Family and Intimate Partner Violence

October 21, 2020

Question

I'm starting to get a number of requests for data on family violence and intimate partner violence--students are wanting to analyze upticks in violence with specific events.

Aside from the UCR, where else can I obtain data that covers a significant span (more than 10) of years and is current beyond 2015?

Answer

At the moment the only thing we could track down are the following 2017, 2018 and same-sex IPV reports:

 

https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/85-002-x/2018001/article/54978/02-eng.htm

  

https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/85-002-x/2019001/article/00018/02-eng.htm

  

https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/85-002-x/2019001/article/00005-eng.htm

 

Subject matter is working on updating the 2019 UCR data as well.

Subsequent Question

Thanks! I had seen those. We're looking for numbers of incidences of assault which could be described as domestic violence in aggregate on a daily basis. When the UCR is updated, will it be more detailed? And when do you think this will be available?

Answer

From what I understand, the UCR will be more detailed. It sounds as if they are currently working on the file so I suspect it’ll be a matter of months until release (of course with the way things are going this year that timeline could change!).