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Statistics - Women
- Police data for 1999 indicates that 60% of all sexual assault victims are children and youth (under age 18). Parents are responsible for 42% of these sexual assaults. (Family Violence in Canada: A Statistical Profile, Ottawa Statistics Canada; cat. No. 85-224-XPE, 2001)
- In the past two decades, police data indicates that, of all individuals who were murdered, approximately one third were killed by a relative. (Family Violence in Canada: A Statistical Profile, Ottawa Statistics Canada; Cat. No. 85-224-XPE, 2000)
- 1 in 4 women will experience abuse in an intimate relationship in their lifetime. (Statistics Canada, 1993)
- 38% of sexually assaulted women were assaulted by their husbands, common-law partners or boyfriends. (Canadian Panel on Violence Against Women, 1993)
- 21% of women abused in an intimate relationship, are abused during pregnancy. (Statistics Canada, 1993)
- 42% of women with disabilities have been or are in abusive relationships. (Disabled Women's Network, 1989)
- In 70 % of the reported cases of sexual assault, the victim knew the accused; 62% of the victims were under the age of 18. (Juristat: Canadian Crime Statistics, 1998, vol. 19, no.9)
- Some 20% of women who leave an abusive partner experience continued (and often more severe) violence during or after the separation. (Canadian Social Trends, Statistics Canada, Autumn 1997)
- Children witnessed violence against their mothers in almost 40% of violent marriages. (Violence Against Women Survey 1993, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics)
- Six in 10 Canadian incidents of spousal homicide involved a history of domestic violence, of which police were aware. (Juristat; Homicide in Canada, 1998, vol. 19, no. 10)
- Young women under 25 are at greatest risk of spousal homicide. (Family Violence in Canada: Statistical Profile, 1999, Statistics Canada)
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