Saskatchewan Federation of Police Officers 79 Of all reported violent crime in 2016, more than one quarter (26%) resulted from family violence. Almost 67% of family violence victims were women and girls.1 Women are victims of intimate partner violence more often and more severely than men • 79% of police reported intimate partner violence is against women1. • Women were victims of intimate partner homicide at a rate four times greater than men2. Family violence is under-reported Experts know that rates of all forms of family violence are underestimated. For example, in 2014, fewer than one in five (19%) who had been abused by their spouse reported abuse to police3. There are many reasons why people don't report family violence. One is because of the stigma associated with it. Young children may not report violence because they may have limited contacts outside the family in whom they can safely confide. Intimate partner violence Here are some findings from recent reports on family violence and violence against women: Women are more likely to experience severe spousal violence compared to men Compared to men, women who experience spousal violence are: • twice as likely to report being sexually assaulted, beaten, choked or threatened with a gun or a knife.3 • more likely to report higher rates of injury caused by abuse (40% of female victims compared to 24% of male victims).3 • more likely to experience long term PTSDlike effects than men3. • more likely to report being put down or called names than men3. Indigenous women are more likely to experience spousal violence4 • Nearly 60% E of Indigenous women who reported spousal abuse also reported being physically injured as a result of it versus 41% E of non-Indigenous women4. Half of the Indigenous women experiencing violence reported the most severe forms of FAMILY VIOLENCE: HOW BIG IS THE PROBLEM IN CANADA? Image by freepik
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