This statistic shows the total number of violent crime victims in Canada in 2018, distinguished by type of offence. In 2018, the total number of violent crime victims in Canada stood at 229,166. A total of 671 victims of attempted murder were counted.
Number of violent crime victims in Canada in 2018, by type of offence
Type of offence
Number of victims
Homicides and other violations causing death*
390
Attempted murder**
671
Sexual assault***
17,603
Physical assault****
128,557
Other offences involving violence or the threat of violence*****
* Includes first degree murder, second degree murder, manslaughter, infanticide, criminal negligence causing death, and other related violations causing death.
** Includes conspiracy to commit murder.
*** Includes sexual assault levels 1, 2 and 3.
**** Includes physical assault levels 1, 2 and 3.
***** Includes sexual violations against children and all other violent violations not otherwise listed.
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StatCan (Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics). (December 12, 2019). Number of violent crime victims in Canada in 2018, by type of offence [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 02, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/434494/number-of-violent-crime-victims-by-offence/
StatCan (Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics). "Number of violent crime victims in Canada in 2018, by type of offence." Chart. December 12, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 02, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/434494/number-of-violent-crime-victims-by-offence/
StatCan (Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics). (2019). Number of violent crime victims in Canada in 2018, by type of offence. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 02, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/434494/number-of-violent-crime-victims-by-offence/
StatCan (Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics). "Number of Violent Crime Victims in Canada in 2018, by Type of Offence." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Dec 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/434494/number-of-violent-crime-victims-by-offence/
StatCan (Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics), Number of violent crime victims in Canada in 2018, by type of offence Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/434494/number-of-violent-crime-victims-by-offence/ (last visited April 02, 2020)
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