Table 5
Violent victimization in the 12 months preceding the survey, by gender and selected characteristics of victim, territories, 2018


Table 5
Violent victimization in the 12 months preceding the survey, by gender and selected characteristics of victim, territories, 2018
Table summary
This table displays the results of Violent victimization in the 12 months preceding the survey. The information is grouped by Selected characteristics (appearing as row headers), Physical assault, Sexual assault, Women, Men, percent and 95% confidence interval, calculated using from and to units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Selected characteristics Physical assault Sexual assault
Women Men Women Men
percentTable 5 Note 1 95% confidence interval percentTable 5 Note 1 95% confidence interval percentTable 5 Note 1 95% confidence interval percentTable 5 Note 1 95% confidence interval
from to from to from to from to
Age group (years)
15 to 24Table 5 Note † 9.4 5.1 16.7 12.5 6.7 22.2 7.7 4.1 14.0 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
25 to 34 6.5 3.5 11.8 9.8 6.0 15.7 5.1 3.2 8.3 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
35 to 44 7.0 4.0 11.9 5.5 3.4 8.6 3.0 1.6 5.6 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
45 and older 2.8Note * 1.7 4.5 4.5Note * 3.1 6.5 1.4Note * 0.7 2.8 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
Marital status
Married or common-lawTable 5 Note † 3.1 1.9 4.9 4.8 3.3 7.0 1.7 0.9 3.2 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
Separated or divorced 5.8 3.3 10.0 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 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
Widowed 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 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
Single, never married 10.7Note * 7.1 15.8 11.9Note * 8.0 17.3 7.9Note * 5.2 11.8 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
Indigenous identity
Indigenous person 7.0 4.8 10.1 8.7 6.2 11.9 3.6 2.2 5.6 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
First Nations 7.5 3.8 14.3 9.5 5.4 16.3 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
Métis 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 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
Inuit 6.1 3.9 9.5 7.4 5.3 10.1 4.0 2.3 7.2 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
Non-Indigenous personTable 5 Note † 4.2 2.8 6.2 5.6 3.7 8.5 3.7 2.4 5.7 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
LGBTQ2+
NoTable 5 Note † 5.2 3.8 7.0 7.2 5.5 9.5 3.4 2.4 4.9 0.6 0.2 1.3
Yes 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 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
Disability
Person with a disabilityTable 5 Note † 8.8 6.2 12.3 7.3 4.7 11.2 5.8 4.0 8.5 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
Person without a disability 3.3Note * 2.1 5.1 7.2Note ** 5.1 10.0 2.1Note * 1.2 3.5 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
Employed in the 12 months preceding the survey
YesTable 5 Note † 6.0 4.3 8.4 7.9 5.9 10.5 4.0 2.8 5.6 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
No 4.1 2.2 7.3 4.6 2.1 10.0 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
Education status
Currently attending schoolTable 5 Note † 6.2 3.4 11.3 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 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
Not currently attending school 5.5 4.0 7.5 6.7 5.1 8.6 3.2 2.2 4.5 0.7 0.3 1.6
Highest diploma
Less than high schoolTable 5 Note † 4.7 2.7 8.1 7.9 5.4 11.5 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
High school 7.7 4.4 12.9 9.2 4.9 16.6 4.8 2.4 9.2 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
College or trades 4.9 2.2 10.8 7.7 4.8 12.1 2.7 1.5 4.8 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
University 5.4 3.3 8.7 3.5Note * 1.8 6.5 4.3 2.7 6.9 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
Experienced harsh parenting
NeverTable 5 Note † 3.4 1.9 6.0 3.5 1.7 6.8 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
At least once 6.5Note * 4.7 8.9 8.9Note * 6.6 11.8 4.7 3.4 6.6 1.0 0.4 2.3
Experienced physical or sexual violence during childhood
NeverTable 5 Note † 4.9 3.1 7.6 6.3 4.5 8.9 2.5 1.5 4.0 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
At least once 6.5 4.4 9.3 9.1 5.9 13.8 5.1Note * 3.3 7.7 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
Experienced inappropriate sexual behaviour in a public space in the 12 months preceding the survey
NeverTable 5 Note † 3.3 2.4 4.6 5.8Note ** 4.3 7.8 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
At least once 9.7Note * 6.6 14.1 14.5 7.8 25.3 8.6 6.0 12.2 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
Binge drinking in the 12 months preceding the survey
Never or less than once a monthTable 5 Note † 3.8 2.7 5.4 4.0 2.8 5.6 2.3 1.5 3.5 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
At least once a month 10.7Note * 7.1 15.8 13.3Note * 9.4 18.3 7.7Note * 4.9 11.7 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
Use of cannabis in the previous month
Never or less than once a monthTable 5 Note † 4.9 3.4 6.9 5.1 3.6 7.2 3.5 2.5 5.0 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
At least once a month 8.9 5.6 14.0 11.6Note * 7.9 16.6 3.7 2.0 6.9 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
Illicit drugs in the previous month
NeverTable 5 Note † 5.2 3.8 7.1 5.9 4.4 7.8 3.2 2.3 4.5 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
At least once Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 28.8Note * 16.3 45.7 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
Total population 5.5 4.1 7.4 7.2 5.6 9.3 3.6 2.6 5.0 0.6Note ** 0.3 1.5

Table 5
Violent victimization in the 12 months preceding the survey, by gender and selected characteristics of victim, territories, 2018
Table summary
This table displays the results of Violent victimization in the 12 months preceding the survey. The information is grouped by Selected characteristics (appearing as row headers), Total, Women, Men, percent and 95% confidence interval, calculated using from and to units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Selected characteristics Total
Women Men Total
percentTable 5 Note 1 95% confidence interval percentTable 5 Note 1 95% confidence interval percentTable 5 Note 1 95% confidence interval
from to from to from to
Age group (years)
15 to 24Table 5 Note † 14.6 9.1 22.6 13.1 7.2 22.7 13.9 9.2 20.3
25 to 34 9.8 6.1 15.2 10.0 6.1 15.9 9.9 6.9 13.9
35 to 44 8.5 5.4 13.2 6.9 4.5 10.5 7.7Note * 5.5 10.7
45 and older 3.7Note * 2.5 5.5 4.9Note * 3.4 6.9 4.3Note * 3.3 5.6
Marital status
Married or common-lawTable 5 Note † 4.3 2.8 6.4 5.3 3.7 7.4 4.8 3.7 6.1
Separated or divorced 7.3 4.6 11.4 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 5.8 3.8 8.8
Widowed 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 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
Single, never married 15.5Note * 11.1 21.3 12.8Note * 8.7 18.4 14.0Note * 10.5 18.4
Indigenous identity
Indigenous person 9.0 6.4 12.4 9.3 6.7 12.7 9.1 7.1 11.7
First Nations 9.3 5.1 16.5 10.5 5.8 18.4 10.0 6.0 16.0
Métis 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 13.0 6.8 23.4
Inuit 8.4 5.6 12.4 7.4 5.4 10.2 7.9 6.4 9.8
Non-Indigenous personTable 5 Note † 6.9 5.0 9.4 6.2 4.2 9.0 6.5 5.0 8.4
LGBTQ2+
NoTable 5 Note † 7.4 5.7 9.5 7.7 6.0 9.9 7.5 6.3 9.1
Yes 18.8 9.7 33.2 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 16.9Note * 9.9 27.3
Disability
Person with a disabilityTable 5 Note † 12.5 9.4 16.4 8.5 5.8 12.2 10.7 8.4 13.6
Person without a disability 4.6Note * 3.2 6.6 7.5 5.4 10.3 6.2Note * 4.8 7.8
Employed in the 12 months preceding the survey
YesTable 5 Note † 8.6 6.6 11.1 8.4 6.3 11.0 8.5 6.8 10.5
No 5.8 3.4 9.6 5.6 2.9 10.7 5.7 3.7 8.7
Education status
Currently attending schoolTable 5 Note † 13.2 7.7 21.7 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 12.7 8.1 19.3
Not currently attending school 7.2 5.5 9.2 7.3 5.7 9.3 7.2 6.0 8.7
Highest diploma
Less than high schoolTable 5 Note † 7.0 4.5 10.9 7.9 5.4 11.5 7.5 5.5 10.1
High school 9.9 6.1 15.8 11.0 6.4 18.3 10.5 7.2 15.1
College or trades 6.9 3.7 12.2 8.1 5.2 12.5 7.5 5.1 10.9
University 8.1 5.5 11.7 3.9Note *** 2.2 7.0 6.2 4.5 8.5
Experienced harsh parenting
NeverTable 5 Note † 4.0 2.4 6.6 3.5 1.7 6.8 3.7 2.3 5.9
At least once 9.8Note * 7.6 12.7 9.7Note * 7.4 12.7 9.8Note * 8.0 11.9
Experienced physical or sexual violence during childhood
NeverTable 5 Note † 6.7 4.6 9.5 6.7 4.8 9.3 6.7 5.2 8.6
At least once 9.6 7.2 12.7 10.2 6.8 15.0 9.9Note * 7.8 12.5
Experienced inappropriate sexual behaviour in a public space in the 12 months preceding the survey
NeverTable 5 Note † 3.9 2.9 5.2 6.0Note ** 4.6 8.0 5.1 4.2 6.3
At least once 15.3Note * 11.3 20.3 16.9Note * 10.0 27.0 15.8Note * 11.8 20.9
Binge drinking in the 12 months preceding the survey
Never or less than once a monthTable 5 Note † 5.3 4.0 6.9 4.5 3.3 6.2 4.9 4.0 6.0
At least once a month 15.6Note * 11.3 21.1 13.9Note * 10.1 19.0 14.6Note * 11.5 18.4
Use of cannabis in the previous month
Never or less than once a monthTable 5 Note † 7.2 5.5 9.5 5.7 4.2 7.8 6.5 5.3 8.1
At least once a month 10.5 6.9 15.8 12.0Note * 8.3 17.2 11.5Note * 8.6 15.4
Illicit drugs in the previous month
NeverTable 5 Note † 7.2 5.6 9.3 6.3 4.8 8.3 6.8 5.6 8.2
At least once 26.9Note * 14.9 43.7 31.5Note * 18.7 47.9 29.9Note * 20.0 42.1
Total population 7.8 6.2 9.9 7.8 6.1 9.9 7.8 6.5 9.4
F too unreliable to be published
Note *

significantly different from estimate for reference category only (p < 0.05)

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Note **

significantly different from the estimate for women only (p < 0.05)

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Note ***

significantly different from the estimate for the reference category (p < 0.05) and the estimate for women (p < 0.05)

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Note †

reference category

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Note 1

Percentage calculations include missing or unspecified responses, but these data are not shown unless they represent 5% or more of the total responses.

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Note: Violent victimization includes physical assault and sexual assault. Excludes intimate partner violence; those results will be published at a later date.
Source: Statistics Canada, Survey of Safety in Public and Private Spaces.
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