Sexual assault is more common in women as compared to men


 

The number of sexual assaults on teenage women aged 12 to 17 years is comparatively more than sexual assaults on teenage men in 2020, according to Statistics Canada. 

Sexual assault is a form of gender-based violence. It is a common crime against women globally. Women are victimized at a higher rate than men. Teenaged women are more at risk of sexual assault in Canada, according to the data retrieved from Statistics Canada. 

Teenage girls and young women under 25 have the highest rate of police-reported sexual assaults in Canada. Whereas, boys and teenage men have the highest rate of police-reported sexual assaults. 

The government said in an article by Global news, posted on March. 7, 2020, "Every week in B.C., there are an estimated 1,000 physical or sexual assaults against women."

The statistics also show that teenage boys aged 12 to 17 years are more likely to be sexually assaulted as compared to other ages. An article by CTV News, posted on December. 1, 2020, said a teenage boy was sexually assaulted by a group of students with a broom handle in the locker room of a "prestigious" Toronto high school. 

Men and women aged 65 years and older are less likely to get sexually assaulted. Even with the least number of sexual assaults the rate of older women getting sexually assaulted is higher than that of men. 

 

Sexual assault by family has been reported the most by teenage women. An article posted on December. 12, 2019 by The University of British Columbia said, "a study of three years of Canadian case law involving sexual offences against adolescent girls from the age of 12 to 17 demonstrated that men accused in these cases were, on average, 19 years older than the complainant."

A B.C. lawyer was suspended from practice for three months after he plead guilty to assaulting his wife and young daughter. Zao (Aidan) Huang was charged with two counts of assault and one count for threatening his wife, also for assaulting his daughter with a weapon, in August 2020. "Huang had admitted to a long list of violence and threats against his family members between October 2019 and May 2021," according to an article by CBC, posted on October. 5, 2021.   

According to a study by Justice Canada, posted in April 2019, sexual assaults are not usually reported to the police. "Only five per cent of sexual assaults were reported." Political social media movements like #MeToo and #TimesUp have shed light on sexual assault not only in Canada but all over the world. Social media helps many victims to come forward and officially file a complaint to the police. 


According to the data retrieved from Statistics Canada and as mentioned in the chart the rate of sexually assaulted women in 2019 is comparatively higher than in 2020. Many steps are being taken to reduce the cases of police-reported crime. 

An article by Richard Zussman in Global News, as part of Budget 2022, the B.C. government has decided to spend $22 million to support sexual assault survivors. 

Teenagers who have been sexually assaulted can recover. Some communities have support groups for teenagers who have been sexually abused. A counsellor helps teenagers by connecting them to other girls who have had the same experiences, the Government of Canada reported. 



Comments

  1. Tamara ViditoApril 11, 2022 at 12:35 PM

    Hi Ahanya - I really like your second chart, detailing the rate of assaults by family members (which sounds a bit off - I like the visualization, not the subject matter). Having the largest percentage in a different colour really makes it stand out. For your first chart, I wonder if a different format might have shown the disparity between female and male data a bit better. As it is, it looks like rates are very similar between men and women, until you look closely at the numbers on each bar.

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  2. Muneeza JRNLDATAApril 11, 2022 at 2:49 PM

    Hi Ahanya, I really liked your use of different colors in your charts and how you spoke about men being assaulted too. i also liked how you highlighted that teenaged girls are more likely to be assaulted by family members as its important to spread awareness about that. The second line on the first chart looks really close together in data but the numbers are different i would recommend different colors on both of those to highlight which chart on which side has the highest number

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  3. Vinisha SharmaApril 11, 2022 at 6:20 PM

    Hi Ahanya, I really like your entire report and the topic which you chose to work on is very important and informative to know about as well. I liked to see the comparison of females and males and since the two were side by side, it was easy to follow along and see what the difference is in numbers. Like Tamara also mentioned, I was also quite surprised to see the rate of assaults by family members. The use of the different colours were nice and it made it more easy to notice what you want to show in the chart. Thank you for sharing.

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  4. Erin YoonApril 11, 2022 at 7:31 PM

    HI Ahanya, you did a great job in your second visualization of highlighting the most important point you were trying to show. I think it might have been good to use more contrasting colours in your other charts instead of similar shades of blue.

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