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There’s no place 25% of all police-reported violence against children and youth are committed by a family member, with girls four times more likely than boys to be victims of sexual assault or other sexual offences by a family member. 65% of spouses accused of homicide had a history of family violence involving the victim. This was most often the case when the spousal victim was estranged from their partner, including those divorced and separated. www.cwhn.ca All statistics from Statistics Canada, 2012 like home . like home . 25% of all violent crimes reported to police involve family violence. 70% of the victims of police-reported family violence are girls or women. Police-reported rates of intimate partner violence are highest among women 25 to 34 years of age. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN CANADA Support local women’s shelters in your province and region

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Support local women’s shelters in your province and region