Table 3.2
Senior victims (65 years and older) of family
violence by sex and offence type, Canada, 2009
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| Type of offence | Total | Sex of victim | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | Male | |||||
| number | rate 1 | number | rate 1 | number | rate 1 | |
| Homicide or attempted homicide | 18 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Sexual assault (levels 1, 2, 3) | 25 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Major assault (levels 2, 3) | 304 | 7 | 163 | 7 | 141 | 7 |
| Common assault (level 1) | 1,284 | 29 | 774 | 31 | 510 | 25 |
| Robbery | 20 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Extortion | 18 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| Criminal harassment | 103 | 2 | 79 | 3 | 24 | 1 |
| Uttering threats | 520 | 12 | 304 | 12 | 216 | 11 |
| Other violent offences 2 | 135 | 3 | 94 | 4 | 41 | 2 |
| Total | 2,427 | 54 | 1,467 | 59 | 960 | 48 |
Rates are calculated on the basis of 100,000 seniors
(65 years and older). Populations based upon July 1st estimates
from Statistics Canada, Demography Division.
Includes, for example, indecent/harassing telephone
calls, criminal negligence causing bodily harm, discharge firearm with intent,
using firearm/imitation of firearm in commission of offence, pointing a firearm,
trap likely to or causing bodily harm, kidnapping, unlawfully causing bodily
harm, and other violent offences.
Note(s):
Excludes incidents where the victim's sex and/or age was unknown. In 2009,
data from the Incident-based Uniform Crime Reporting Survey covered 99%
of the population of Canada.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Incident-based
Uniform Crime Reporting Survey.
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