Table 9
Characteristics of victims of police-reported violent crime, by north-south region, 2013

Table 9
Characteristics of victims of police-reported violent crime, by north-south region, 2013
Table summary
This table displays the results of Characteristics of victims of police-reported violent crime. The information is grouped by Characteristics (appearing as row headers), South, Provincial North, Territories and Total, calculated using rate per 100,000 population units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Characteristics South Provincial North Territories Total
rate per 100,000 population
SexNote 1  
Male 868 1,871 4,734 942
Female 892 2,388 7,236 998
Total 880 2,126 5,953 970
Age groupNote 2  
Under 12 319 695 1,357 349
12 to 17 years 1,660 3,555 6,516 1,801
18 to 24 years 1,822 4,803 11,506 2,036
25 to 34 years 1,455 4,152 9,793 1,640
35 to 44 years 1,118 3,060 7,538 1,246
45 to 54 years 769 1,681 5,831 838
55 to 89 years 271 463 2,287 286
TotalNote 2 877 2,137 5,988 968
Relationship of accused to victim percent
Spouse or ex-spouse 13 11 10 12
Other close family 10 11 11 10
Extended family 3 7 10 4
Intimate partner or former intimate partner 14 19 20 14
Friend or acquaintance 33 37 39 34
Stranger 28 15 9 26
TotalNote 3 100 100 100 100
Note 1.

Excludes victims where sex was unknown.

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Note 2.

Excludes victims where age was unknown or over 89 as well as a small number of victims in Quebec whose age was unknown but was miscoded as 0.

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Note 3.

Excludes victims where the relationship to accused was unknown. This may include incidents where no accused was identified (ex. unsolved homicides).

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Note: Provincial North encompasses the northern regions of Newfoundland and Labrador, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia. South refers to the southern regions of these provinces as well as Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Rates are calculated per 100,000 individuals based on the population in each age and or sex category. Total rates by sex and age differ as a result of noted exclusions. Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey.
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