Statistics Canada says the rate of police-reported sexual assault in Canada has reached its highest level since 1996.
OTTAWA - The rate of police-reported sexual assault in Canada has reached its highest level since 1996, according to Statistics Canada data released Tuesday.
Despite an increase in public discussion of issues around sexual violence, Statistics Canada said the number of sexual assaults reported to police is still likely to be a significant underestimate. In 2021, police reported 788 homicides, 29 more than in 2020, representing a three per cent increase across the country.
Criminal harassment was up 10 per cent in 2021 from 2020; non-consensual distribution of intimate images was up eight per cent; indecent or harassing communications were up four per cent; uttering threats was up three per cent. For the first time since 2006, violent crime and non-violent crime are trending in opposite directions overall.
Robbery, which is categorized as a violent offence, was also down by five per cent in 2021 after a 18 per cent drop in 2020.
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