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Table 2.6
Child and youth victims of physical and sexual assault committed by family or non-family members by level of injury, reported to a subset of police services, 2006

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Level of injury Offences committed by family members
Total assault victims Sexual assault1 victims Physical assault2 victims
Total family Female Male Female Male Female Male
number % number % number % number % number % number % number %
Total 12,198 100 7,489 100 4,709 100 3,257 100 832 100 4,232 100 3,877 100
Unknown 1,556 13 1,034 14 522 11 650 20 159 19 384 9 363 9
No injuries3 5,696 47 3,703 49 1,993 42 2,153 66 541 65 1,550 37 1,452 37
Minor physical injury4 4,639 38 2,586 34 2,053 44 371 11 94 11 2,215 52 1,959 51
Major physical injury5 143 1 62 1 81 2 2 0 4 0 60 1 77 2
Death 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Not applicable6 164 1 104 1 60 1 81 2 34 4 23 1 26 1
Level of injury Offences committed by non-family members
Total assault victims Sexual assault1 victims Physical assault2 victims
Total non-family Female Male Female Male Female Male
number % number % number % number % number % number % number %
Total 28,399 100 13,551 100 14,848 100 5,071 100 1,127 100 8,480 100 13,721 100
Unknown 1,949 7 1,093 8 856 6 641 13 184 16 452 5 672 5
No injuries3 12,725 45 6,849 51 5,876 40 3,598 71 791 70 3,251 38 5,085 37
Minor physical injury4 12,970 46 5,329 39 7,641 51 688 14 114 10 4,641 55 7,527 55
Major physical injury5 506 2 102 1 404 3 6 0 0 0 96 1 404 3
Death 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Not applicable6 249 1 178 1 71 0 138 3 38 3 40 0 33 0
0 true zero or a value rounded to zero
1. Sexual assault includes sexual assault (level 1), sexual assault with a weapon (level 2), aggravated sexual assault (level 3) and the ‘other sexual crimes’ category which includes sexual interference, sexual touching, sexual exploitation, incest, etc.
2. Physical assault includes common assault (level 1) assault with a weapon or causing bodily harm (level 2), aggravated assault (level 3), unlawfully causing bodily harm, discharge firearm with intent, criminal negligence causing bodily harm and other assaults.
3. No visible injuries were noted at the time of the incident, or the violation did not involve the use of weapons or physical force against the victim.
4. Minor physical injury is an injury that required no professional medical treatment or only some first injury aid (e.g., band aid, ice, etc.).
5. Major physical injury is an injury that required professional medical attention at the scene or transportation to a medical facility.
6. The violation did not involve the use of weapons nor physical force against the victim.
Notes: Children and youth include all those under the age of 18. Excludes incidents where the sex and/or age of the victim was unknown. Data are not nationally representative.The Incident-based Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR2) Survey collected 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. Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Incident-based Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR2) Survey.
Date Modified: 2009-08-21

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