Table 5
Self-reported violent victimization in the 12 months preceding the survey, by selected characteristics, rural and urban areas, all provinces, 2019


Table 5
Self-reported violent victimization in the 12 months preceding the survey, by selected characteristics, rural and urban areas, all provinces, 2019
Table summary
This table displays the results of Self-reported violent victimization in the 12 months preceding the survey. The information is grouped by Selected characteristics (appearing as row headers), Rural, Urban, Proportion in the rural population, Proportion who were victims of a violent crime in the 12 months preceding the survey, Proportion in the urban population, percent and 95% confidence interval, calculated using from and to units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Selected characteristics Rural Urban
Proportion in the rural population Proportion who were victims of a violent crime in the 12 months preceding the survey Proportion in the urban population Proportion who were victims of a violent crime in the 12 months preceding the survey
percent 95% confidence interval percent 95% confidence interval percent 95% confidence interval percent 95% confidence interval
from to from to from to from to
Gender
ManTable 5 Note † 50 47 52 4.0 2.5 6.3 49 49 50 3.4 2.8 4.1
Woman 50 48 53 4.0 2.7 5.8 51 50 51 5.3Note * 4.5 6.2
LGBTQ2+
YesTable 5 Note † 3Note ** 2 5 9.6Note E: Use with caution 3.2 25.3 4 4 5 14.7 10.2 20.8
No 93 91 95 3.5 2.5 4.8 93 92 93 3.9Note * 3.4 4.4
Age group (years)
15 to 24Table 5 Note † 12Note ** 10 14 9.2 5.3 15.7 15 14 15 7.3 5.3 10.1
25 to 34 16 14 18 8.7 4.7 15.6 17 17 17 6.8 5.4 8.5
35 to 54 28Note ** 26 30 3.4Note * 2.1 5.4 32 32 33 4.3Note * 3.5 5.2
55 and over 44Note ** 42 46 1.2Note *** 0.8 2.0 36 36 36 2.0Note * 1.6 2.6
Marital status
MarriedTable 5 Note † 50 47 52 1.6Note ** 1.0 2.4 49 48 50 2.9 2.3 3.5
Common law 15Note ** 13 17 3.9 1.9 7.9 10 9 11 4.8Note * 3.5 6.5
Widow 5 4 6 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 5 5 5 1.1Note * 0.6 2.0
Separated or divorced 7 6 8 4.6Note * 2.7 7.9 7 7 8 5.6Note * 4.2 7.2
Single 23Note ** 21 26 9.6Note * 6.1 14.9 29 28 30 7.0Note * 5.7 8.6
Indigenous identity
Indigenous people 6Note ** 5 8 5.4 2.8 10.1 2 2 3 9.7Note E: Use with caution Note * 6.0 15.3
First Nations 3Note ** 3 4 2.8Note E: Use with caution 1.1 7.3 1 1 1 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
Métis 3Note ** 2 4 8.2 3.6 17.9 1 1 1 13.8Note E: Use with caution Note * 7.5 24.0
Inuit 0 0 0 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 0 0 0 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
Non-Indigenous peopleTable 5 Note † 93Note ** 92 94 3.9 2.9 5.3 97 97 98 4.2 3.7 4.8
Education (highest diploma)
Less than high schoolTable 5 Note † 17Note ** 15 19 2.3 0.9 5.4 11 10 11 3.8 2.3 6.0
High school 28Note ** 26 31 3.5 2.1 5.8 23 22 24 5.3 4.0 7.1
College or trade school 35Note ** 32 37 4.6 2.7 7.7 27 26 28 4.5 3.7 5.5
University 19Note ** 17 21 5.1 2.7 9.7 38 36 39 4.0 3.3 4.8
Ability to make ends meetTable 5 Note 1
Very easilyTable 5 Note † 23 21 26 2.2 1.2 4.0 25 24 26 2.7 2.1 3.5
Easily 54 51 56 4.9Note * 3.3 7.3 52 51 53 4.4Note * 3.7 5.3
With difficulty 21 19 23 3.9Note ** 2.4 6.2 21 20 22 6.3Note * 5.1 7.8
Location of dwelling (North or South)
Northern areasTable 5 Note † 12Note ** 11 14 8.0 4.3 14.3 4 3 4 5.7 3.3 9.8
Southern areas 88Note ** 86 89 3.4 2.4 4.8 96 96 97 4.3 3.8 4.9
Living arrangement
Living alone 14 13 16 3.1Note ** 1.9 5.1 14 13 15 5.6Note * 4.5 6.9
Couple, no childrenTable 5 Note † 34Note ** 32 36 1.6Note ** 0.9 2.8 22 21 23 3.0 2.3 3.8
Couple, with children 35Note ** 33 38 4.3Note * 2.6 7.0 41 40 42 4.0 3.2 5.0
Lone-parent with children 7Note ** 6 9 7.4Note * 4.0 13.5 12 11 13 6.8Note * 4.8 9.4
Non-related or other arrangements 9Note ** 7 11 10.2Note * 4.3 22.3 12 11 12 4.1 2.6 6.5
Has lived in the neighbourhood for...
Less than 5 yearsTable 5 Note † 27Note ** 24 29 7.2 4.4 11.5 30 29 31 5.5 4.5 6.7
5 years to less than 10 years 15Note ** 14 17 5.1 2.3 10.8 19 18 21 5.7 4.3 7.5
10 years or more 58Note ** 55 60 2.2Note * 1.5 3.3 50 49 51 3.1Note * 2.6 3.8
Sense of belonging to local community
Very strongTable 5 Note † 33Note ** 31 36 3.6 1.9 6.8 19 18 20 2.9 2.1 4.0
Somewhat strong 40 37 42 3.3 2.1 5.0 40 38 41 4.3Note * 3.5 5.3
Weak or somewhat weak 17Note ** 15 19 5.4 2.8 10.2 26 25 27 5.6Note * 4.5 6.9
No opinion 10Note ** 8 12 5.8 2.9 11.4 15 14 16 4.2 2.9 5.9
Social disorder in the neighbourhoodTable 5 Note 2
YesTable 5 Note † 50Note ** 47 53 6.2 4.3 8.7 57 56 59 5.7 4.9 6.6
No 50Note ** 47 52 1.8Note * 1.1 3.0 42 41 44 2.6Note * 2.1 3.3
Physical or mental disability
YesTable 5 Note † 38Note ** 35 41 5.2 3.6 7.6 33 32 35 6.7 5.6 7.9
No 62Note ** 59 65 3.2 2.0 5.1 67 65 68 3.2Note * 2.7 3.8
Self-rated mental health
ExcellentTable 5 Note † 30Note ** 27 32 3.2 1.5 6.8 26 25 27 2.3 1.7 3.1
Good 60 57 62 2.8 1.8 4.3 61 59 62 4.0Note * 3.4 4.7
Poor 10 8 12 13.9Note * 9.1 20.7 12 11 13 11.2Note * 8.9 14.1
History of childhood maltreatment
NoTable 5 Note † 73 71 75 3.3 2.2 4.9 73 71 74 2.9 2.4 3.5
Yes 25 23 26 6.5Note * 4.2 9.9 25 24 26 8.1Note * 6.8 9.5
Ever homelessTable 5 Note 3
NeverTable 5 Note † 86Note ** 84 88 2.7Note ** 1.8 4.0 89 89 90 3.9 3.4 4.5
Ever had to temporarily live with family, friends or elsewhere because had nowhere else to go 12Note ** 11 14 13.4Note * 8.4 20.8 8 7 9 8.4Note * 6.6 10.6
Ever had to live in a homeless shelter, on the street or in an abandoned building 2 1 2 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 2 1 2 14.0Note * 7.6 24.4
Binge drinking (5 or more drinks on one occasion) in past month
Never drinksTable 5 Note † 25 23 28 2.2 1.1 4.0 27 26 28 3.4 2.6 4.6
Not in the past month 46 44 49 4.1 2.7 6.1 48 47 49 4.3 3.5 5.1
Yes 27Note ** 24 29 5.7 3.2 9.9 22 21 24 5.9Note * 4.7 7.2
Non-prescribed drug use (including marijuana) in past 12 months
NoTable 5 Note † 83 81 85 2.9 2.0 4.1 82 81 83 3.3 2.8 3.8
Yes 16 14 18 9.8Note * 5.6 16.5 16 15 17 10.0Note * 8.1 12.4
Number of evening activities per month
0-9Table 5 Note † 55 52 57 2.3 1.3 4.1 52 51 53 3.4 2.8 4.1
10-19 21Note ** 20 23 6.2Note * 4.0 9.5 25 24 26 4.0 3.2 5.1
20+ 23 21 26 5.8Note * 3.4 9.9 22 21 23 7.0Note * 5.5 8.9
Total 100 100 100 4.0 3.0 5.3 100 100 100 4.4 3.8 4.9
E use with caution
F too unreliable to be published
Note *

significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05)

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Note **

significantly different from urban (p < 0,05)

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Note ***

significantly different from reference category and urban (p < 0,05)

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Note †

reference category

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Note 1

Based on answers to the following question: "Thinking of your/your household’s finances, are you/is your household usually able to make ends meet?". Those who answered "With difficulty", "With great difficulty" or "No, cannot make ends meet" were grouped in the "With difficulty" category.

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Note 2

Social disorder includes noisy neighbours or loud parties, people hanging around on the streets, garbage or litter lying around, vandalism or graffiti, people attacked because of their skin colour or religion, people using or dealing drugs, people being drunk or rowdy in public places. All those who said at least one of these was a problem in their neighbourhood are included in "Yes".

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Note 3

Categories are not mutually exclusive.

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Note: An urban area is defined as a census metropolitan area (CMA) or a census agglomeration (CA). Rural areas are all areas outside CMAs and CAs. A CMA or a CA is formed by one or more adjacent municipalities centred on a population centre (known as the core). A CMA must have a total population of at least 100,000, of which 50,000 or more must live in the core. A CA must have a core population of at least 10,000. To be included in the CMA or CA, adjacent municipalities must have a high degree of integration with the core, as measured by commuting flows derived from census data. A CMA or CA may have more than one police service. Responses of "Don't know" and "Refusal" are included in the calculation of percentages.
Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey on Canadians' Safety (Victimization).
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