NCJ Number
152324
Date Published
1993
Length
10 pages
Annotation
This report summarizes results of a national survey which measured the incidence of violence perpetrated against Canadian women by men.
Abstract
One-half of Canadian women have experienced at least one violent incident since the age of 16; almost one-half of women reported violence committed by men they knew and one-quarter reported violence by a stranger. About 25 percent of women have experienced violence committed by a past or present marital partner, including common-law husband. More than 10 percent of the respondents who reported violence in their current marriage have at some point felt their lives were in danger. Women with violent fathers-in-law face three times the risk of assault by the partners than women with nonviolent fathers-in-law. Sixty percent of Canadian women are afraid to walk alone in their neighborhood at night. The survey also covered the role of alcohol in women's experience of violence, the physical and emotional effects of victimization, and the use of weapons by violent perpetrators. Few women report violent incidents to the police or take advantage of available social services.