Stats Canada has released a report on the victimization of aboriginal people.
Analyst, Jillian Boyce says aboriginals over the age 15 fell victim to a wide list of offences.
“In 2014, these 8 offences included sexual assault, robbery, physical assault, theft of personal property, breaking and entering, theft of a motor vehicle, vandalism, and theft of a residence.”
The proportion of aboriginal people who reported being victimized decreased from 38% in 2009 to 28% in 2014 for all provinces and from 36% to 28% in the territories during the same period.
According to Boyce, the numbers are even more staggering when it comes to spousal abuse.
“In the past five years, 9% of aboriginal people reported they have been a victim of spousal violence compared to just 4% of non-aboriginal people. Some of these offences include being sexually assaulted, beaten, choked or threatened with a gun or knife.”
77% of non-spousal violence incidents involving aboriginal victims were not reported to police.
Despite the findings, 85% of aboriginal people reported being satisfied or very satisfied with their personal safety from crime.
The overall victimization rate was 163 incidents per 1,000 people among aboriginal people in Canada in 2014 which is more than double the rate among non-aboriginal people.
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