Table 5
Victims of police-reported sexual assault and other selected types of violent crime, by accused–victim relationship, level of injury and incident clearance status, Canada, 2017 and 2022


Table 5
Victims of police-reported sexual assault and other selected types of violent crime, by accused–victim relationship, level of injury 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 Accused–victim relationship, level of injury 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).
Accused–victim relationship, level of injury 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
Accused–victim relationshipTable 5 Note 1
Known to victim 17,607 100 26,025 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Not cleared 7,006 40 13,833 53 15 28 18 26 53 69 18 31
Cleared by charge 6,947 39 9,111 35 57 54 50 59 14 13 55 52
Cleared otherwise 3,654 21 3,081 12 27 18 31 16 33 18 26 17
Intimate partnerTable 5 Note 2 3,707 100 7,222 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Not cleared 1,092 29 3,082 43 10 18 15 18 54 65 12 21
Cleared by charge 2,064 56 3,600 50 77 77 62 72 21 22 73 73
Cleared otherwise 551 15 540 7 13 5 23 10 26 13 14 6
Family 3,363 100 4,520 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Not cleared 1,435 43 2,758 61 17 34 19 32 51 73 19 36
Cleared by charge 1,185 35 1,206 27 40 36 48 54 9 9 44 39
Cleared otherwise 743 22 556 12 42 30 33 14 40 17 36 25
ParentTable 5 Note 3 1,064 100 1,545 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Not cleared 553 52 1,046 68 21 39 20 31 50 73 22 40
Cleared by charge 327 31 371 24 41 39 48 54 12 13 45 43
Cleared otherwise 184 17 128 8 38 22 32 15 38 14 33 18
Other familyTable 5 Note 4 2,299 100 2,975 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Not cleared 882 38 1,712 58 16 32 19 32 52 73 18 34
Cleared by charge 858 37 835 28 40 34 48 54 8 8 44 37
Cleared otherwise 559 24 428 14 44 35 34 14 40 18 38 29
Friend or casual acquaintance 8,196 100 11,026 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Not cleared 3,470 42 6,209 56 21 37 21 35 52 72 24 40
Cleared by charge 2,830 35 3,174 29 41 36 34 39 8 7 41 36
Cleared otherwise 1,896 23 1,643 15 38 27 45 26 40 21 35 24
OtherTable 5 Note 5 2,341 100 3,257 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Not cleared 1,009 43 1,784 55 21 35 26 33 55 68 20 32
Cleared by charge 868 37 1,131 35 45 42 41 50 12 8 52 49
Cleared otherwise 464 20 342 11 34 23 33 16 33 24 28 19
Stranger 4,165 100 4,604 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Not cleared 2,595 62 3,023 66 47 53 36 46 78 83 47 54
Cleared by charge 1,188 29 1,290 28 38 35 42 41 5 6 41 36
Cleared otherwise 382 9 291 6 15 12 23 13 17 11 12 10
Unknown 2,117 100 4,384 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Not cleared 1,425 67 3,489 80 55 68 48 50 84 84 55 67
Cleared by charge 370 17 574 13 27 21 27 37 5 10 29 24
Cleared otherwise 322 15 321 7 18 10 26 13 12 6 16 9
Total 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
Level of injury
Injury 5,178 100 6,202 100 100 100 100 100 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 100 100
Not cleared 2,139 41 2,859 46 23 32 9 14 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 24 33
Cleared by charge 2,429 47 2,870 46 58 55 68 77 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 58 55
Cleared otherwise 610 12 473 8 20 13 23 9 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 18 12
Minor injuryTable 5 Note 6 5,103 100 6,136 100 100 100 100 100 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 100 100
Not cleared 2,115 41 2,833 46 22 32 9 14 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 24 33
Cleared by charge 2,380 47 2,832 46 57 54 68 77 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 58 55
Cleared otherwise 608 12 471 8 20 14 23 9 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 18 13
Major injury or deathTable 5 Note 7 75 100 66 100 100 100 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 100 100
Not cleared 24 32 26 39 29 33 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 30 33
Cleared by charge 49 65 38 58 65 64 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 64 63
Cleared otherwise 2 3 2 3 6 4 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 5 4
No injury 15,784 100 22,447 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Not cleared 7,341 47 12,878 57 25 40 22 30 61 73 29 43
Cleared by charge 5,268 33 6,838 30 44 41 48 54 11 12 45 41
Cleared otherwise 3,175 20 2,731 12 31 20 30 15 28 15 26 16
Unknown 2,927 100 6,364 100 100 100 100 100 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 100 100
Not cleared 1,546 53 4,608 72 33 55 13 31 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 36 56
Cleared by charge 808 28 1,267 20 40 30 56 55 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 40 31
Cleared otherwise 573 20 489 8 27 15 30 14 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 24 13
Total 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
... not applicable
Note 1

During processing for the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, a nearest-neighbour approach is used for unknown accused–victim relationships (that is, relationships initially reported as unknown by police are manually populated based on a number of similarities with other variables). For the purposes of this indicator, the relationship imputation has been undone and the initial unknown relationship is kept as an unknown measure for investigations.

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Note 2

Includes current and former legally married spouses, common-law partners and dating partners (i.e., boyfriends, girlfriends), and other intimate partners (e.g., one-night stands). Victims of spousal violence include those aged 15 and older, and victims of dating violence include those aged 12 and older.

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Note 3

Includes biological, step, adoptive and foster parents.

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Note 4

Includes all other family members related by blood, marriage (including common-law) or adoption (e.g., siblings, children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews and in-laws).

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Note 5

Includes neighbours, roommates, authority figures, reverse authority figures (e.g., student-to-teacher, patient-to-doctor), business relationships and criminal relationships (i.e., relationships based on illegal activities).

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Note 6

Includes injuries that required no professional medical treatment or only some first aid (e.g., bandage, ice).

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Note 7

Includes injuries that required professional medical attention at the scene or transportation to a medical facility, or injuries that resulted in death.

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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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