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Table 3.5
Accused perpetrators of family violence against children
and youth by relationship to the victim, sex of the accused and type of assault,
reported to a subset of police services, 2007
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| Accused by relationship to victim and sex | Total assault | Sexual assault 1 | Physical assault 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | percent | number | percent | number | percent | |
| Total family | 11,621 | 100 | 3,217 | 100 | 8,404 | 100 |
| Female | 2,604 | 22 | 130 | 4 | 2,474 | 29 |
| Male | 9,017 | 78 | 3,087 | 96 | 5,930 | 71 |
| Parent 3 | 6,454 | 56 | 1,094 | 34 | 5,360 | 64 |
| Female | 1,748 | 15 | 50 | 2 | 1,698 | 20 |
| Male | 4,706 | 40 | 1,044 | 32 | 3,662 | 44 |
| Sibling 4 | 2,380 | 20 | 887 | 28 | 1,493 | 18 |
| Female | 420 | 4 | 32 | 1 | 388 | 5 |
| Male | 1,960 | 17 | 855 | 27 | 1,105 | 13 |
| Extended family 5 | 2,440 | 21 | 1,218 | 38 | 1,222 | 15 |
| Female | 416 | 4 | 46 | 1 | 370 | 4 |
| Male | 2,024 | 17 | 1,172 | 36 | 852 | 10 |
| Spouse/ex-spouse 6 | 347 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 329 | 4 |
| Female | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Male | 327 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 311 | 4 |
Includes sexual assault (level 1), sexual
assault with a weapon or causing bodily harm (level 2), aggravated sexual
assault (level 3) and the 'other sexual crimes' category which includes
sexual interference, sexual touching, sexual exploitation, incest, etc.
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.
Includes a small number of cases where age
or the relationship between the accused and the victim may have been miscoded.
Includes natural, step, half, foster or adopted
siblings.
Includes others related by blood, marriage,
adoption or foster care.
Includes legally married and common-law partners
and ex-spouses. Rates are calculated per 100,000 population for
the geographic areas policed by the Incident-based Uniform Crime Reporting
Survey respondents. Population counts by marital status are not available
for this geographic level.
Note(s):
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 Survey
collected data from 153 police services representing approximately 94%
of the population of Canada in 2007. Hamilton Police Service is excluded
from the analysis due to quality of the relationship variable. Rate per 100,000 population
for the geographic areas policed by the Incident-based Uniform Crime Reporting
Survey respondents, based on populations provided by Demography Division,
Statistics Canada.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Incident-based
Uniform Crime Reporting Survey.
