Dating violence statistics canada

Gertrude Pierre signs a pledge to keep aboriginal women safe following a signing of a memorandum of understanding in North Vancouver, B. Statistics Canada spoke with 33,127 people by telephone and had them answer questions online.Nine per cent of indigenous respondents said they were victims of spousal violence in 2014, compared to 10 per cent in 2009.

Gertrude Pierre signs a pledge to keep aboriginal women safe following a signing of a memorandum of understanding in North Vancouver, B. Statistics Canada spoke with 33,127 people by telephone and had them answer questions online.Nine per cent of indigenous respondents said they were victims of spousal violence in 2014, compared to 10 per cent in 2009.

Police were not notified about the violence in 70 per cent of cases.

The report comes as the federal government prepares to hold an inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women and girls.

A pre-inquiry phase involving consultations with victims' families is expected to last until the summer, CTV News reported.

That was far more than the 29 per cent of non-indigenous people who reported family violence.

Overall, reports of family violence in the GSS, appear to be falling when accounting for all Canadians.