reasons for not reporting victimization incidents to the police, by territory, 2014
Table:
reason for not reporting
yukon
northwest territories
nunavut
all territories

percent

crime was minor and not worth taking the time to report
81
82
70
78

police wouldn't have considered the incident important enough
74
67
62
68

incident was a private or personal matter and was handled informally
48
51
51
50

no one was harmed/no financial loss
53
49
46
49

lack of evidence
45
53
42
47

police wouldn't have found property/offender
46
50
41
46

did not want the hassle of dealing with the police
38
48
40
42

police would not have been effective
36
38
39
37

offender would not be convicted or adequately punished
31
42
40
38

no harm was intended
33
37
34
35

feared or did not want the hassle of dealing with the court process
20
33
f
25

did not want to get the offender in trouble
f
f
f
15

unsatisfactory service (from police) in the past
15
18
10
14

didn't want others to know
f
f
f
8

reported to another official
f
f
f
8

police would be biased
f
f
f
7

insurance wouldn't cover it
f
f
f
7

nothing was taken/all items were recovered
f
f
f
6

did not need a police report to file claim
f
f
f
4

Provide the shortest accurate answer you can to the following question, based only on the table data. Return the answer in the JSON form {"answer": ["YOUR ANSWER"]}; for multiple items, use commas. The table is captioned 'reasons for not reporting victimization incidents to the police, by territory, 2014'. Answer the following table-based question: What is the most common reason cited for not reporting an incident to the police in the territories and what is the percentage?

{"answer": ["78.0"]}