Notes

For more information, see the Juristat article “Victim services in Canada, 2011/2012” (Allen 2014).

For example, a system-based victim services organization coordinating 12 locations would be counted as 12 system-based victim service providers.

Residential services are excluded from the Victim Services Survey. Information on these service providers is collected by the Transition Home Survey (THS). For more information, see the Juristat“Shelters for abused women in Canada, 2012” by Benjamin Mazowita and Marta Burczycka.

Funding for the Victim Services Survey, and the corresponding Juristat article and fact sheets, was provided by the Policy Centre for Victim Issues of the Department of Justice Canada.

Precise reporting periods may vary. Victim service providers were asked to provide information for the previous 12-month period ending March 31, 2012 or their own 12-month fiscal period. Victim service providers were asked to provide snapshot day information for May 24, 2012, or, if not possible, the next working day when they served victims.

Crime victim assistance centres in Quebec, called Centres d’aide aux victims d’actes criminels (CAVACs), are classified as this type of victim service. CAVACs are non-profit organizations made up mainly of professionals working in the area of social intervention, such as social workers, psychologists, and criminologists.

Compensation-related services do not include dedicated criminal injuries compensation programs or other financial benefit programs.

The estimated response rate for this survey was 83%. Where respondents were unable to provide information, the percentage of respondents reporting to individual questions are noted if less than 80%. Where a respondent had multiple locations providing victim services, these are counted as individual victim service providers.

Respondents reporting for multiple locations provided a single response which was applied to all locations. Estimates for the number of victim service providers for all profile information other than the geography served (urban, rural, reserve) may therefore be overestimated.

Unspecified Aboriginal language other than Cree, Inuktitut, and Ojibway.

Information on the number of clients served was provided by 92% of respondents.

Based upon victims for which the sex was known. The sex of 955 victims (or 9%) was not reported.

A number of victim service providers in New Brunswick were unable to provide a count of the number of clients served on May 24, 2012 and instead provided a profile of their active caseload on that day. One victim service provider in British Columbia was unable to provide a count of the number of clients served on May 24, 2012 and instead provided a profile of clients served for the month of May, 2012.

Excludes homicide and other offences causing death.

Excludes homicide and other offences causing death.

Excludes homicide and other offences causing death.

The overall response rate for Newfoundland and Labrador was 100%. Where respondents were unable to provide information, the percentage of respondents reporting to individual questions are noted if less than 80%. Where a respondent had multiple locations providing victim services, these are counted as individual victim service providers.

Respondents reporting for multiple locations provided a single response which was applied to all locations. Estimates for the number of victim service providers for all profile information other than the geography served (urban, rural, reserve) may therefore be overestimated.

Information on the number of clients served was provided by 100% of respondents.

Excludes homicide and other offences causing death.

Excludes homicide and other offences causing death.

Male victims were more likely than females to be victims of non-violent offences (such as theft or destruction of property) (21% versus 7%). Male victims were also more likely than females to be victims of non-sexual violent offences involving someone other than a spouse, ex-spouse, intimate partner, or other family member (35% versus 14%).

The overall response rate for Prince Edward Island was 100%. Where respondents were unable to provide information, the percentage of respondents reporting to individual questions are noted if less than 80%. Where a respondent had multiple locations providing victim services, these are counted as individual victim service providers.

Information on the number of clients served was provided by 100% of respondents.

Excludes homicide and other offences causing death.

Excludes homicide and other offences causing death.

Excludes homicide and other offences causing death.

The overall response rate for Nova Scotia was 86%. Where respondents were unable to provide information, the percentage of respondents reporting to individual questions are noted if less than 80%.

Respondents reporting for multiple locations provided a single response which was applied to all locations. Estimates for the number of victim service providers for all profile information other than the geography served (urban, rural, reserve) may therefore be overestimated.

Information on the number of clients served was provided by 91% of respondents.

Excludes homicide and other offences causing death.

Excludes homicide and other offences causing death.

Excludes homicide and other offences causing death.

The overall response rate for New Brunswick was 95%. Where respondents were unable to provide information, the percentage of respondents reporting to individual questions are noted if less than 80%. Where a respondent had multiple locations providing victim services, these are counted as individual victim service providers.

Respondents reporting for multiple locations provided a single response which was applied to all locations. Estimates for the number of victim service providers for all profile information other than the geography served (urban, rural, reserve) may therefore be overestimated.

A number of victim service providers in New Brunswick were unable to provide a count of the number of clients served on May 24, 2012 and instead provided a profile of their active caseload on that day. As a result, the snapshot day count for New Brunswick is overestimated.

Information on the number of clients served was provided by 100% of respondents.

Based upon victims for which the sex was known. The sex of 49 victims (or 58%) was not reported.

Excludes homicide and other offences causing death.

Excludes homicide and other offences causing death.

Excludes homicide and other offences causing death.

The overall response rate for Quebec was 98%. Where respondents were unable to provide information, the percentage of respondents reporting to individual questions are noted if less than 80%. Where a respondent had multiple locations providing victim services, these are counted as individual victim service providers.

Respondents reporting for multiple locations provided a single response which was applied to all locations. Estimates for the number of victim service providers for all profile information other than the geography served (urban, rural, reserve) may therefore be overestimated.

Information on the number of clients served was provided by 84% of respondents.

Based upon victims for which the sex was known. The sex of 404 victims (or 29%) was not reported.

Excludes homicide and other offences causing death.

Excludes homicide and other offences causing death.

Excludes homicide and other offences causing death.

The overall response rate for Ontario was 88%. Where respondents were unable to provide information, the percentage of respondents reporting to individual questions are noted if less than 80%. Where a respondent had multiple locations providing victim services, these are counted as individual victim service providers.

Respondents reporting for multiple locations provided a single response which was applied to all locations. Estimates for the number of victim service providers for all profile information other than the geography served (urban, rural, reserve) may therefore be overestimated.

Information on the number of clients served was provided by 95% of respondents.

Based upon victims for which the sex was known. The sex of 113 victims (or 4%) was not reported.

Excludes homicide and other offences causing death.

Excludes homicide and other offences causing death.

Excludes homicide and other offences causing death.

The overall response rate for Manitoba was 100%. Where respondents were unable to provide information, the percentage of respondents reporting to individual questions are noted if less than 80%. Where a respondent had multiple locations providing victim services, these are counted as individual victim service providers.

Respondents reporting for multiple locations provided a single response which was applied to all locations. Estimates for the number of victim service providers for all profile information other than the geography served (urban, rural, reserve) may therefore be overestimated.

Information on the number of clients served was provided by 95% of respondents.

Based upon victims for which the sex was known. The sex of 68 victims (or 14%) was not reported.

Excludes homicide and other offences causing death.

Excludes homicide and other offences causing death.

Excludes homicide and other offences causing death.

The overall response rate for Saskatchewan was 95%. Where respondents were unable to provide information, the percentage of respondents reporting to individual questions are noted if less than 80%. Where a respondent had multiple locations providing victim services, these are counted as individual victim service providers.

Respondents reporting for multiple locations provided a single response which was applied to all locations. Estimates for the number of victim service providers for all profile information other than the geography served (urban, rural, reserve) may therefore be overestimated.

Information on the number of clients served was provided by 88% of respondents.

Based upon victims for which the sex was known. The sex of 55 victims (or 8%) was not reported.

Excludes homicide and other offences causing death.

Excludes homicide and other offences causing death.

Excludes homicide and other offences causing death.

The overall response rate for Alberta was 90%. Where respondents were unable to provide information, the percentage of respondents reporting to individual questions are noted if less than 80%. Where a respondent had multiple locations providing victim services, these are counted as individual victim service providers.

Respondents reporting for multiple locations provided a single response which was applied to all locations. Estimates for the number of victim service providers for all profile information other than the geography served (urban, rural, reserve) may therefore be overestimated.

Information on the number of clients served was provided by 90% of respondents.

Based upon victims for which the sex was known. The sex of 152 victims (or 10%) was not reported.

Excludes homicide and other offences causing death.

Excludes homicide and other offences causing death.

Excludes homicide and other offences causing death.

The overall response rate for British Columbia was 80%. Where respondents were unable to provide information, the percentage of respondents reporting to individual questions are noted if less than 80%. Where a respondent had multiple locations providing victim services, these are counted as individual victim service providers.

Respondents reporting for multiple locations provided a single response which was applied to all locations. Estimates for the number of victim service providers for all profile information other than the geography served (urban, rural, reserve) may therefore be overestimated.

Information on the number of clients served was provided by 93% of respondents.

Based upon victims for which the sex was known. The sex of 114 victims (or 7%) was not reported.

One victim service provider in British Columbia was unable to provide a count of the number of clients served on May 24, 2012 and instead provided a profile of clients served for the month of May, 2012.

Excludes homicide and other offences causing death.

Excludes homicide and other offences causing death.

Excludes homicide and other offences causing death.

Some detailed information on those served by victim services in Yukon has been suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act.

The overall response rate for Yukon was 83%. Where respondents were unable to provide information, the percentage of respondents reporting to individual questions are noted if less than 80%. Where a respondent had multiple locations providing victim services, these are counted as individual victim service providers.

Respondents reporting for multiple locations provided a single response which was applied to all locations. Estimates for the number of victim service providers for all profile information other than the geography served (urban, rural, reserve) may therefore be overestimated.

Information on the number of clients served was provided by 100% of respondents.

Excludes homicide and other offences causing death.

Excludes homicide and other offences causing death.

Excludes homicide and other offences causing death.

Some detailed information on those served by victim services in the Northwest Territories has been suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act.

The overall response rate for the Northwest Territories was 38%. Where respondents were unable to provide information, the percentage of respondents reporting to individual questions are noted if less than 80%.

The response rate for this question was 50%.

Some detailed information on those served by victim services in Nunavut has been suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act.

The overall response rate for Nunavut was 67%. Where respondents were unable to provide information, the percentage of respondents reporting to individual questions are noted if less than 80%.