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Infographic: Women and Criminal Victimization
Infographic: Women and Criminal Victimization
Violence against women is an important issue that impacts individuals, families and society as a whole. It also acts as a barrier to gender equality in Canada and around the world.
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2014: Over 1.2 million violent victimization incidents (self-reported* by women)
Violent victimizations include sexual assault, robbery and physical assault.
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This represents 56% of all violent incidents.*The two primary sources of data are police-reported crime data, and self-reported victimization. Self-reported incidents may not have come to the attention of the police and were collected through the General Social Survey on Canadians' safety.
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2015: 88.2% of sexual assault victims are female.
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Risk Factors
Violence can affect anyone, but some factors can put individuals at higher risk of being victimized.
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Young Women
Violent victimization was the highest among young women in this age category with 215 incidents per 1,000 population.
Rates of victimization decline with age
[line graph]Aged 25 to 34 128 incidents* Aged 35 to 44 68 incidents* Aged 45 to 54 68 incidents* Aged 55 to 64 42 incidents* Aged 64 and older 14 incidents* *per 1,000 population
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Indigenous Women (experienced violence at a rate of 2.7 times higher than non-Indigenous women in 2014.)
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2015
24% of all female homicide victims were Indigenous
1980
9% of all female homicide victims were Indigenous -
Lesbian and Bisexual Women (experienced violence at more than twice the rate reported by gay and bisexual men in 2014.)
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Lesbian and bisexual women: 281 incidents*
Gay and bisexual men: 121 incidents*
*per 1,000 population
These highlights were taken from the “Women in the Criminal Justice System” chapter of the 7th edition of Women in Canada: A Gender-based Statistical Report.
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