Table 2.5
Persons accused of police-reported intimate partner and non-intimate partner violence, by accused sex, age group and relationship of accused to victim, Canada, 2017

Table 2.5
Persons accused of police-reported intimate partner and non-intimate partner violence, by accused sex, age group and relationship of accused to victim, Canada, 2017
Table summary
This table displays the results of Persons accused of police-reported intimate partner and non-intimate partner violence. The information is grouped by Accused sex and relationship of accused to victim (appearing as row headers), Age group of accused, Total accused, 15 to 24 years, 25 to 34 years, 35 to 44 years, 45 to 54 years and 55 years and older, calculated using number and rate units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Accused sex and relationship of accused to victim Age group of accused Total accused
15 to 24 years 25 to 34 years 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 55 years and older
number rate number rate number rate number rate number rate number rate
Female accused
Intimate partner relationship 3,563 163 4,888 192 3,244 134 1,696 68 617 11 14,008 91
Spousal violenceTable 2.5 Note 1 1,001 46 2,171 85 1,853 76 988 39 443 8 6,456 42
Current spouse 706 32 1,554 61 1,335 55 758 30 362 6 4,715 31
Former spouse 295 14 617 24 518 21 230 9 81 1 1,741 11
Dating relationshipTable 2.5 Note 2 2,499 114 2,647 104 1,354 56 666 27 161 3 7,327 48
Current dating partner 1,720 79 1,781 70 885 36 421 17 94 2 4,901 32
Former dating partner 779 36 866 34 469 19 245 10 67 1 2,426 16
Other intimate relationshipTable 2.5 Note 3 63 3 70 3 37 2 42 2 13 0.2 225 1
Non-spousal family relationshipTable 2.5 Note 4 1,866 85 1,230 48 863 36 674 27 401 7 5,034 33
OtherTable 2.5 Note 5 3,816 175 3,021 119 2,157 89 1,507 60 1,266 22 11,767 77
Stranger 1,171 54 1,430 56 834 34 532 21 265 5 4,232 28
Total female accused 10,416 477 10,569 415 7,098 292 4,409 176 2,549 45 35,041 228
Male accused
Intimate partner relationship 10,446 450 20,372 797 14,906 617 8,620 343 4,015 77 58,359 388
Spousal violenceTable 2.5 Note 1 2,273 98 8,041 315 7,853 325 4,984 198 2,760 53 25,911 172
Current spouse 1,534 66 5,916 232 5,684 235 3,633 144 2,208 42 18,975 126
Former spouse 739 32 2,125 83 2,169 90 1,351 54 552 11 6,936 46
Dating relationshipTable 2.5 Note 2 8,027 346 12,119 474 6,881 285 3,523 140 1,195 23 31,745 211
Current dating partner 5,259 227 7,919 310 4,445 184 2,306 92 702 13 20,631 137
Former dating partner 2,768 119 4,200 164 2,436 101 1,217 48 493 9 11,114 74
Other intimate relationshipTable 2.5 Note 3 146 6 212 8 172 7 113 4 60 1 703 5
Non-spousal family relationshipTable 2.5 Note 4 4,606 199 3,514 138 2,341 97 1,860 74 1,299 25 13,620 91
OtherTable 2.5 Note 5 10,432 450 9,276 363 6,875 285 5,987 238 5,697 109 38,267 255
Stranger 5,158 222 6,262 245 3,968 164 2,803 111 2,025 39 20,216 135
Total male accused 30,642 1,321 39,424 1,543 28,090 1,163 19,270 766 13,036 250 130,462 868
Total accused
Intimate partner relationship 14,009 311 25,260 495 18,150 375 10,316 205 4,632 42 72,367 238
Spousal violenceTable 2.5 Note 1 3,274 73 10,212 200 9,706 200 5,972 119 3,203 29 32,367 107
Current spouse 2,240 50 7,470 146 7,019 145 4,391 87 2,570 24 23,690 78
Former spouse 1,034 23 2,742 54 2,687 55 1,581 31 633 6 8,677 29
Dating relationshipTable 2.5 Note 2 10,526 234 14,766 289 8,235 170 4,189 83 1,356 12 39,072 129
Current dating partner 6,979 155 9,700 190 5,330 110 2,727 54 796 7 25,532 84
Former dating partner 3,547 79 5,066 99 2,905 60 1,462 29 560 5 13,540 45
Other intimate relationshipTable 2.5 Note 3 209 5 282 6 209 4 155 3 73 1 928 3
Non-spousal family relationshipTable 2.5 Note 4 6,472 144 4,744 93 3,204 66 2,534 50 1,700 16 18,654 61
OtherTable 2.5 Note 5 14,248 316 12,297 241 9,032 186 7,494 149 6,963 64 50,034 165
Stranger 6,329 141 7,692 151 4,802 99 3,335 66 2,290 21 24,448 81
Total accused 41,058 912 49,993 980 35,188 726 23,679 472 15,585 143 165,503 545
Note 1

Includes married, separated or divorced spouses and common-law partners (current and former). Includes accused and victims aged 15 to 89 years.

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Note 2

Includes boyfriends and girlfriends (current and former). Includes accused and victims aged 15 to 89 years.

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Note 3

Includes persons with whom victims had a sexual relationship or a mutual sexual attraction. Includes accused and victims ages 15 to 89 years.

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Note 4

Includes all other family members related by blood, marriage (including common-law) or adoption. Examples include siblings, grandparents, uncles, aunts, cousins and in-laws. Includes accused and victims aged 15 to 89 years.

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Note 5

Includes all other non-spousal, non-dating and non-family relationships. Examples include friends, casual acquaintances, business relationships, criminal relationships and relationships based on trust or authority (e.g., teacher-to-student, doctor-to-patient). Includes accused and victims aged 15 to 89 years.

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Note: Includes incidents with a single accused and a single victim. Rates are calculated on the basis of 100,000 population aged 15 to 89 years. Populations based upon July 1st estimates from Statistics Canada, Demography Division. Intimate partner violence refers to violence committed by legally married, separated or divorced spouses, common-law partners (current and former), dating partners (current and former) and other intimate partners. Accused and victims refers to those aged 15 to 89 years. Accused and victims aged 90 years and older are excluded from analyses due to possible instances of miscoding of unknown age within this age category. Excludes accused and victims where the sex or the age was unknown or where the accused-victim relationship was unknown.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Incident-based Uniform Crime Reporting Survey.
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