Table 11
Unwanted behaviour in public in the past 12 months, by gender and selected characteristics of the victim, 2025

Table 11
Unwanted behaviour in public in the past 12 months, 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 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.

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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 11 Note † 39 37 41 13 Table 11 Note ** 11 14 25 24 26
25 to 34 36 Table 11 Note * 34 38 13 Table 11 Note ** 11 14 24 23 25
35 to 44 26 Table 11 Note * 24 27 9 Table 11 Note *** 8 10 17 Table 11 Note * 16 18
45 to 54 18 Table 11 Note * 17 20 7 Table 11 Note *** 6 8 13 Table 11 Note * 12 14
55 and older 9 Table 11 Note * 8 9 3 Table 11 Note *** 3 4 6 Table 11 Note * 6 6
Indigenous identity  
Indigenous person 31 Table 11 Note * 29 34 13 Table 11 Note *** 11 15 22 Table 11 Note * 21 24
First Nations 34 Table 11 Note * 30 38 13 Table 11 Note *** 10 16 24 Table 11 Note * 21 27
Métis 30 Table 11 Note * 26 34 12 Table 11 Note *** 9 16 22 Table 11 Note * 19 24
Inuk 27 21 34 14 Table 11 Note *** 10 21 21 Table 11 Note * 17 26
Non-Indigenous person Table 11 Note † 21 21 22 8 Table 11 Note ** 7 8 14 14 15
Racialized population groupTable 11 Note 1  
Yes 16 Table 11 Note * 15 17 6 Table 11 Note *** 5 7 11 Table 11 Note * 10 11
South Asian 14 Table 11 Note * 12 17 5 Table 11 Note *** 4 7 9 Table 11 Note * 8 11
Chinese 13 Table 11 Note * 11 16 4 Table 11 Note *** 3 6 9 Table 11 Note * 8 10
Black 15 Table 11 Note * 13 19 7 Table 11 Note ** 5 9 11 Table 11 Note * 9 13
Filipino 13 Table 11 Note * 11 17 4 Table 11 Note *** 3 7 9 Table 11 Note * 7 11
Arab 21 16 27 5 Table 11 Note *** 3 8 12 Table 11 Note * 9 15
Latin American 24 19 29 13 Table 11 Note ** 9 18 18 15 22
Southeast Asian 11 Table 11 Note * 7 16 6 3 11 8 Table 11 Note * 6 12
West Asian 17 11 24 11 7 17 14 10 18
Korean 11 Table 11 Note * 6 20 F too unreliable to be published F too unreliable to be published F too unreliable to be published 8 Table 11 Note * 4 12
Japanese F too unreliable to be published F too unreliable to be published F too unreliable to be published F too unreliable to be published F too unreliable to be published F too unreliable to be published F too unreliable to be published F too unreliable to be published F too unreliable to be published
Multiple racialized population groups 39 Table 11 Note * 30 48 13 Table 11 Note ** 8 21 26 Table 11 Note * 20 32
Racialized population group not otherwise specified 14 Table 11 Note * 9 21 F too unreliable to be published F too unreliable to be published F too unreliable to be published 10 Table 11 Note * 7 14
No Table 11 Note † 23 22 23 8 Table 11 Note ** 8 9 16 15 16
Place of birth  
Born outside Canada 14 Table 11 Note * 13 15 5 Table 11 Note *** 5 6 9 Table 11 Note * 9 10
Born in Canada Table 11 Note † 25 24 25 9 Table 11 Note ** 9 10 17 17 17
Sexual orientation  
Heterosexual Table 11 Note † 19 18 19 7 Table 11 Note ** 6 7 12 12 13
LGB+ 53 Table 11 Note * 50 55 32 Table 11 Note *** 29 35 45 Table 11 Note * 43 46
Lesbian or gay 45 Table 11 Note * 40 49 29 Table 11 Note *** 26 34 36 Table 11 Note * 33 39
Bisexual 57 Table 11 Note * 54 60 32 Table 11 Note *** 28 36 49 Table 11 Note * 47 52
Sexual orientation not elsewhere classified 46 Table 11 Note * 39 53 43 Table 11 Note * 34 51 45 Table 11 Note * 40 50
Identifies as a person with a disability  
Yes 31 Table 11 Note * 29 32 15 Table 11 Note *** 14 16 24 Table 11 Note * 23 25
No Table 11 Note † 20 19 20 7 Table 11 Note ** 7 7 13 13 14
Employed in past 12 months  
Yes 26 Table 11 Note * 25 27 8 Table 11 Note *** 8 9 17 Table 11 Note * 16 17
No Table 11 Note † 13 13 14 7 Table 11 Note ** 6 8 11 10 11
Individual before-tax income  
Less than $20,000 Table 11 Note † Table 11 Note 2 26 24 27 12 Table 11 Note ** 10 13 19 18 20
$20,000 to $39,999 18 Table 11 Note * 17 19 9 Table 11 Note *** 7 10 14 Table 11 Note * 13 15
$40,000 to $59,999 18 Table 11 Note * 17 19 7 Table 11 Note *** 6 8 13 Table 11 Note * 12 14
$60,000 to $79,999 22 Table 11 Note * 20 23 5 Table 11 Note *** 5 6 14 Table 11 Note * 13 15
$80,000 to $99,999 24 22 26 7 Table 11 Note *** 6 9 15 Table 11 Note * 14 16
$100,000 to $119,999 24 21 26 7 Table 11 Note *** 5 8 14 Table 11 Note * 13 15
$120,000 or more 24 22 26 7 Table 11 Note *** 6 8 13 Table 11 Note * 12 14
Not stated 22 Table 11 Note * 20 25 11 Table 11 Note ** 9 13 16 Table 11 Note * 15 18
Attended school in the past 12 months  
Yes 36 Table 11 Note * 34 38 13 Table 11 Note *** 11 14 25 Table 11 Note * 24 26
No Table 11 Note † 19 18 19 7 Table 11 Note ** 7 8 13 12 13
Marital status  
Married or common-law Table 11 Note † 17 16 17 6 Table 11 Note ** 5 6 11 11 11
Separated, divorced, or widowed 14 Table 11 Note * 13 15 8 Table 11 Note *** 7 9 12 Table 11 Note * 11 13
Single, never married 36 Table 11 Note * 34 37 12 Table 11 Note *** 12 13 23 Table 11 Note * 22 24
Area of residence  
Rural area of the provinces 18 Table 11 Note * 17 19 6 Table 11 Note *** 5 7 12 Table 11 Note * 11 13
Territories 24 20 27 10 Table 11 Note ** 7 13 17 14 19
Urban area of the provinces Table 11 Note † 22 22 23 8 Table 11 Note ** 8 9 15 15 16
First official language spoken  
English Table 11 Note † 23 22 24 9 Table 11 Note ** 8 9 16 16 16
French 17 Table 11 Note * 16 18 5 Table 11 Note *** 5 6 11 Table 11 Note * 11 12
English and French 24 19 29 12 Table 11 Note ** 8 16 17 14 21
Neither English nor French F too unreliable to be published F too unreliable to be published F too unreliable to be published F too unreliable to be published F too unreliable to be published F too unreliable to be published F too unreliable to be published F too unreliable to be published F too unreliable to be published
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