Table 5
Experiences of violent victimization and unwanted behaviours among the gender diverse population, by type of victimization and selected characteristics of the victim, Canada, 2025

Table 5
Experiences of violent victimization and unwanted behaviours among the gender diverse 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 monthsTable 5 Note 1 Experiences of unwanted behaviours online in past 12 months
percent Table 5 Note 2 95% confidence interval percent Table 5 Note 2 95% confidence interval percent Table 5 Note 2 95% confidence interval percent Table 5 Note 2 95% confidence interval
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significantly different from reference category (p < 0 .05)

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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 gender diverse population includes both transgender and non-binary people. Transgender refers to persons whose gender does not correspond to their sex at birth while non-binary refers to persons whose reported gender is neither man nor woman. Cisgender refers to persons whose gender corresponds to their sex at birth. Percent calculations exclude intimate partner violence.
Source: Statistics Canada, Survey of Safety in Public and Private Spaces.
Gender diverse persons 58.6 55.7 61.4 49.7 46.8 52.6 61.4 58.5 64.1 33.5 30.9 36.2
Transgender men Table 5 Note † 52.5 47.5 57.3 47.6 42.8 52.4 56.2 50.6 61.5 29.1 24.7 33.9
Transgender women 55.5 50.7 60.2 41.1 36.4 46.0 50.4 45.5 55.3 32.5 27.9 37.3
Non-binary persons 64.1 Table 5 Note * 59.6 68.3 56.6 Table 5 Note * 52.0 61.1 71.6 Table 5 Note * 67.7 75.2 36.6 Table 5 Note * 32.5 41.0
Age group (years)  
15 to 24 Table 5 Note † 48.1 43.2 53.1 35.3 30.6 40.3 72.7 68.0 76.9 38.5 33.6 43.6
25 to 34 63.0 Table 5 Note * 58.4 67.5 61.9 Table 5 Note * 57.2 66.3 66.6 62.0 70.8 35.2 30.7 39.9
35 to 44 72.9 Table 5 Note * 66.6 78.3 63.0 Table 5 Note * 56.2 69.3 62.4 Table 5 Note * 55.6 68.7 32.0 26.4 38.2
45 to 54 71.6 Table 5 Note * 60.3 80.8 63.1 Table 5 Note * 52.4 72.6 50.0 Table 5 Note * 39.5 60.5 29.3 21.2 39.0
55 and older 55.6 48.5 62.4 41.4 34.6 48.5 33.4 Table 5 Note * 26.9 40.6 23.0 Table 5 Note * 17.3 30.0
Indigenous identity  
Indigenous person 71.2 Table 5 Note * 62.3 78.6 58.1 Table 5 Note * 49.1 66.7 70.4 Table 5 Note * 61.8 77.8 45.8 Table 5 Note * 37.1 54.9
Non-Indigenous person Table 5 Note † 57.3 54.2 60.3 48.7 45.7 51.8 60.5 57.4 63.5 32.1 29.3 34.9
Racialized personTable 5 Note 3  
Yes 53.3 44.9 61.4 44.0 36.2 52.1 51.8 Table 5 Note * 43.8 59.8 25.8 19.1 33.8
No Table 5 Note † 58.8 55.7 61.8 49.6 46.3 52.8 61.8 58.5 65.0 33.2 30.3 36.2
Place of birth  
Born in Canada 59.3 56.2 62.3 50.7 47.6 53.8 63.6 Table 5 Note * 60.6 66.6 35.3 Table 5 Note * 32.5 38.2
Born outside Canada Table 5 Note † 55.1 47.5 62.4 44.4 37.4 51.7 49.8 42.6 56.9 23.9 18.3 30.6
Identifies as a person with a disability  
Yes 66.6 Table 5 Note * 62.6 70.5 56.1 Table 5 Note * 52.0 60.0 69.4 Table 5 Note * 65.6 72.9 40.4 Table 5 Note * 36.6 44.3
No Table 5 Note † 51.1 47.3 55.0 43.9 40.1 47.7 53.8 49.8 57.8 27.0 23.6 30.8
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