Prevalence of IPV/VAW in Canada*
- 6% reported physical and/or sexual abuse
- 17% reported emotional and/or financial abuse
- ~50% of victims reported more than one abusive incident; this was more common among females (57%) than males (40%)
- Female victims were about three times more likely than males(34% versus 10%) to report more severe forms of violence
- Female victims were more than twice as likely as males to report an injury as a result of IPV (42% versus 18%).
- Males and females have reported being victims of IPV at similar rates; noteworthy, this decontextualizes the gendered power differentials in Canada.
- The rate of spousal homicide against women was about three times higher than that of men.
- Tangential Abuse: in two studies, 36% and 44% of women reported that their abusive partners threatened to hurt the children or to report them for abuse (Stark, 2007).
*unless otherwise specified, data comes from the 2009 GSS, population survey, last 5 years, had current or former spouse
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