Table 3
Senior and non-senior perceptions of community belonging, neighbourhood crime and sense of safety, by age group and gender, Canada, 2019

Table 3
Senior and non-senior perceptions of community belonging, neighbourhood crime and sense of safety, by age group and gender, Canada, 2019
Table summary
This table displays the results of Senior and non-senior perceptions of community belonging. The information is grouped by Perceptions of community belonging, neighbourhood crime and sense of safety (appearing as row headers), Women, Men, Total, percent and 95% confidence interval, calculated using from and to units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Perceptions of community belonging, neighbourhood crime and sense of safety	Women			Men			Total^{Table 3 Note 1}
	percent	95% confidence interval		percent	95% confidence interval		percent	95% confidence interval
	percent	from	to	percent	from	to	percent	from	to
Seniors
Satisfaction with personal safety from crime
Very or somewhat satisfied	79.2^Note *	77.1	81.1	85.9^Note ***	84.1	87.6	82.3^Note *	80.9	83.6
Very or somewhat dissatisfied	3.3^Note *	2.6	4.2	3.1	2.4	4.1	3.2^Note *	2.7	3.8
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied, or no opinion	17.0^Note *	15.2	19.0	10.9^Note ***	9.4	12.5	14.2^Note *	13.0	15.5
Feeling of safety from crime when walking alone in the neighbourhood after dark^{Table 3 Note 2}
Very or reasonably safe	87.3^Note *	85.2	89.1	92.9^Note **	91.4	94.2	90.3^Note *	89.1	91.3
Very or somewhat unsafe	12.3^Note *	10.6	14.4	6.8^Note **	5.6	8.3	9.4^Note *	8.3	10.5
Feeling of safety from crime when using public transit alone after dark^{Table 3 Note 3}
Very or somewhat worried	55.8	50.4	61.0	34.0^Note **	29.1	39.2	45.4	41.8	49.0
Not at all worried	43.2	37.9	48.5	65.5^Note **	60.2	70.5	53.8	50.1	57.4
Feeling of safety from crime when home alone in the evening or at night^{Table 3 Note 4}
Very or somewhat worried	19.8^Note *	17.7	22.1	10.5^Note **	8.9	12.3	15.4^Note *	14.1	16.8
Not at all worried	79.9^Note *	77.6	82.0	89.4^Note **	87.6	91.0	84.4^Note *	83.0	85.7
In the past 12 months, measures taken to protect self or property from crime
Yes	12.6^Note *	10.8	14.6	12.8^Note *	11.2	14.5	12.7^Note *	11.5	14.0
No	87.2^Note *	85.2	89.0	87.0^Note *	85.3	88.6	87.1^Note *	85.8	88.3
Compared to other areas in Canada, the neighbourhood has...
A higher amount of crime	2.7^Note *	2.0	3.6	3.3	2.3	4.6	3.0^Note *	2.4	3.7
About the same amount of crime	19.9^Note *	17.9	22.0	17.5^Note *	15.6	19.5	18.8^Note *	17.4	20.3
A lower amount of crime	75.8^Note *	73.6	77.9	78.3^Note *	76.1	80.4	76.9^Note *	75.3	78.4
In the past five years, crime in the neighbourhood has...^{Table 3 Note 5}
Increased	14.1^Note *	12.5	15.8	11.0^Note ***	9.5	12.6	12.7^Note *	11.6	13.8
Decreased	5.3	4.2	6.9	5.6^Note *	4.4	7.1	5.5^Note *	4.6	6.5
Remained about the same	79.2^Note *	77.1	81.2	82.3^Note ***	80.2	84.2	80.6^Note *	79.2	82.0
Sense of community belonging
Somewhat or very strong	71.9^Note *	69.4	74.2	72.9^Note *	70.4	75.3	72.3^Note *	70.6	74.0
Somewhat or very weak	15.8^Note *	14.0	17.8	16.1^Note *	14.2	18.2	15.9^Note *	14.6	17.3
No opinion	11.9^Note *	10.3	13.7	10.5^Note *	9.0	12.3	11.3^Note *	10.2	12.6
Many people in the neighbourhood...
Know each other	45.0^Note *	42.5	47.5	46.1^Note *	43.4	48.8	45.5^Note *	43.7	47.4
Help each other	84.4^Note *	82.3	86.3	84.0	81.8	85.9	84.1^Note *	82.6	85.5
Social disorder in neighbourhood
Yes^{Table 3 Note 6}	42.3^Note *	39.8	44.9	41.2^Note *	38.5	43.9	41.8^Note *	40.0	43.6
No	57.0^Note *	54.5	59.6	58.5^Note *	55.7	61.2	57.7^Note *	55.9	59.5
Non-seniors^{Table 3 Note †}
Satisfaction with personal safety from crime
Very or somewhat satisfied	72.8	71.1	74.3	80.4^Note **	78.8	81.9	76.6	75.4	77.7
Very or somewhat dissatisfied	4.5	3.8	5.3	3.7	3.0	4.7	4.1	3.6	4.7
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied, or no opinion	22.6	21.1	24.2	15.6^Note **	14.2	17.0	19.1	18.1	20.2
Feeling of safety from crime when walking alone in the neighbourhood after dark^{Table 3 Note 2}
Very or reasonably safe	81.5	79.8	83.0	92.1^Note **	91.1	93.1	87.0	86.0	87.9
Very or somewhat unsafe	18.4	16.8	20.0	7.7^Note **	6.8	8.8	12.9	11.9	13.8
Feeling of safety from crime when using public transit alone after dark^{Table 3 Note 3}
Very or somewhat worried	60.6	58.0	63.1	34.6^Note **	31.9	37.3	47.2	45.3	49.1
Not at all worried	39.0	36.5	41.6	65.3^Note **	62.5	67.9	52.5	50.6	54.5
Feeling of safety from crime when home alone in the evening or at night^{Table 3 Note 4}
Very or somewhat worried	25.0	23.4	26.7	12.3^Note **	11.1	13.7	18.6	17.6	19.6
Not at all worried	74.9	73.2	76.5	87.5^Note **	86.1	88.8	81.3	80.2	82.3
In the past 12 months, measures taken to protect self or property from crime
Yes	25.5	23.9	27.2	20.4^Note **	19.0	21.9	22.9	21.8	24.1
No	74.4	72.7	76.1	79.5^Note **	78.0	80.9	77.0	75.8	78.1
Compared to other areas in Canada, the neighbourhood has...
A higher amount of crime	5.2	4.5	6.1	4.5	3.8	5.3	4.9	4.3	5.5
About the same amount of crime	25.7	24.0	27.5	23.6	22.0	25.3	24.7	23.5	25.9
A lower amount of crime	68.4	66.6	70.1	71.1^Note **	69.3	72.8	69.7	68.4	70.9
In the past five years, crime in the neighbourhood has...^{Table 3 Note 5}
Increased	22.8	21.3	24.4	19.0^Note **	17.6	20.5	20.9	19.8	21.9
Decreased	5.4	4.5	6.4	8.1^Note **	6.9	9.4	6.7	6.0	7.5
Remained about the same	71.0	69.3	72.7	72.3	70.5	74.0	71.7	70.5	72.8
Sense of community belonging
Somewhat or very strong	59.3	57.4	61.2	57.3	55.4	59.1	58.2	56.8	59.5
Somewhat or very weak	26.4	24.8	28.1	27.2	25.5	29.0	26.8	25.6	28.1
No opinion	14.2	12.8	15.6	15.3	13.9	16.8	14.8	13.8	15.8
Many people in the neighbourhood...
Know each other	31.2	29.6	32.8	30.3	28.7	32.0	30.8	29.6	31.9
Help each other	80.5	79.0	82.0	81.5	80.0	82.9	80.9	79.9	81.9
Social disorder in neighbourhood
Yes^{Table 3 Note 6}	62.2	60.4	64.0	57.9^Note **	56.1	59.7	60.1	58.8	61.3
No	37.7	35.8	39.5	41.9^Note **	40.1	43.7	39.8	38.5	41.0
Note * significantly different from reference category only (p < 0.05) Return to note * referrer Note significantly different from estimate for women only (p < 0.05) Return to note referrer Note * significantly different from reference category and estimate for women (p < 0.05) Return to note * referrer Note † reference category Return to note † referrer Note 1 In addition to women and men, includes a small number of respondents who identified as gender diverse or did not state their gender. Return to note 1 referrer Note 2 Excludes those who do not walk alone. Return to note 2 referrer Note 3 Excludes those who do not use public transit. Return to note 3 referrer Note 4 Excludes those who are never alone. Return to note 4 referrer Note 5 Excludes those who had just moved to the area or had not lived in the neighbourhood long enough. Return to note 5 referrer Note 6 Includes those who identified any of the related categories as a small, moderate or big problem in the neighbourhood. Return to note 6 referrer Note: Seniors include those aged 65 and older while non-seniors include those aged 15 to 64. Missing or not stated responses are included in percent calculations but are not shown unless they represent more than 5% of the population. Confidence intervals should be interpreted as follows: if the survey were repeated many times, then 95% of the time (or 19 times out of 20), the confidence interval would cover the true population value. Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey on Canadians' Safety (Victimization).

Date modified:: 2022-07-07

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Table 3
Senior and non-senior perceptions of community belonging, neighbourhood crime and sense of safety, by age group and gender, Canada, 2019

Table 3 Senior and non-senior perceptions of community belonging, neighbourhood crime and sense of safety, by age group and gender, Canada, 2019

Table 3
Senior and non-senior perceptions of community belonging, neighbourhood crime and sense of safety, by age group and gender, Canada, 2019