Table 4

Table 4
Self-reported incidents of non-spousal violence, by selected characteristics and Aboriginal identity, Canada's ten provinces, 2009
Type of characteristic	Aboriginal people	Non-Aboriginal people^†
Type of characteristic	percent
Number of offenders
One	82	73
Two	F	9
Three or more	F	12
Don't know/not stated	F	5^E
Sex of the offender¹
Male	76	89
Female	F	11
Don't know/not stated	F	F
Age of the offender¹
Less than 25	F	39
25 to 44	57	41
45 and over	F	16
Don't know/not stated	F	F
Relationship of offender to the victim²
Person known to the victim	68^*	52
Stranger	32^E *	47
Location of the incident
Private residence of the victim or other private residence	39	32
Commercial or institutional establishment	41^E	39
Street or other public place	F	26
Presence of a weapon
Yes	F	27
No	82^*	70
Don't know/not stated	F	3^E
Did the incident cause injuries
Yes	F	18
No	82	82
Did the offender use drugs or alcohol
Yes	67^*	52
No	F	38
Don't know/not stated	F	10
† reference category ^E use with caution F too unreliable to be published * Significantly different from reference category (p<0.05) 1. Excludes incidents involving multiple offenders. 2. Where multiple offenders are involved in one incident, the person with the closest relationship to the victim is counted. Notes: Totals may not add to 100% due to rounding. Includes incidents that occurred during the 12 months preceding the survey. Excludes data from the Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut. Excludes all incidents of spousal sexual and physical assault. Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2009.

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