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Table 1.4
Number of spousal violence incidents as a proportion of total violent incidents, reported to a subset of police services, by age group, 2006

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  Total Victim’s age group
15 to 24 years 25 to 34 years 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 55 years and over
number proportion1 proportion1
Canada 38,573 15 16 33 32 15 5
Newfoundland & Labrador 349 10 6 29 39 17 8
Prince Edward Island 109 16 9 20 37 26 8
Nova Scotia 652 8 10 24 40 18 8
New Brunswick 460 8 10 39 29 15 7
Quebec 15,248 20 22 32 29 13 4
Ontario 11,713 14 13 31 34 16 6
Manitoba 1,577 11 17 38 30 12 4
Saskatchewan 2,128 13 16 39 29 12 4
Alberta 4,447 18 17 34 30 14 4
British Columbia 1,383 8 9 32 37 16 7
Yukon 53 13 16 26 40 10 8
Northwest Territories 189 16 18 29 33 17 3
Nunavut 265 20 19 36 35 7 3
1. To ensure that data are comparable across the provinces and territories, proportions have been adjusted for incidents where the relationship between the victim and the accused was unknown. Weights were calculated based on total violent incidents against spouses. For further information, refer to the Data sources section.
Notes: Excludes incidents where the sex and/or the age of the victim was unknown. Includes victims aged 15 to 98. Spousal violence refers to violence committed by legally married,common-law, separated and divorced partners. Coverage of the UCR2 survey for each jurisdiction in 2006 is 100% for all of the provinces and territories except: Quebec(99.4%), Ontario (98.9%), Alberta (98.7%), Manitoba (96.8%), New Brunswick (90.7%), and British Columbia (33.7%). Data are not nationally representative. Based on data from 149 police services representing approximately 90% of the population of Canada in 2006. Hamilton Police Service is excluded from the analysis due to data quality of the relationship variable.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Incident-based Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR2) Survey.
Date Modified: 2009-08-21

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