Table 3.4
Senior victims (65 years and older) of family violence, by sex and type of weapon, Canada, 2009

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Senior victims (65 years and older) of family violence, by sex and type of weapon, Canada, 2009
Type of weapon Total Sex of victim
Female Male
  number percent number percent number percent
No weapon 175 8 111 8 64 7
Physical force 1,407 61 863 62 544 59
Threat 384 17 235 17 149 16
Weapon 349 15 183 13 166 18
Club or blunt instrument 69 3 40 3 29 3
Knife or other piercing instrument 106 5 51 4 55 6
Firearm 26 1 14 1 12 1
Other weapon 1 148 6 78 6 70 8
Unknown 112 ... 75 ... 37 ...
Total 2,427 100 1,467 100 960 100
1.
Includes, for example, explosives, fire, motor vehicle or poison.
Note(s):
Percentages may not add up due to rounding. Excludes incidents where the sex and/or age of the victim 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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