Table 6
Police-reported violent crime among dating partners by age group, gender and type of violation, Canada, 2022


Table 6
Police-reported violent crime among dating partners by age group, gender and type of violation, Canada, 2022
Table summary
This table displays the results of Police-reported violent crime among dating partners by age group. The information is grouped by Type of violation (appearing as row headers), 15 to 17, 18 to 24, 25 and older, Girls, Boys, Total, Women and Men, calculated using rate units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Type of violation 15 to 17 18 to 24 25 and older
Girls Boys TotalTable 6 Note 1 Young women Young men TotalTable 6 Note 1 Women Men TotalTable 6 Note 1
rate
Homicide, other violations causing death and attempted murderTable 6 Note 2 Note 0s value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded Note 0s value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded Note 0s value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded 1 Note 0s value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded Note 0s value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded Note 0s value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded Note 0s value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded Note 0s value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded
Sexual offences 116 5 60 85 4 43 16 1 9
Sexual assaultTable 6 Note 3 90 3 46 69 2 34 13 1 7
OtherTable 6 Note 4 26 2 14 16 2 9 3 1 2
Physical assault offences 93 15 54 387 70 224 127 47 88
Level 1 (common assault) 65 11 38 276 52 160 93 33 64
Level 2 (with a weapon or causing bodily harm) 26 3 14 105 17 59 32 13 23
Level 3 (aggravated assault) 1 Note 0s value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded 1 4 2 3 2 1 1
Other assaultsTable 6 Note 5 1 Note 0s value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded Note 0s value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded 3 Note 0s value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded 2 1 Note 0s value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded Note 0s value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded
Other offences involving violence or the threat of violence 40 8 24 132 15 71 46 11 29
RobberyTable 6 Note 6 1 Note 0s value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded 1 4 Note 0s value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded 2 1 Note 0s value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded 1
Extortion 2 1 2 5 2 3 1 Note 0s value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded 1
Criminal harassment 10 2 6 37 4 20 16 3 10
Indecent or harassing communications 5 1 3 17 4 10 7 2 5
Uttering threats 14 3 9 41 5 22 15 4 10
OtherTable 6 Note 7 7 Note 0s value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded 4 28 1 14 5 Note 0s value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded 3
Total 249 28 137 605 90 339 189 60 126
0s value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded
Note 1

Includes a relatively small number of victims whose gender was coded as unknown.

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Note 2

Includes first degree murder, second degree murder, manslaughter, infanticide, criminal negligence causing death, other related violations causing death and attempted murder.

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Note 3

Includes sexual assault level 1, sexual assault level 2 (with a weapon or causing bodily harm) and sexual assault level 3 (aggravated sexual assault).

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Note 4

Includes sexual interference, invitation to sexual touching, sexual exploitation, incest, bestiality (commit, compel or incite), voyeurism, non-consensual distribution of intimate images, making sexually explicit material available to a child, parent or guardian procuring sexual activity, householder permitting sexual activity, luring a child by means of a computer, agreement or arrangement (sexual offences against a child). Also includes corrupting the morals of a child, anal intercourse and other sexual violations.

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Note 5

Includes unlawfully causing bodily harm, discharging a firearm with intent, using a firearm or imitation firearm in the commission of an offence, pointing a firearm, assault against a peace-public officer, assault against a peace-public officer with a weapon or causing bodily harm, aggravated assault against a peace-public officer, criminal negligence causing bodily harm, trap likely to or causing bodily harm and other assaults.

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Note 6

Includes robbery and robbery to steal a firearm.

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Note 7

Includes all other violent violations not otherwise listed.

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Note: Rates are calculated on the basis of 100,000 population. Populations based on July 1 estimates from Statistics Canada, Centre for Demography. Excludes victims where age was coded as unknown and those where age was greater than 110 are excluded from analyses due to possible instances of miscoding of unknown age within this age category. Excludes a small number of victims in Quebec whose age was unknown but was miscoded as 0. Excludes victim data reported by the Canadian Forces Military Police.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics, Incident-based Uniform Crime Reporting Survey.
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