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on Criminal Victimization:
Survey Content
Presented by Karen Mihorean,
Statistics Canada
UNECE-UNODC meeting on Crime
Statistics, January 2006
Vienna, Austria
Survey Content
Core content
Used to monitor long term social trends.
Focus content
Used to provide information on current or
emerging issues or social problems.
Classification
Allows one to examine how certain segments
of the population are affected by the social
trend being measured.
Survey content
Fear
Perceptions of the justice system
Precautionary measures
Criminal victimization
Spousal violence
Stalking
Hate-motivated crime
Perceptions of crime
Two general questions
Comparing crime levels in their neighbourhood to
others in their area.
Has changed in their neighbourhood.
Perceptions of crime
Ask how often they partake in the activity.
If they never or seldom do these activities,
they are asked:
If you felt safer from crime, would you walk
alone/use public transportation (more
often)?
Vandalism
Theft of household property
Motor vehicle/parts theft
Break and enter
Theft of personal property
Physical assault
Robbery
Sexual assault
Past 12 months
Includes incidents committed by family and nonfamily members.
Weapon
How assaulted
How threatened
Injury
Medical attention
Take time off
Alcohol/Drug related
Number of offenders
Spousal violence
Since 1999 part of the core content.
Emotional and financial abuse:
Spousal violence
During the past 5 years has your current/previous
spouse/partner
Threatened to hit you with his/her fist or anything else that could
have hurt you?
Thrown anything at you that could have hurt you?
Pushed, grabbed, or shoved you in a way that could have hurt
you?
Slapped you?
Kicked you, bit you, or hit you with his/her fist?
Hit you with something that could have hurt you?
Beaten you?
Choked you?
Used or threatened to use a gun or knife on you?
Forced you into any unwanted sexual activity , by threatening
you, holding you down, or hurting you in some way?
Abuse report
Physical injury by type of
injury
Sought medical attention,
hospitalization
Stay in bed/Take time off
Partners alcohol use
Anyone else harmed or
threatened, including kids
Children witnessed
violence
Fear for life
Compensation
Police intervention - why
reported or not,
satisfaction with actions
Restraining orders
Use of informal and
formal supports (reason
not used)
Victim-offender mediation
Emotional impact of
violence
Stalking
Phoned you repeatedly or made silent or obscene
phone calls?
Followed you or spied on you?
Waited outside your home?
Waited outside your place of work or school or other
places you were, when they had no business being
there?
Sent you unwanted e-mail messages?
Sent you unwanted gifts, letters, or cards?
Persistently asked you for a date and refused to take no
for an answer?
Tried to communicate with you against your will in any
other way?
Did you fear for your safety or the safety of someone
known to you?
Stalking continued
Has anyone attempted to intimidate or threaten
you by threatening or intimidating someone
else?
Has anyone attempted to intimidate or threaten
you by hurting your pet(s) or damaging your
property?
Details
Length, physical attack, sex of perpetrator,
relationship to victim, changed behavior, fear,
support, police contact (why/why not),
restraining orders, satisfaction with justice
system.
Conclusion
Since 1988 the GSS on Victimization has
undergone major transformation.
Improving existing measures.
Adding new survey content.