Table 11A
Perceptions of crime, neighbourhood and safety, and criminal courts among women, by Indigenous identity, Canada, 2019


Table 11A
Perceptions of crime, neighbourhood and safety, and criminal courts among women, by Indigenous identity, Canada, 2019
Table summary
This table displays the results of Perceptions of crime. The information is grouped by Perceptions (appearing as row headers), Indigenous women, Non-Indigenous women , percent and 95% confidence interval, calculated using from and to units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Perceptions Indigenous women Non-Indigenous womenTable 11A Note †
percent 95% confidence interval percent 95% confidence interval
from to from to
Compared to other areas in Canada, believe neighbourhood has
A higher amount of crime 10.0Note * 6.2 15.7 4.4 3.8 5.1
A lower amount of crime 64.5 56.9 71.4 70.3 68.8 71.7
About the same amount of crime 25.1 19.2 32.1 24.4 23.1 25.9
During the last 5 years, believe crime in neighbourhood hasTable 11A Note 1
Increased 26.6 20.5 33.7 20.5 19.3 21.8
Decreased 4.5 2.4 8.2 5.4 4.7 6.3
Remained the same 68.7 61.5 75.1 73.1 71.7 74.5
Sense of belonging to local community
Somewhat or very strong 61.2 53.7 68.1 62.2 60.6 63.7
Somewhat or very weak 25.7 19.5 33.0 24.0 22.7 25.5
No opinion 13.0 9.4 17.7 13.6 12.4 14.8
Perceives social disorder in neighbourhood
Yes 71.5Note * 64.5 77.6 57.4 55.8 58.9
No 28.3Note * 22.2 35.3 42.4 40.8 43.9
Of the people in neighbourhood, know
Most or many of the people 48.0Note * 41.0 55.2 33.9 32.5 35.3
Few or none of the people 52.0Note * 44.8 59.0 65.7 64.3 67.1
People in neighbourhood help each other
Yes 82.3 75.8 87.4 81.4 80.1 82.6
No 15.7 10.8 22.2 16.5 15.3 17.8
Likelihood neighbours would contact police about criminal activity
Very or somewhat likely 85.7 79.6 90.2 89.8 88.7 90.8
Somewhat unlikely or not likely 12.2 8.1 18.2 8.3 7.4 9.4
Feel safe walking alone in neighbourhood after darkTable 11A Note 2
Very or reasonably safe 86.7 79.6 91.5 82.4 81.1 83.7
Somewhat or very unsafe 13.1 8.2 20.1 17.3 16.1 18.7
Taken measures to protect self from crime in past 12 months
Yes 22.0 16.5 28.6 22.6 21.2 24.1
No 78.0 71.3 83.4 77.3 75.9 78.7
Satisfaction with personal safety from crime
Very or somewhat satisfied 69.4 62.2 75.7 74.4 73.0 75.7
Very or somewhat dissatisfied 9.4Note * 5.5 15.7 4.1 3.5 4.7
Neither satisfied or dissatisfied 21.0 15.8 27.3 21.4 20.0 22.7
Confidence in police
A great deal or some confidence 81.7Note * 75.6 86.6 91.4 90.4 92.3
Not very much or no confidence 17.4Note * 12.6 23.6 8.2 7.3 9.2
Confidence in criminal courts
A great deal or some confidence 53.6 46.2 60.7 60.4 58.9 62.0
Not very much or no confidence 31.2Note * 24.8 38.4 19.7 18.5 21.0
Don't know 15.1 10.7 20.9 19.6 18.2 21.0
Note *

significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05)

Return to note * referrer

Note †

reference category

Return to note † referrer

Note 1

Excludes respondents who reported that they had not lived in their current neighbourhood long enough to assess.

Return to note 1 referrer

Note 2

Excludes respondents who said they never walked along in their neighbourhood after dark.

Return to note 2 referrer

Note: Violent victimization includes intimate partner violence, non-intimate partner violence and robberies.
Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey on Canadians' Safety (Victimization).
Date modified: