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Table 3.1
Canadians' self-reported feelings of safety from crime, by sex and self-reported victimization experiences, 2009

Table 3.1 Canadians' self-reported feelings of safety from crime, by sex and self-reported victimization experiences, 2009
Table summary
This table displays the results of table 3.1 canadians' self-reported feelings of safety from crime. The information is grouped by fellings of safety from crime (appearing as row headers), victims of spousal violence, victims of non-spousal violence, non-victims, female, male and total, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Feelings of safety from crime	Victims of spousal violence^Note 1			Victims of non-spousal violence^Note 2			Non-victims^Note †
	Female^Note †	Male	Total	Female^Note †	Male	Total	Female^Note †	Male	Total
	percent
Personal safety
Very or somewhat satisfied	89	95	92	87^Note **	92^{Note , Note *}	89^Note **	91	94^Note *	93
Somewhat or very dissatisfied	10^{Note E: Use with caution}	Note F: too unreliable to be published	7^{Note E: Use with caution}	13^Note **	8^{Note E: Use with cautionNote , Note *}	10^Note **	7	5^Note *	6
Walking alone after dark in your neighbourhood^Note 3
Safe	80	96^Note *	88	75^Note **	90^{Note , Note *}	84^Note **	85	95^Note *	91
Unsafe	20^{Note E: Use with caution}	Note F: too unreliable to be published	12^{Note E: Use with caution}	25^Note **	10^{Note E: Use with cautionNote * , Note **}	16^Note **	14	5^Note *	9
Using or waiting for public transportation alone after dark^Note 4
Not at all worried	36^{Note E: Use with caution}	74^Note *	57	28^{Note E: Use with caution, Note **}	67^Note *	50^Note **	43	73^Note *	59
Somewhat or very worried	64^{Note E: Use with caution}	Note F: too unreliable to be published	43^{Note E: Use with caution}	72^Note **	32^Note *	50^Note **	56	26^Note *	40
Home alone in the evening or at night^Note 5
Not at all worried	65^Note **	85^Note *	75^Note **	71^Note **	86^{Note , Note *}	79^Note **	77	90^Note *	83
Somewhat or very worried	35^Note **	14^{E Note *}	25^Note **	29^Note **	14^{Note , Note *}	21^Note **	23	9^Note *	16
^E use with caution F too unreliable to be published † reference category * significantly different from reference category, females (p < 0.05) significantly different from reference category, non-victims (p < 0.05) 1. Includes violence against legally married, common-law and same-sex spouses in the previous 12 months. 2. Includes violence against non-spousal family members, friends, acquaintances and strangers in the previous 12 months. 3. Excludes those that stated that they do not or never walk alone in their area after dark. 4. Excludes those living in cities or communities without public transportation and those who never use public transportation after dark. 5. Excludes those who are never alone in their home in the evening or at night. Note: Responses of 'Don't know' and 'Not stated' are not listed, and therefore, the sum of victims may not add up to the total. Excludes data from the Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut. Source:** Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2009.

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Date modified:: 2015-11-30