A profile of criminal victimization: results of the 1999 General Social Survey

Abstract

In 1999, as part of its General Social Survey program, Statistics Canada conducted a survey on victimization and public perceptions of crime and the justice system. It was the third time that the General Social Survey (GSS) had examined the nature and extent of criminal victimization in Canada. The survey measured the occurrence of eight specific offences: three violent crimes (sexual assault, robbery, and assault), four household crimes (break and enter, motor vehicle/parts theft, theft of household property and vandalism) and theft of personal property.

The purpose of this report is to provide an in-depth analysis of the findings of the 1999 General Social Survey and make comparisons to the 1993 results. The chapters examine the risks of violent and household victimization, urban/rural victimization, victims' use of services, and perceptions and fear of crime.

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