Saskatoon StarPhoenix

STATISTICS CANADA’S FINDINGS

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41 per cent of police-reported sexual assaults resulted in a charge

87 per cent of those reporting sexual assault to police were female

The median age of people reporting sexual assault was 18

98 per cent of people charged with sexual assault were male

The median age of people charged with sexual assault was 33

87 per cent of people reporting sexual assault knew the person who assaulted them

Police-reported sexual assault rates by province (per 100,000 people)

Canada: 62.1

Nunavut: 567.4

Northwest Territorie­s: 404.3

Yukon: 204.8

Manitoba: 113.6

Saskatchew­an: 103.8 Nova Scotia: 71.0

Alberta: 69.8

New Brunswick: 68.5

Newfoundla­nd and Labrador: 64.9

Ontario: 57.3

British Columbia: 57.0

Quebec: 49.

Prince Edward Island: 48.3

Police-reported sexual assault rates by city (per 100,000 people)

Winnipeg: 93.0

Brantford, Ont.: 85.5

Saskatoon: 80.7

Halifax: 79.7

Edmonton: 75.8

Regina: 66.9

St. John’s: 56.7

Calgary: 49.9

Quebec City: 49.3

Toronto: 46.3

Vancouver: 46.0

Montreal: 44.5

Ottawa: 43.2

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