Table 10
Type of feeling or perception | Aboriginal people | Non-Aboriginal people† |
---|---|---|
percent | ||
Compared to other regions, do you think that the number of crimes in your neighbourhood is… | ||
…higher? | 11 | 8 |
…about the same? | 29 | 29 |
…lower? | 56 | 61 |
Do you think that crime in your neighbourhood has... | ||
…increased? | 27 | 26 |
…decreased? | 5E | 6 |
…remained the same? | 62 | 62 |
How safe do you feel from crime when you walk alone in your neighbourhood after dark? | ||
Very safe | 37 | 38 |
Reasonably safe | 36* | 42 |
Somewhat unsafe | 13* | 10 |
Very unsafe | 7E * | 3 |
Does not walk alone | 7 | 7 |
When alone in your home in the evening or at night, do you feel… | ||
…very worried? | 4E * | 1 |
…somewhat worried? | 19* | 15 |
…not at all worried? | 77* | 83 |
Are you generally satistifed with your personal security from crime incidents? | ||
Very satisfied | 44 | 48 |
Somewhat satisfied | 45 | 45 |
Somewhat dissatisfied | 7E | 5 |
Very dissatisfied | 3E * | 1 |
If you felt safer from crime, would you walk alone in your neighbourhood after dark more often? | ||
Yes | 55* | 38 |
No | 43* | 60 |
† reference category * Significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05) E use with caution Note: Excludes data from the Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut. Responses "Don't know and Not stated" are included in the total. Percentages may not add to 100% due to rounding and "Don't know" and "not stated" answers. Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2009. |
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