Abuse Facts
"61% of all Canadians say they personally know at least one woman who has been sexually or physically assaulted."
Ending Violence Against Women
"More than three quarters of the women in emergency shelters and more than 90% of women in second stage shelters were at serious risk of danger in their intimate partner relationship."
Keeping Women Alive
"For the past 30 years in Canada, women are three to four times as likely to be killed by their spouse."
Ending Violence Against Women
"In 2008, 68% of women wanted to escape situations of psychological abuse."
Residents of Canada’s Shelters for Abused Women
"Research shows that children see or hear 40% to 80% of domestic violence assaults."
Ending Violence Against Women
"Statistics Canada data show that about 8 out of 10 victims are women, and 9 out of 10 stalkers are men."
Stalking is a Crime Called Criminal Harassment
"Nearly 1 in 3 teens who have been in relationships have experienced the most serious forms of dating violence and abuse including sexual abuse, physical abuse, or threats of physical harm to a partner or self."
Love is Not Abuse
"More than one in ten Canadian women say they have been stalked by someone in a way that made them fear for their life."
Ending Violence Against Women
"Only 36% of female victims of spousal violence called the police."
Little Eyes Little Ears
"On average, every six days a woman in Canada is killed by her intimate partner."
Ending Violence Against Women
Family Violence in Canada: A Statistical Profile (2011)
Keeping Women Alive – Assessing the Danger: Executive Summary (2009)
Ending Violence Against Women: Fact Sheet (2011)
Little Eyes, Little Ears – How Violence Against a Mother Shapes Children as They Grow (2007)
Breaking the Links between Poverty and Violence against Women: A Resource Guide (2008)
Residents of Canada’s Shelters for Abused Women (2008)
Psychological Abuse: A Discussion Paper (2008)
Stalking is a Crime Called Criminal Harassment (2003)
Unite to End Violence Against Women (2009)
Online Abuse Facts
Best Practices for Representing Clients in Family Violence Cases
