In 2019, there were 5,371 victims in Canada who experienced a form of sexual assault by their intimate partner. That year, the most common type of offence was physical assault, wth over 80 thousand cases.
Number of intimate partner violence victims in Canada in 2019, by type of offence
Type of offence
Number of victims
Physical assault
81,203
Other offences involving violence or the threat of violence
21,044
Sexual assault
5,371
Homicide, other violations causing death and attempted murder
Attempted murder includes conspire to commit murder.
'Sexual assault' includes sexual assault, classified as one of three levels according to the seriousness of the incidents.
Common assault is the least serious form of assault and includes pushing, slapping, punching and face-to-face verbal threats. Major assault includes level 2 and 3 assault. Level 2 major assault is defined as assault with a weapon or causing bodily harm and level 3 major assault is defined as assault that wounds, maims, disfigures or endangers the life of the victim. 'Other offences' includes sexual violations against children and all other violent violations not otherwise listed.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Family violence in Canada: A statistical profile 2019, page 36, 2019. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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