Table 4
Victims of police-reported sexual assault and other selected types of violent crime, by gender, age group and incident clearance status, Canada, 2017 and 2022


Table 4
Victims of police-reported sexual assault and other selected types of violent crime, by gender, age group and incident clearance status, Canada, 2017 and 2022
Table summary
This table displays the results of Victims of police-reported sexual assault and other selected types of violent crime. The information is grouped by Gender, age group and incident clearance status (appearing as row headers), Sexual assault, Physical assault, Criminal harassment, Indecent or harassing communications, Total violent crime, 2017 and 2022, calculated using number and percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Gender, age group and incident clearance status Sexual assault Physical assault Criminal harassment Indecent or harassing communications Total violent crime
2017 2022 2017 2022 2017 2022 2017 2022 2017 2022
number percent number percent percent
Gender
Women and girls 21,357 100 31,207 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Not cleared 9,758 46 17,884 57 18 31 21 28 61 71 24 37
Cleared by charge 7,827 37 10,199 33 60 55 51 58 12 13 55 50
Cleared otherwise 3,772 18 3,124 10 22 14 28 15 28 15 21 13
Men and boys 2,493 100 3,626 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Not cleared 1,254 50 2,326 64 31 43 25 36 63 76 31 44
Cleared by charge 665 27 747 21 42 39 40 47 9 9 44 41
Cleared otherwise 574 23 553 15 27 18 35 17 28 15 24 16
TotalTable 4 Note 1 23,889 100 35,013 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Not cleared 11,026 46 20,345 58 24 37 22 30 61 73 28 40
Cleared by charge 8,505 36 10,975 31 51 47 48 55 11 12 50 45
Cleared otherwise 4,358 18 3,693 11 24 16 30 15 28 15 22 14
Age group
Children and youth 9,046 100 13,618 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Not cleared 4,136 46 8,391 62 27 43 23 36 58 74 32 49
Cleared by charge 2,789 31 3,270 24 37 34 34 37 5 5 39 33
Cleared otherwise 2,121 23 1,957 14 36 23 43 27 37 21 29 18
Children aged 11 years and younger 2,487 100 3,186 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Not cleared 1,173 47 2,044 64 30 48 26 27 62 86 31 49
Cleared by charge 610 25 571 18 32 32 40 51 13 4 38 35
Cleared otherwise 704 28 571 18 38 20 34 22 25 10 31 17
Youth aged 12 to 17 years 6,559 100 10,432 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Not cleared 2,963 45 6,347 61 25 41 23 38 57 73 32 48
Cleared by charge 2,179 33 2,699 26 40 34 33 35 4 5 40 32
Cleared otherwise 1,417 22 1,386 13 35 25 45 27 38 22 29 19
Adults 14,781 100 21,221 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Not cleared 6,850 46 11,804 56 24 36 22 29 62 73 27 38
Cleared by charge 5,701 39 7,687 36 54 49 50 57 12 13 52 48
Cleared otherwise 2,230 15 1,730 8 23 15 29 14 27 14 21 14
18 to 30 years 8,644 100 11,596 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Not cleared 4,204 49 6,455 56 25 36 21 29 64 74 29 40
Cleared by charge 3,301 38 4,221 36 55 50 50 57 11 12 53 48
Cleared otherwise 1,139 13 920 8 20 14 28 14 25 14 19 12
31 to 45 years 3,898 100 6,407 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Not cleared 1,698 44 3,552 55 22 34 21 27 60 70 24 36
Cleared by charge 1,657 43 2,416 38 56 52 51 60 13 15 55 51
Cleared otherwise 543 14 439 7 22 14 28 13 27 16 21 13
46 to 64 years 1,746 100 2,504 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Not cleared 775 44 1,379 55 24 37 21 31 61 75 27 39
Cleared by charge 649 37 902 36 50 46 49 54 12 11 49 45
Cleared otherwise 322 18 223 9 26 18 30 15 27 14 24 16
65 years and olderTable 4 Note 2 493 100 714 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Not cleared 173 35 418 59 25 38 27 36 63 78 29 41
Cleared by charge 94 19 148 21 39 40 41 47 8 8 39 40
Cleared otherwise 226 46 148 21 36 22 32 17 28 14 32 20
TotalTable 4 Note 3 23,889 100 35,013 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Not cleared 11,026 46 20,345 58 24 37 22 30 61 73 28 40
Cleared by charge 8,505 36 10,975 31 51 47 48 55 11 12 50 45
Cleared otherwise 4,358 18 3,693 11 24 16 30 15 28 15 22 14
Note 1

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

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Note 2

Victims older than 110 years were coded as unknown due to possible instances of miscoding of unknown age within this age category, as were certain victims whose age was reported as 80 and older, but were identified as possible instances of miscoding.

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Note 3

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

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Note: Cleared by charge includes charges laid or recommended. Offences reflect the most serious violation against the victim. Sexual assault includes level 1, 2 and 3 sexual assault, and physical assault includes level 1, 2 and 3 assault. Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, Trend Database.
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