Violent victimization of Aboriginal women in the Canadian Provinces, 2009 / : Victimisation avec violence chez les femmes autochtones dans les provinces canadiennes, 2009

Juristat Article—Violent victimization of Aboriginal women in the Canadian provinces, 2009 Statistics Canada Juristat Violent victimization of Aboriginal women in the Canadian provinces, 2009 Published by authority of the Minister responsible for Statistics Canada © Minister of Industry, 2011 All rights reserved. [...] Juristat Article—Violent victimization of Aboriginal women in the Canadian provinces, 2009 Violent victimization of Aboriginal women in the Canadian provinces, 2009: Highlights • In 2009, close to 67,000 Aboriginal women aged 15 or older living in the Canadian provinces reported being the victim of violence in the previous 12 months. [...] Juristat Article—Violent victimization of Aboriginal women in the Canadian provinces, 2009 Victimization of Aboriginal women close to triple that of non-Aboriginal women In 2009, close to 67,000 or 13% of all Aboriginal women aged 15 and older living in the provinces stated that they had been violently victimized (Text Box 1). [...] Almost two-thirds of Aboriginal female victims under the age of 35 The results of the 2009 GSS show that many Aboriginal female victims of crime are relatively young (Table 3) and tend to be highly represented as victims of violence. [...] Juristat Article—Violent victimization of Aboriginal women in the Canadian provinces, 2009 Most violent victimizations do not involve a weapon Most violent incidents against Aboriginal women that were committed outside of a spousal relationship in the 12 months preceding the survey did not involve the use of a weapon, and most did not cause injury.