Table 6
Victimization incidents reported by Canadians, by selected household, dwelling and neighbourhood characteristics, 2014

Table 6
Victimization incidents reported by Canadians, by selected household, dwelling and neighbourhood characteristics, 2014
Table summary
This table displays the results of Victimization incidents reported by Canadians. The information is grouped by Characteristics (appearing as row headers), Total violent victimization, Total household victimization and Theft of personal property, calculated using number (thousands) and rate units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Characteristics	Total violent victimization^Note 1		Total household victimization^Note 2		Theft of personal property
Characteristics	number (thousands)	rate^Note 3	number (thousands)	rate^Note 4	number (thousands)	rate^Note 3
Living arrangement of household
Alone^Note †	220	62	406	114	177	49
Couple^Note 5	356	42^Note *	442	107	429	51
Couple with children	1,096	83^Note *	824	178^Note *	1,143	86^Note *
Lone-parent family	389	143^Note *	238	186^Note *	297	109^Note *
Other living arrangement^Note 6	184^{Note E: Use with caution}	126^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *	120	194^Note *	109	75^Note *
Household size
1 or 2 people^Note †	815	60	988	115	728	54
3 or 4 people	1,059	89^Note *	798	181^Note *	1,027	87^Note *
5 people or more	370	90^Note *	243	206^Note *	399	97^Note *
Dwelling type
Single detached^Note †	1,484	75	1,275	146	1,527	77
Semi-detached, row house, duplex	318	72	344	160	382	87
Apartment or condo in a building	390	84	366	123^Note *	215	46^Note *
Other	Note F: too unreliable to be published	Note F: too unreliable to be published	40	134	25^{Note E: Use with caution}	50^{Note E: Use with caution}^Note *
Dwelling ownership
Owned^Note †	1,597	69	1,417	135	1,713	74
Rented	645	103^Note *	604	165^Note *	429	69
Living in the dwelling
Less than 1 year^Note †	260	109	221	185	203	85
1 year to less than 5 years	681	91	647	168	565	76
5 years to less than 10 years	406	69^Note *	392	139^Note *	506	86
10 years or more	898	66^Note *	764	121^Note *	876	64
Sense of belonging to local community
Very strong^Note †	372	50	379	104	384	51
Somewhat strong	982	68^Note *	941	137^Note *	1,079	74^Note *
Somewhat weak	557	116^Note *	438	189^Note *	441	92^Note *
Very weak	266	165^Note *	217	259^Note *	205	127^Note *
People in neighbourhood help each other
Yes^Note †	1,694	69	1,540	131	1,718	70
No	471	136^Note *	415	237^Note *	349	101^Note *
Likelihood that neighbours call the police if witness what seems like criminal behaviour
Very likely^Note †	1,260	66	1,170	127	1,267	66
Somewhat likely	689	89^Note *	602	163^Note *	682	88^Note *
Somewhat unlikely or not at all likely	260	153^Note *	223	262^Note *	184	108^Note *
Social disorder in the neighbourhood
No^Note †	533	40	446	70	482	36
Yes^Note 7	1,694	109^Note *	1,565	209^Note *	1,654	107^Note *
Household income
Less than $20 000^Note †	90	79	136	142	49	43
$20 000 to $59 999	291	60	346	111^Note *	218	45
$60 000 to $99 999	288	56	297	113	321	63^Note *
$100 000 to $139 999	225	59	241	140	283	75^Note *
$140 000 to $179 999	118	54	134	145	183	84^Note *
$180 000 or more	168^{Note E: Use with caution}	69^{Note E: Use with caution}	142	143	206	84^Note *
^E use with caution F too unreliable to be published Note † reference category Return to note † referrer Note * significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05) Return to note * referrer Note 1. Includes sexual assault, robbery and physical assault. Return to note 1 referrer Note 2. Includes break and enter, theft of motor vehicle or parts, theft of household property and vandalism. Return to note 2 referrer Note 3. Rates are calculated per 1,000 population aged 15 years and older. Return to note 3 referrer Note 4. Rates are calculated per 1,000 households. Return to note 4 referrer Note 5. Includes couples living with unrelated persons. Return to note 5 referrer Note 6. Includes unrelated persons (e.g., roommates) and/or related persons who are neither spouses nor children living with their parents. Return to note 6 referrer Note 7. Includes persons who responded that at least one of the following situations was a problem in their neighbourhood: noisy neighbours or loud parties; people hanging around on the streets; garbage or litter lying around; vandalism; people being attacked because of their skin colour, ethnic origin or religion; people using or dealing drugs; people being drunk or rowdy in public places. Return to note 7 referrer Note: Excludes data from the Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut which will be published at a later date. Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2014.

Date modified:: 2015-11-30

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Table 6
Victimization incidents reported by Canadians, by selected household, dwelling and neighbourhood characteristics, 2014

Table 6 Victimization incidents reported by Canadians, by selected household, dwelling and neighbourhood characteristics, 2014

Table 6
Victimization incidents reported by Canadians, by selected household, dwelling and neighbourhood characteristics, 2014