Table 4
Experiences of violent victimization and unwanted behaviours among the LGB+ population, by type of victimization and selected characteristics of the victim, Canada, 2025

Table 4
Experiences of violent victimization and unwanted behaviours among the LGB+ population, by type of victimization and selected characteristics of the victim, Canada, 2025 Table summary
The information is grouped by Selected characteristic (appearing as row headers), Physical assault since age 15, Sexual assault since age 15, Experiences of unwanted behaviours in public in past 12 months1, Experiences of unwanted behaviours online in past 12 months, 95% confidence interval, 95% confidence interval, 95% confidence interval and 95% confidence interval, calculated using percent2, percent2, percent2, percent2, from, to, from, to, from, to, from and to units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Selected characteristic Physical assault since age 15 Sexual assault since age 15 Experiences of unwanted behaviours in public in past 12 months Table 4 Note 1 Experiences of unwanted behaviours online in past 12 months
percent Table 4 Note 2 95% confidence interval percent Table 4 Note 2 95% confidence interval percent Table 4 Note 2 95% confidence interval percent Table 4 Note 2 95% confidence interval
from to from to from to from to
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significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05)

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Note †

reference category

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Note 1

Public places refer to anywhere people are able to access with little or no restriction, such as streets, businesses, public transportation, bars, or restaurants. For the purposes of this analysis, public places also include work and school settings.

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Note 2

Percent calculations include missing or not stated responses. For behaviours experienced online, percent calculations exclude those who stated they did not use the Internet in the past 12 months.

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Note 3

Excludes Indigenous people.

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Note: The LGB+ population refers to people whose reported sexual orientation is gay or lesbian, bisexual, pansexual, or another sexual orientation that is not heterosexual. The category “Women+” includes women, as well as some non-binary respondents and some respondents who did not state their gender, while the category “Men+” includes men, as well as some non-binary persons and some respondents who did not state their gender. Percent calculations exclude intimate partner violence.
Source: Statistics Canada, Survey of Safety in Public and Private Spaces.
LGB+ 51.6 49.8 53.4 49.0 47.2 50.9 53.3 51.5 55.1 27.3 25.7 29.0
Gender  
Men+ Table 4 Note † 50.8 47.9 53.7 35.7 33.0 38.5 41.4 38.5 44.4 24.2 21.7 26.8
Women+ 52.1 49.8 54.4 57.5 Table 4 Note * 55.1 59.8 60.8 Table 4 Note * 58.5 63.1 29.3 Table 4 Note * 27.3 31.4
Age group (years)  
15 to 24 Table 4 Note † 41.2 38.0 44.5 38.5 35.3 41.8 62.7 59.2 66.0 30.9 28.0 33.9
25 to 34 55.8 Table 4 Note * 52.3 59.2 56.3 Table 4 Note * 52.9 59.6 55.9 Table 4 Note * 52.5 59.2 27.6 24.6 30.8
35 to 44 61.1 Table 4 Note * 56.8 65.2 61.0 Table 4 Note * 56.5 65.3 56.5 Table 4 Note * 52.0 60.9 31.2 27.2 35.4
45 to 54 59.7 Table 4 Note * 53.6 65.6 51.7 Table 4 Note * 45.7 57.7 37.9 Table 4 Note * 32.4 43.8 21.1 Table 4 Note * 16.4 26.8
55 and older 49.3 Table 4 Note * 45.0 53.5 38.5 34.2 42.9 26.6 Table 4 Note * 23.0 30.5 15.4 Table 4 Note * 12.4 18.9
Indigenous identity  
Indigenous person 68.9 Table 4 Note * 62.6 74.6 58.3 Table 4 Note * 52.1 64.4 62.5 Table 4 Note * 56.1 68.6 41.4 Table 4 Note * 35.1 47.9
Non-Indigenous person Table 4 Note † 50.1 48.2 52.0 48.3 46.4 50.3 52.6 50.7 54.5 26.2 24.5 27.9
Racialized person Table 4 Note 3  
Yes 41.5 Table 4 Note * 36.7 46.6 35.1 Table 4 Note * 30.8 39.7 43.0 Table 4 Note * 38.3 47.9 23.2 19.3 27.8
No Table 4 Note † 52.6 50.4 54.7 51.0 48.9 53.1 54.3 52.2 56.5 26.7 24.9 28.6
Place of birth  
Born in Canada 52.8 Table 4 Note * 50.7 54.9 51.2 Table 4 Note * 49.1 53.3 55.9 Table 4 Note * 53.9 57.9 28.8 Table 4 Note * 27.0 30.6
Born outside Canada Table 4 Note † 45.5 41.2 49.9 39.2 34.9 43.7 41.9 37.6 46.4 20.8 17.4 24.8
Identifies as a person with a disability  
Yes 66.4 Table 4 Note * 63.3 69.4 57.9 Table 4 Note * 54.7 61.1 62.0 Table 4 Note * 58.7 65.1 36.2 Table 4 Note * 33.3 39.2
No Table 4 Note † 44.3 42.0 46.5 44.7 42.5 47.0 49.1 46.9 51.4 23.0 21.1 25.0
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