Table 2.6
Persons accused of police-reported intimate partner and non-intimate partner violence, by accused sex, age group and relationship of accused to victim, Canada, 2018


Table 2.6
Persons accused of police-reported intimate partner and non-intimate partner violence, by accused sex, age group and relationship of accused to victim, Canada, 2018
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 3,365 154 4,981 199 3,425 140 1,628 65 674 12 14,073 91
Spousal violenceTable 2.6 Note 1 949 44 2,189 88 1,933 79 938 38 474 8 6,483 42
Current spouse 667 31 1,634 65 1,366 56 707 28 384 7 4,758 31
Former spouse 282 13 555 22 567 23 231 9 90 2 1,725 11
Boyfriend or girlfriend relationshipTable 2.6 Note 2 2,369 109 2,694 108 1,431 58 669 27 188 3 7,351 48
Current boyfriend or girlfriend 1,647 76 1,841 74 951 39 417 17 125 2 4,981 32
Former boyfriend or girlfriend 722 33 853 34 480 20 252 10 63 1 2,370 15
Other intimate relationshipTable 2.6 Note 3 47 2 98 4 61 2 21 1 12 0.2 239 2
Non-spousal family relationshipTable 2.6 Note 4 1,764 81 1,257 50 950 39 612 25 465 8 5,048 33
OtherTable 2.6 Note 5 3,904 179 3,117 125 2,109 86 1,450 58 1,234 21 11,814 77
Stranger 1,227 56 1,527 61 908 37 473 19 279 5 4,414 29
Total female accused 10,260 471 10,882 435 7,392 301 4,163 167 2,652 46 35,349 229
Male accused
Intimate partner relationship 10,420 445 20,309 781 16,226 672 8,547 346 4,229 79 59,731 393
Spousal violenceTable 2.6 Note 1 2,233 95 7,831 301 8,502 352 4,781 194 2,798 52 26,145 172
Current spouse 1,480 63 5,767 222 6,136 254 3,559 144 2,245 42 19,187 126
Former spouse 753 32 2,064 79 2,366 98 1,222 49 553 10 6,958 46
Boyfriend or girlfriend relationshipTable 2.6 Note 2 8,040 343 12,241 471 7,558 313 3,669 149 1,369 26 32,877 216
Current boyfriend or girlfriend 5,290 226 8,175 314 4,848 201 2,380 96 847 16 21,540 142
Former boyfriend or girlfriend 2,750 117 4,066 156 2,710 112 1,289 52 522 10 11,337 75
Other intimate relationshipTable 2.6 Note 3 147 6 237 9 166 7 97 4 62 1 709 5
Non-spousal family relationshipTable 2.6 Note 4 4,594 196 3,590 138 2,434 101 1,869 76 1,326 25 13,813 91
OtherTable 2.6 Note 5 10,099 431 9,464 364 7,029 291 5,649 229 5,657 106 37,898 250
Stranger 4,971 212 6,523 251 4,504 186 2,824 114 2,247 42 21,069 139
Total male accused 30,084 1,285 39,886 1,534 30,193 1,250 18,889 765 13,459 251 132,511 873
Total accused
Intimate partner relationship 13,785 305 25,290 496 19,651 403 10,175 205 4,903 44 73,804 241
Spousal violenceTable 2.6 Note 1 3,182 70 10,020 196 10,435 214 5,719 115 3,272 29 32,628 107
Current spouse 2,147 48 7,401 145 7,502 154 4,266 86 2,629 24 23,945 78
Former spouse 1,035 23 2,619 51 2,933 60 1,453 29 643 6 8,683 28
Boyfriend or girlfriend relationshipTable 2.6 Note 2 10,409 230 14,935 293 8,989 185 4,338 87 1,557 14 40,228 131
Current boyfriend or girlfriend 6,937 154 10,016 196 5,799 119 2,797 56 972 9 26,521 87
Former boyfriend or girlfriend 3,472 77 4,919 96 3,190 65 1,541 31 585 5 13,707 45
Other intimate relationshipTable 2.6 Note 3 194 4 335 7 227 5 118 2 74 1 948 3
Non-spousal family relationshipTable 2.6 Note 4 6,358 141 4,847 95 3,384 69 2,481 50 1,791 16 18,861 62
OtherTable 2.6 Note 5 14,003 310 12,581 247 9,138 188 7,099 143 6,891 62 49,712 162
Stranger 6,198 137 8,050 158 5,412 111 3,297 66 2,526 23 25,483 83
Total accused 40,344 893 50,768 996 37,585 772 23,052 465 16,111 144 167,860 548
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. In previous editions of the Family Violence in Canada Juristat, this category was referred to as "dating partner."

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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), boyfriends and girlfriends (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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