Table 9
Physical assault since the age of 15, by gender and selected characteristics of the victim, 2025

Table 9
Physical assault since the age of 15, by gender and selected characteristics of the victim, 2025 Table summary
The information is grouped by Selected characteristic (appearing as row headers), Women+, Men+, Total, 95% confidence interval, 95% confidence interval and 95% confidence interval, calculated using percent, percent, percent, from, to, from, to, from and to units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Selected characteristic Women+ Men+ Total
percent 95% confidence interval percent 95% confidence interval percent 95% confidence interval
from to from to from to
Note E

use with caution

Note F

too unreliable to be published

Note *

significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05)

Return to note&nbsp;* referrer

Note **

significantly different from estimate for Women+ (p < 0.05)

Return to note&nbsp;** referrer

Note ***

significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05) and estimate for Women+ (p < 0.05)

Return to note&nbsp;*** referrer

Note †

reference category

Return to note&nbsp;† referrer

Note 1

Excludes First Nations people, Métis, or Inuit.

Return to note&nbsp;1 referrer

Note 2

Respondents who were 15 years of age and who did not link to tax data were assumed to have an individual income of $0.

Return to note&nbsp;2 referrer

Note: The category “Women+” includes women, as well as some non-binary respondents and some respondents who did not state their gender, while the category “Men+” includes men, as well as some non-binary persons and some respondents who did not state their gender.
Source: Statistics Canada, Survey of Safety in Public and Private Spaces.
Age group (years)  
15 to 24 Table 9 Note † 28 26 30 28 26 30 28 27 29
25 to 34 44 Table 9 Note * 42 45 44 Table 9 Note * 42 46 44 Table 9 Note * 42 45
35 to 44 42 Table 9 Note * 41 44 46 Table 9 Note *** 44 47 44 Table 9 Note * 43 45
45 to 54 43 Table 9 Note * 41 45 44 Table 9 Note * 42 45 43 Table 9 Note * 42 44
55 and older 32 Table 9 Note * 31 33 30 Table 9 Note *** 30 31 31 Table 9 Note * 31 32
Indigenous identity  
Indigenous person 57 Table 9 Note * 54 60 52 Table 9 Note *** 49 56 55 Table 9 Note * 53 57
First Nations 60 Table 9 Note * 56 64 51 Table 9 Note *** 45 56 56 Table 9 Note * 53 59
Métis 54 Table 9 Note * 50 59 55 Table 9 Note * 50 59 55 Table 9 Note * 51 58
Inuk 55 Table 9 Note * 48 62 51 Table 9 Note * 43 58 53 Table 9 Note * 47 58
Non-Indigenous person Table 9 Note † 36 35 36 36 36 37 36 36 37
Racialized population groupTable 9 Note 1  
Yes 23 Table 9 Note * 22 25 26 Table 9 Note *** 25 28 25 Table 9 Note * 24 26
South Asian 21 Table 9 Note * 18 23 21 Table 9 Note * 18 23 21 Table 9 Note * 19 23
Chinese 18 Table 9 Note * 16 21 25 Table 9 Note *** 22 28 22 Table 9 Note * 20 24
Black 29 Table 9 Note * 26 33 30 Table 9 Note * 26 34 30 Table 9 Note * 27 33
Filipino 19 Table 9 Note * 16 23 20 Table 9 Note * 16 24 19 Table 9 Note * 17 22
Arab 18 Table 9 Note * 13 23 30 Table 9 Note *** 25 35 24 Table 9 Note * 21 28
Latin American 38 32 44 37 32 44 38 34 42
Southeast Asian 21 Table 9 Note * 15 27 26 Table 9 Note * 20 34 23 Table 9 Note * 19 28
West Asian 27 Table 9 Note * 20 35 39 Table 9 Note ** 31 47 33 Table 9 Note * 28 39
Korean 24 Table 9 Note * 17 34 23 Table 9 Note * 15 34 24 Table 9 Note * 18 31
Japanese 24Euse with caution  Table 9 Note * 14 38 F too unreliable to be published F too unreliable to be published F too unreliable to be published 26 Table 9 Note * 17 37
Multiple racialized population groups 39 31 49 40 31 49 40 33 46
Racialized population group not otherwise specified 38 30 46 32 25 41 35 30 41
No Table 9 Note † 40 39 41 40 39 41 40 39 41
Place of birth  
Born outside Canada 27 Table 9 Note * 25 28 28 Table 9 Note * 27 29 27 Table 9 Note * 26 28
Born in Canada Table 9 Note † 41 40 41 41 40 42 41 40 41
Sexual orientation  
Heterosexual Table 9 Note † 35 34 36 36 Table 9 Note ** 36 37 36 35 36
LGB+ 58 Table 9 Note * 56 60 54 Table 9 Note *** 51 57 56 Table 9 Note * 55 58
Lesbian or gay 50 Table 9 Note * 45 55 49 Table 9 Note * 45 53 50 Table 9 Note * 46 53
Bisexual 60 Table 9 Note * 57 63 57 Table 9 Note * 52 62 59 Table 9 Note * 57 62
Sexual orientation not elsewhere classified 62 Table 9 Note * 55 68 64 Table 9 Note * 55 72 62 Table 9 Note * 57 67
Identifies as a person with a disability  
Yes 55 Table 9 Note * 53 56 49 Table 9 Note *** 47 51 52 Table 9 Note * 51 53
No Table 9 Note † 33 33 34 35 Table 9 Note ** 35 36 34 34 35
Employed in past 12 months  
Yes 40 Table 9 Note * 39 41 40 Table 9 Note * 39 41 40 Table 9 Note * 39 40
No Table 9 Note † 31 30 32 30 29 31 31 30 31
Individual before-tax income  
Less than $20,000 Table 9 Note † Table 9 Note 2 33 32 35 35 33 37 34 33 35
$20,000 to $39,999 34 33 36 35 33 37 35 34 36
$40,000 to $59,999 36 Table 9 Note * 35 38 33 Table 9 Note *** 32 35 35 34 36
$60,000 to $79,999 39 Table 9 Note * 38 41 38 Table 9 Note * 36 40 39 Table 9 Note * 37 40
$80,000 to $99,999 41 Table 9 Note * 39 44 40 Table 9 Note * 38 43 41 Table 9 Note * 39 42
$100,000 to $119,999 44 Table 9 Note * 41 46 40 Table 9 Note *** 37 42 41 Table 9 Note * 39 43
$120,000 or more 44 Table 9 Note * 42 47 43 Table 9 Note * 41 45 44 Table 9 Note * 42 45
Not stated 32 30 35 32 30 35 32 30 34
Attended school in the past 12 months  
Yes 33 Table 9 Note * 31 35 33 Table 9 Note * 31 35 33 Table 9 Note * 32 34
No Table 9 Note † 38 37 38 38 37 39 38 37 38
Marital status  
Married or common-law Table 9 Note † 35 34 36 36 35 37 35 35 36
Separated, divorced, or widowed 42 Table 9 Note * 41 44 43 Table 9 Note * 41 46 43 Table 9 Note * 41 44
Single, never married 37 Table 9 Note * 36 38 38 Table 9 Note * 36 39 37 Table 9 Note * 36 38
Area of residence  
Rural area of the provinces 37 36 39 36 34 38 36 35 38
Territories 47 Table 9 Note * 43 51 46 Table 9 Note * 42 50 47 Table 9 Note * 44 50
Urban area of the provinces Table 9 Note † 37 36 37 37 36 38 37 36 37
First official language spoken  
English Table 9 Note † 39 38 40 39 38 40 39 39 40
French 31 Table 9 Note * 30 32 30 Table 9 Note * 29 31 30 Table 9 Note * 30 31
English and French 30 Table 9 Note * 25 36 33 Table 9 Note * 28 38 31 Table 9 Note * 28 35
Neither English nor French 13 Table 9 Note * 9 18 17 Table 9 Note * 10 26 14 Table 9 Note * 10 19
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