Table:
selected characteristics of perpetrators
male victims
female victims
total victims

percent

type of perpetrator

canadian armed forces member(s)
91
97
94

foreign military member(s)
f
f
f

department of national defence civilian(s) or contractor(s)
f
f
f

other
f
f
f

don't know
f
f
f

number of perpetrators

lone
77
90
83

two or more
f
f
9.2

varied - sometimes one perpetrator, other times multiple perpetrators
f
f
9.8

don't know
f
f
f

sex of perpetrator

always men
56
96
76

always women
28
f
14

combination of men and women
f
f
10

don't know
f
f
f

relationship to victim

supervisor or higher rank
36
51
44

peer
65
46
54

subordinate - either in or outside chain of command
17
14
16

intimate partner
f
f
f

stranger
f
f
9.1

other
f
f
6.1

don't know
f
f
f

rank of perpetrator

junior non-commissioned member
76
72
74

senior non-commissioned member
20
26
24

junior officer
17
f
12

senior officer
f
f
4.8

other
f
f
f

don't know
f
f
f

Statement: members who experienced a sexual assault in the previous 12 months most often indicated that the person responsible was a peer in the military workplace.
Question: what kind of person was most often indicated to be responsible by members who experienced a sexual assault in the previous 12 months?
Answer: peer