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| Relationship of accused to victim | Total | Female victims | Male victims | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | percent of incidents | ||||
| Boyfriend or girlfriend | 9,572 | 7,981 | 83 | 1,591 | 17 |
| Ex-boyfriend or ex-girlfriend | 13,018 | 10,635 | 82 | 2,383 | 18 |
| Other intimate relationships1 | 208 | 129 | 62 | 79 | 38 |
| 1. Includes a person with whom the victim had a sexual relationship or a mutual sexual attraction but to which none of the other relationship options apply. Note: Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding. Excludes incidents where the sex and/or age of the victim was unknown. The 2008 data are based upon information reported by police services covering 98% of the population of Canada. Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Incident-based Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR2) Survey. |
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