Statistics Canada Article on Family Violence in Canada

The Statistics Canada publication Juristat recently published an article entitled Family violence in Canada: A statistical profile, 2018 that uses police-reported data to explore the following topics: family violence against children and youth, intimate partner violence and family violence against seniors.

Among the highlights:

• family violence against seniors increased from 2009 to 2018, while intimate partner violence declined and family violence against children and youth remained relatively stable
• family violence against seniors increased by 11% from 2009 to 2018, while intimate partner violence declined by 12% and family violence against children and youth remained relatively stable (-1%). Meanwhile, overall police-reported violence declined by 17%.