Table 4.7
Senior victims of police-reported violent crime by family members, by sex of victim, province and territory, 2010

Table 4.7
Senior victims of police-reported violent crime by family members, by sex of victim, province and territory, 2010
Province and territory Female Male Total
number rateNote 1 number rateNote 1 number rateNote 1
Newfoundland and Labrador 20 50 26 75 46 62
Prince Edward Island 3 26 3 31 6 28
Nova Scotia 51 65 36 56 87 61
New Brunswick 45 73 34 66 79 70
Quebec 397 62 229 44 626 54
Ontario 553 58 278 36 831 48
Manitoba 77 89 56 81 133 85
Saskatchewan 93 121 69 108 162 115
Alberta 163 80 118 68 281 74
British Columbia 289 84 188 62 477 74
Yukon 6 452 4 264 10 352
Northwest Territories 17 1,517 12 1,014 29 1,259
Nunavut 14 2,917 9 1,748 23 2,312
Canada 1,728 69 1,062 51 2,790 61
1. Rates are calculated on the basis of 100,000 seniors (65 to 89 years). Populations based upon July 1st estimates from Statistics Canada, Demography Division.
Note: Senior victims refer to those aged 65 to 89 years. Family violence refers to violence committed by spouses (legally married, separated, divorced and common-law partners), children, siblings, and extended family. Excludes incidents where the victim's sex and/or age was unknown.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Incident-based Uniform Crime Reporting Survey.
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