Canada: partner violence by relationship & age of victim

In Canada, about seven percent of victims of partner violence aged between 15 and 24 years had been victimized by a former dating partner, according to data on 2019. In addition, former dating partners were responsible for 12 percent of the cases registered in the same age group.

Share of intimate partner violence in Canada in 2019, by type of relationship and age of victim

Age group	Spousal violence (Current)	Spousal violence (Former)	Dating violence (Current)	Dating violence (Former)	Other intimate relationship	Non-spousal family relationship	Other	Stranger
15 to 24 years	4%	2%	12%	7%	1%	11%	36%	27%
25 to 34 years	11%	4%	14%	8%	1%	7%	30%	25%
35 to 44 years	14%	6%	11%	6%	1%	9%	30%	23%
45 to 54 years	10%	4%	7%	5%	0.5%	14%	34%	26%
55 years and older	7%	2%	3%	2%	0.5%	21%	38%	27%

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Release date

March 2021

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Region

Canada

Survey time period

2019

Age group

15 years and older

Supplementary notes

'Spousal violence' refers to violence committed by married, separated or divorced persons and common-law partners.
'Dating violence' refers to violence committed by boyfriends or girlfriends.
Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding. 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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