Table 10
Perceptions of safety, crime and neighbourhood, by gender and territory, 2014

Table 10
Perceptions of safety, crime and neighbourhood, by gender and territory, 2014
Table summary
This table displays the results of Perception of safety. The information is grouped by Perception of safety, crime and neighbourhood (appearing as row headers), Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, All territories, Males, Females and Total, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Perceptions of safety, crime and neighbourhood Yukon Northwest Territories Nunavut All territories
Males Females TotalNote †
percent
Satisfaction with personal safety from crime  
Very satisfied 38Note ** 33 31 39Note ** 29 34
Satisfied 51 52 57Note * 52 55 53
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied 7Note E: Use with caution 10Note * 7Note E: Use with caution 6Note ** 10 8
Dissatisfied or very dissatisfied 3Note E: Use with caution 5Note E: Use with caution 3Note E: Use with caution 2Note E: Use with cautionNote ** 5Note E: Use with caution 4
No opinion/don't know/refusal Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 1Note E: Use with caution 1Note E: Use with caution 1Note E: Use with caution
Compared to other areas in Canada, do you think crime in your neighbourhood is...  
... Higher? 4Note E: Use with cautionNote ** 8Note E: Use with caution 12Note ** 9 7 8
... About the same? 18Note ** 23 29Note ** 21 25 23
... Lower 75Note ** 64 53Note ** 67Note * 62 65
... Don't know/refusal 3Note E: Use with cautionNote ** 4Note E: Use with caution 6Note ** 3Note E: Use with cautionNote ** 5 4
During the last 5 years, do you think that crime in your neighbourhood has...  
... Increased? 13 19Note * 15 12Note ** 20 16
... Decreased? 9Note E: Use with caution 9Note E: Use with caution 9Note E: Use with caution 11Note * 8 9
... Remained about the same 71 65Note * 72 72Note ** 66 69
... Just moved/has not lived in neighbourhood
long enough/refusal		 7 7Note E: Use with caution 4Note E: Use with cautionNote ** 5Note E: Use with caution 7 6
Feeling of safety when walking alone at night in the neighbourhood  
Very safe 54Note ** 41Note ** 51 62Note ** 34 48
Reasonably safe 31 32 27Note * 27Note ** 34 30
Somewhat unsafe or very unsafe 6Note E: Use with cautionNote ** 14Note ** 10Note E: Use with caution 8Note ** 12 10
Do not walk alone 9Note ** 14Note * 12 3Note E: Use with cautionNote ** 20 11
Don't know/refusal Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
Social disorder – following situations represent a big or moderate problem in the neighbourhood:  
Noisy neighbours or loud parties 9Note ** 14Note ** 12 9Note ** 15 12
People hanging around on the streets 8Note ** 17Note ** 12Note E: Use with caution 11 14 13
Garbage or litter lying around 6Note ** 16 27Note ** 13Note ** 19 16
Vandalism, graffiti 11Note ** 16 19Note ** 14 16 15
People being attacked or harassed because of their ethnic origin or religion 5Note E: Use with caution 5Note E: Use with caution 6Note E: Use with caution 5Note E: Use with caution 6 6
People using or dealing drugs 14Note ** 25Note * 26Note ** 20 23 22
People being drunk or rowdy in public places 16Note ** 32Note ** 28 25 26 26
At least one of the above situations (total) 28Note ** 46Note * 50Note ** 37Note ** 44 41
Trust people in the neighbourhoodNote 1  
Cannot be trusted 9Note ** 16Note * 15 10Note ** 17 13
Can be somewhat trusted 28 29 31 31 28 29
Can be trusted 36Note ** 32 26Note ** 34 30 32
Can be trusted a lot 26 21Note ** 26 24 24 24
No opinion/don't know/refusal 2Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 2Note E: Use with caution 2Note E: Use with caution 2Note E: Use with caution
Likelihood that neighbours call the police if witness what seems like criminal behaviour  
Very likely 65Note ** 61Note ** 40Note ** 57 55 56
Somewhat likely 24Note ** 27 35Note ** 29 27 28
Somewhat unlikely or unlikely 9Note ** 9Note ** 19Note ** 11 12 12
No opinion/don't know/refusal 3Note E: Use with caution 3Note E: Use with caution 5Note E: Use with cautionNote ** 2Note E: Use with cautionNote ** 5Note E: Use with caution 3
Sense of belonging to local community  
Very strong 27Note ** 27Note ** 45Note ** 31 33 32
Somewhat strong 50 53Note ** 39Note ** 48 48 48
Somewhat weak or very weak 19Note * 16 12Note ** 16 15 16
No opinion/don't know/refusal 4Note E: Use with caution 3Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published 4Note E: Use with caution 3Note E: Use with caution 4Note E: Use with caution
E use with caution
F too unreliable to be published
Note *

significantly different from reference category (p < 0.1)

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Note **

significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05)

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Note †

reference category (except for gender comparisons, for which the reference category is "females")

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Note 1.

Respondents were asked to assess their trust level using a scale ranging from 1 (cannot be trusted at all) to 5 (can be trusted a lot). In this table, those who answered 1 or 2 are combined in "cannot be trusted".

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Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2014.
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