Victimization Patterns in Canada Patterns of victimization in Canada are not random. Some people or demographic groups are more likely to be victims than others. In the five year period between 1988-1993, victimization rates in Canada decreased or remained the same for property crimes. Incidents involving violent crimes showed a slight drop. According to Statistics Canada, young people are more likely to become victims of violent crime.
Teenagers are at greater risk of violent crime in Canada than either adults or children.
Police statistics also show that about one out of five violent incidents against children and youths occurred at the hands of family members. Parents were implicated in half of those incidents. BC Stats See the General Overview at the National Crime Prevention Council. The Facts . They collect and prepare a wide range of reports on crime patterns and publish many of them in Juristat.