 | 10,171 | 290 | 17,398 | 254 |
1. Rates are calculated on the basis of 100,000 populations. Populations based upon July 1st estimates from Statistics Canada, Demography Division. 2. Family violence refers to violence committed by parents, siblings, extended family and spouses. 3. Physical assaults includes all forms of assaults, including assault levels 1,2, and 3, unlawfully causing bodily harm, criminal negligence causing bodily harm, using a firearm or imitation firearm in the commission of an offence, pointing a firearm, discharging firearm with intent, trap likely to cause bodily harm and other assaults. 4. Other violent offences include robbery, extortion, arson-disregard for human life, intimidation of a justice system participant or journalist, intimidation of a non-justice participant, and other violent violations. 5. Non-family violence refers to violence committed by acquaintances, friends, neighbours, authority figures (e.g., teacher, daycare worker), dating partners, criminal relationships, business relationships and strangers. 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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