Table 1

Table 1
Self-reported incidents of violent victimization and theft of personal property, by Aboriginal identity, Canada's ten provinces, 2009
Type of victimization	Aboriginal people		Non-Aboriginal people
Type of victimization	number ('000)	rate¹	number ('000)	rate^1 †
Total violent victimization (including spousal violence)	204	232^*	3,039	114
Sexual assault	63^E	71^E *	612	23
Physical assault	123^E	141^E *	2,081	78
Robbery²	F	F	347	13
Total violent victimization (excluding spousal violence)	174	198^*	2,502	94
Sexual assault	62^E	70^E *	601	23
Physical assault	94^E	107^E *	1,555	58
Robbery	F	F	347	13
Theft of personal property	127	145	2,838	107
† reference category ^E use with caution F too unreliable to be published * Significantly different from reference category (p<0.05) 1. Rates are calculated per 1,000 population age 15 years and older. Populations based upon estimates from Statistics Canada, Demography Division. 2. The General Social Survey does not capture robberies perpetrated by spouses. As such, figures for total robbery match those for non-spousal robbery. Note: Excludes data from the Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut. Includes incidents that occurred during the 12 months preceding the survey. Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2009.

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