2. According to police reported data for 2010, there were almost 99,000 victims of family violence, accounting for one quarter (25%) of all victims of violent crime. Almost an equal proportion of these family violence victims were spouses (49%) or other types of family members, such as children, parents, siblings or extended family members (51%). http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/85-002-x/2012001/article/11643-eng.pdf
3. Neighbourhood Violence
3.1. physical assault
3.2. shootings
3.3. beatings
4. Bullying
4.1. School
4.2. Workplace
4.3. Home
5. Violence causes more than 1.6 million deaths worldwide every year. Violence is one of the leading causes of death in all parts of the world for persons ages 15 to 44. [Krug EG et al., eds. World report on violence and health. Geneva, World Health Organization, 2002. Via CD (http://peacealliance.org/tools-education/statistics-on-violence/ )
6. Children who bully are more likely to use drugs and alcohol and engage in criminal activity. According to one of the world’s leading researchers on bullying (Violence Prevent Works), 60% of boys who frequently bullied others in elementary school had criminal records by age 24. (http://www.prevnet.ca/bullying/facts-and-solutions )
7. Fact: Bullying can occur within the family or the family home: Abuse can occur in romantic relationships within couples (intimate partner violence, woman abuse), parents and children, (child abuse, elder abuse) and in other relationships in the extended family (grandparents, in-laws, aunts, uncles, cousins, etc.). Bullying can occur within sibling relationships and between cousins. http://www.prevnet.ca/bullying/facts-and-solutions
8. In Canada, a survey of people’s reported experiences of violence showed: 17% occurred in the workplace and included sexual assault, robbery and/or physical assault http://www.redcross.ca/what-we-do/violence,-bullying-and-abuse-prevention/in-the-workplace
9. 38% of violent incidents were allegedly perpetrated by a current or former co-worker, or other work-related contacts including patients, clients or customers. http://www.redcross.ca/what-we-do/violence,-bullying-and-abuse-prevention/in-the-workplace
