TABLE 2—
Demographic and Descriptive Characteristics of Sexual Assault Cases: Ontario, Canada, 2002–2016
| Variables | Total (n = 52 780), Median (IQR) or No. (%) | Female (n = 45 686), Median (IQR) or No. (%) | Male (n = 7094), Median (IQR) or No. (%) |
| Age at time of sexual assault, y | 19 (14–29) | 20 (15–29) | 8 (3–24) |
| 0–4 | 6 122 (11.6) | 3 863 (8.5) | 2 259 (31.8) |
| 5–9 | 4 127 (7.8) | 2 518 (5.5) | 1 609 (22.7) |
| 10–14 | 3 889 (7.4) | 3 422 (7.5) | 467 (6.6) |
| 15–19 | 12 379 (23.5) | 11 829 (25.9) | 550 (7.8) |
| 20–24 | 8 570 (16.2) | 8 069 (17.7) | 501 (7.1) |
| 25–29 | 5 036 (9.5) | 4 641 (10.2) | 395 (5.6) |
| 30–34 | 3 501 (6.6) | 3 233 (7.1) | 268 (3.8) |
| 35–39 | 2 686 (5.1) | 2 448 (5.4) | 238 (3.4) |
| 40–44 | 2 332 (4.4) | 2 098 (4.6) | 234 (3.3) |
| 45–49 | 1 727 (3.3) | 1 530 (3.3) | 197 (2.8) |
| 50–54 | 990 (1.9) | 885 (1.9) | 105 (1.5) |
| 55–59 | 525 (1.0) | 454 (1.0) | 71 (1.0) |
| 60–64 | 272 (0.5) | 217 (0.5) | 55 (0.8) |
| 65–69 | 158 (0.3) | 128 (0.3) | 30 (0.4) |
| ≥ 70 | 466 (0.9) | 351 (0.8) | 115 (1.6) |
| Year | 3 449 (3 329–3 734) | 3 017 (2 872–3 257) | 478 (417–512) |
| 2002 | 3 347 (6.3) | 2 787 (6.1) | 560 (7.9) |
| 2003 | 3 311 (6.3) | 2 787 (6.1) | 524 (7.4) |
| 2004 | 3 355 (6.4) | 2 872 (6.3) | 483 (6.8) |
| 2005 | 3 529 (6.7) | 3 041 (6.7) | 488 (6.9) |
| 2006 | 3 229 (6.1) | 2 850 (6.2) | 379 (5.3) |
| 2007 | 3 329 (6.3) | 2 936 (6.4) | 393 (5.5) |
| 2008 | 3 449 (6.5) | 2 997 (6.6) | 452 (6.4) |
| 2009 | 3 294 (6.2) | 2 877 (6.3) | 417 (5.9) |
| 2010 | 3 420 (6.5) | 3 017 (6.6) | 403 (5.7) |
| 2011 | 3 804 (7.2) | 3 317 (7.3) | 487 (6.9) |
| 2012 | 3 842 (7.3) | 3 272 (7.2) | 570 (8.0) |
| 2013 | 3 615 (6.8) | 3 103 (6.8) | 512 (7.2) |
| 2014 | 3 564 (6.8) | 3 093 (6.8) | 471 (6.6) |
| 2015 | 3 734 (7.1) | 3 257 (7.1) | 477 (6.7) |
| 2016 | 3 958 (7.5) | 3 480 (7.6) | 478 (6.7) |
| Month | |||
| April | 4 111 (7.8) | 3 552 (7.8) | 559 (7.9) |
| May | 4 612 (8.7) | 3 924 (8.6) | 688 (9.7) |
| June | 4 741 (9.0) | 4 111 (9.0) | 630 (8.9) |
| July | 5 058 (9.6) | 4 376 (9.6) | 682 (9.6) |
| August | 5 074 (9.6) | 4 423 (9.7) | 651 (9.2) |
| September | 4 643 (8.8) | 4 069 (8.9) | 574 (8.1) |
| October | 4 474 (8.5) | 3 883 (8.5) | 591 (8.3) |
| November | 4 247 (8.0) | 3 679 (8.1) | 568 (8.0) |
| December | 3 760 (7.1) | 3 217 (7.0) | 543 (7.7) |
| January | 4 048 (7.7) | 3 483 (7.6) | 565 (8.0) |
| February | 3 712 (7.0) | 3 198 (7.0) | 514 (7.2) |
| March | 4 300 (8.1) | 3 771 (8.3) | 529 (7.5) |
| Weekday | |||
| Saturday | 8 946 (16.9) | 7 966 (17.4) | 980 (13.8) |
| Sunday | 8 029 (15.2) | 6 963 (15.2) | 1 066 (15.0) |
| Monday | 7 194 (13.6) | 6 202 (13.6) | 992 (14.0) |
| Tuesday | 6 669 (12.6) | 5 670 (12.4) | 999 (14.1) |
| Wednesday | 6 730 (12.8) | 5 717 (12.5) | 1 013 (14.3) |
| Thursday | 7 229 (13.7) | 6 141 (13.4) | 1 088 (15.3) |
| Friday | 7 983 (15.1) | 7 027 (15.4) | 956 (13.5) |
| Holiday | |||
| No | 51 195 (97.0) | 44 273 (96.9) | 6 922 (97.6) |
| Yes | 1 585 (3.0) | 1 413 (3.1) | 172 (2.4) |
| Facility presentation | |||
| Outpatient clinic | 4 542 (8.6) | 4 125 (9.0) | 417 (5.9) |
| Hospital | 48 238 (91.4) | 41 561 (91.0) | 6 677 (94.1) |
| Revictimization within 1 y | |||
| Single sexual assault | 51 322 (97.2) | 44 328 (97.0) | 6 994 (98.6) |
| Multiple sexual assaults | 1 458 (2.8) | 1 385 (3.0) | 100 (1.4) |
| Community size (population) | |||
| ≥ 1 500 000 | 14 198 (26.9) | 12 286 (26.9) | 1 912 (27.0) |
| 500 000–1 499 999 | 7 538 (14.3) | 6 525 (14.3) | 1 013 (14.3) |
| 100 000–499 999 | 16 178 (30.7) | 14 317 (31.3) | 1 861 (26.2) |
| 10 000–99 999 | 6 394 (12.1) | 5 374 (11.8) | 1 020 (14.4) |
| < 10 000 | 8 256 (15.6) | 7 017 (15.4) | 1 239 (17.5) |
| Missing | 216 (0.4) | 167 (0.4) | 49 (0.7) |
| Neighborhood income quintile | |||
| Lowest | 17 607 (33.4) | 15 354 (33.6) | 2 253 (31.8) |
| Medium–low | 11 035 (20.9) | 9 474 (20.7) | 1 561 (22.0) |
| Middle | 8 736 (16.6) | 7 553 (16.5) | 1 183 (16.7) |
| Medium–high | 7 703 (14.6) | 6 684 (14.6) | 1 019 (14.4) |
| Highest | 6 912 (13.1) | 5 953 (13.0) | 959 (13.5) |
| Missing | 787 (1.5) | 668 (1.5) | 119 (1.7) |
Note. IQR = interquartile range. Sample size was n = 52 780.